Opponents of the pension reform received strong support. Marseille rapper Jul criticized the government's project in his latest track "Entrainment", unveiled Tuesday on YouTube.
The clip, apparently shot on the evening of the celebrations of the thirty years of the victory of 1993, shows images of the cornice illuminated by smoke. In the middle of his "team", the artist who had not accustomed us to political positions, speaks as usual about everyday life.
But at the turn of a verse in which he pays tribute to his wife, the rapper takes advantage of a rhyme to evoke... pension reform. "I have his smell on my clothes. I love him crazy, but completely. 64 years old, he does not respect the people the government," he said.
The "J" follows in the footsteps of his friend the "S", the other figure of Marseille rap SCH, who had denounced the use of 49.3 by the government in a tweet last March. "The government has nothing to do with the voice of the people, the use of 49.3 is proof of that," he said.
The government has nothing to do with the voice of the people, the use of 49.3 is indeed the proof, it is like "it will pass whatever happens", and in a "democracy", it leaves us thinking ... How far will it go?
— #19 (@Sch_Mathafack) March 21, 2023
The track "Entrainment" will appear on Jul's new - and 28th - album, entitled "C'est quand qui s'extingue", which is expected to be released this Friday. This is not the first time that the name of the Marseille rapper is associated with the pension reform. Last February, the rebellious deputy of Haute-Garonne François Piquemal had quoted verses from Jul and SCH to show that the question of arduousness was a theme "very present in popular culture", recalls BFMTV.
"I invite you to listen to a rapper like SCH who often describes the difficult conditions his father experienced at work" before quoting a verse from the song "Champs-Élysées" in which the rapper declares that "getting up for 1,200 euros is insulting". He then quoted the song "Then the zone" from "Jul" paraphrasing the artist: "No one wants to lift pallets".