Diam's third album remained shrouded in mystery for quite a while, with even the album's title being only recently revealed. With the official working title being 'Dans le désert', Diam's decided to only alter the name to 'Dans ma Bulle' at the last moment.
The album contains fifteen tracks, with all of them being produced by Tefa and Masta for Kilomaîtres Productions. With Vitaa ('Confessions Nocturnes') and Jacky Brown ('Me revoilàà') being the only guest on Diam's third opus, the album has it's focus on Diam's personal lyrics and offers insightful raps over accesible production by the aforementioned duo of Tefa and Masta.
Diam's voices her displeasure on tracks like "Ma France" where she spits:
"C'est pas ma France à moi cette France profonde
Celle qui nous fout la honte et aimerait que l'on plonge
Ma France a moi ne vit pas dans le mensonge
Avec le coeur et la rage, à la lumière pas dans l'ombre"
Diam's bubble sounds like her little room, her own world, in which she enables herself to put all issues in order and write about anything which changes her life and the world around her. Her third album sounds more introspective than any of her previous efforts. With some songs missing the raw edge "Premier Mandat" offered, it sucessfully dodges the flaws of her second album "Brut de Femme".
For her third album Diam's has found the right balance between the slightly more hardcore and raw vibes and the commercial appeal. Without losing herself in either directions, the album offers tight production laced with critical lyrics and current issues. From 'Le Boulette' to 'Petite Banlieusarde' Diam's doesn't dissapoint.
"Y’a comme un goût de haine, quand je marche dans ma ville.
Y’a comme un goût de gène, quand je parle de ma vie.
Y’a comme un goût d’aigreur, chez les jeunes de l’an 2000.
Y’a comme un goût d’erreur, quand j’vois le taux de suicide."
'La Boulette' is one of the best tracks Diam's has delivered to date and offers her direct answer to all the charges the French government pushed against rappers. As Diam's puts it 'Me demande pas ce qui les poussent à casser des vitrines. J’suis pas la mairie, j’suis qu’une artiste en devenir moi.' ('Don't ask me what makes people throw in shop-windows. I'm not the city-council, it's them who defined me as an artist.')
With Sinik's album due exactly one month after Diam's release, rumor has it the two MC's will collaborate for a united full length effort. With the amount of hype both artists have seen over past years, one could only imagine the impact such an effort would have.
Untill that time we'll be sure to enjoy this album, because it's a great piece of work which should provide enough material to ponder for fans and politicians alike.
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