French hip-hop group made up of Ekoué, Hamé, le Bavar, Mourad and two DJs, Soul G and Kool M, La Rumeur was formed in 1997, but made its real recording debut in 2002 with the album L'Ombre sur la Mesure, on which it quickly distinguished itself from commercial rap. The group was determined not to make any concessions on its highly committed lyrics, even if it meant denying itself access to the mainstream media. Like other groups such as Ministère AMER, NTM and Sniper, they were sued by the French state as early as 2002, in their case for "public defamation of the national police", and waited two years for their acquittal. His acquittal came in 2004, after the court ruled that the comments made in an article entitled "Insécurité sous la plume d'un barbare" (Insecurity under the pen of a barbarian ), which denounced police violence in particular, fell within the scope of freedom of expression. Later that same year, La Rumeur continued their social and political rap with Regain de Tension , featuring "Nous sommes les premiers sur...". The group's third album, Du Cœur à l'Outrage , was released in 2007, and it wasn't until 2012 that La Rumeur added a new chapter to its discography with Tout Brûle Déjà. Subsequent compilations include Les Inédits 2 in 2013 and Les Inédits, Vol. 3 in 2015. In 2023, after a spell in fiction, La Rumeur returned to music with their fifth studio album Comment Rester Propre? featuring tracks such as "Un gosse à la fenêtre" and "Ne faisons pas comme si on avait 20 ans".
