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French rapper Monsieur R faces up to three years in prison and a 75,000-euro fine for referring to France as a "slut" and a "bitch" and saying "I piss on Napoleon and General de Gaulle" on his latest album.


French rapper Monsieur R Monsieur R, (Richard Makela), is a French rap artist whose work focuses on the political rap genre. His music features hard driven rhythms with thumping base lines, known as "old school," which conveys the hard reality of his environment.  faces up to three years in prison and a 75,000-euro fine for referring to France as a "slut" and a "bitch" and saying "I piss on Napoleon Napoleon
 French Napoléon Bonaparte orig. Italian Napoleone Buonaparte

(born Aug. 15, 1769, Ajaccio, Corsica—died May 5, 1821, St. Helena Island) French general and emperor (1804–15).
 and General de Gaulle" on his latest album. Member of parliament Daniel Mach filed a complaint against the rapper, and a court has agreed to investigate the matter. Mach calls the lyrics lyrics npl [of song] → paroles fpl

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 "an attack on the dignity of France and of the state."
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Author:Oliver, Charles
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Date:Apr 1, 2006
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