Rural rapper's star on the rise after Internet debut...

MARLY-GOMONT, France (AFP) - A black rapper from a backwater village is rapidly becoming a media sensation in France after a tongue-in-cheek video of him singing about his rural experience debuted on the Internet. Kamini, as he is known, has been thrust into the spotlight since his tune about his home town (population 423) of Marly-Gomont first hit the web in September. He has been interviewed on television, sung on a talent show, and been fought over by record labels who see him as a new entertainer offering a rap wrested free of the urban angst common to the genre. complete story - website - But I must warn you, it is in French......and, as you well know, those French have a different word for EVERYTHING!