Casey (rapper)

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Casey (2014)

Casey (* 1976 in Rouen ), bourgeois Cathy Palenne , is a French rapper of Caribbean descent.

Biography and conception of art

Casey's parents come from the island of Martinique . At age 14, she was listening to Dee Nasty and Public Enemy radio broadcasts . Fascinated by their hard political rap, she began to rap actively herself. Her own texts are also political, dealing with the poverty and the declassification of immigrants in the banlieues , with police violence and racism.

She describes French society as structurally racist: “The assets have been reserved for the richest […], the poorest whites are tried to be pacified, with the Front National as a refuge. In this way France is profoundly racist. ”She considers the French rap that is now broadcast on the radio to be toothless:“ The media and the elites have taken over the slam, rap's posh cousin, catchy, civilized, sugar-coated with the message of universal peace. […] Today's Variété rap glosses over the misery instead of exposing it, or flaunts funk and dance rhythms. ”She distinguishes her own rap from this French mainstream, calling it the rap of the immigrant children .

From April 14th to 17th, 2010, Casey appeared in a number of performances at the Spring Festival in Bourges , the Printemps de Bourges .

She publishes her CD recordings on the independent label Anfalsh ( Heimlich ). She lives in Le Blanc-Mesnil .

Discography

  • 2006: Tragédie d'une trajectoire
  • 2006: Ennemi de l'Ordre
  • 2006: Hostile au stylo
  • 2009: L'Angle mort , together with the band Zone libre
  • 2010: Libérez la bête

literature

  • Véronique Mortaigne: Casey, rap (p) euse et «brut de décoffrage» . Portrait and interview in Le Monde , April 13, 2010, p. 21

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "On a gardé les capitaux pour les plus riches [...], on va calmer les Blancs les plus pauvres, avec le FN comme valeur refuge. De cette façon, la France est viscéralement raciste. » Le Monde , April 13, 2010, p. 21
  2. ^ "Les médias et les élites ont adopté le Slam, cousin noble du rap, plus fréquentable, policé, tout enrobé d'un message de paix universelle. […] Le rap variété d'aujourd'hui flatte la misère sans la dénoncer, ou s'enorgueillit sur les rhythmes funky et dansants. » Le Monde , April 13, 2010, p. 21

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personal data
SURNAME Casey
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Palenne, Cathy (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION french rapper
DATE OF BIRTH 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Rouen , France