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Damso builds 'Périscope' around a single, hammering refrain: the boast of doing nothing but trouble on the live-streaming platform, paired with the album's title motif of a dying battery needing a recharge. The production is sparse and percussive, letting the repetition do the work. His delivery is matter-of-fact, almost conversational, which makes the braggadocio land harder than if he were shouting. The verse is a catalogue of provocations and crude sexual boasts, delivered with the kind of casual offensiveness that was standard in Belgian and French rap at the time. What gives it shape is the specificity of the references and the precision of the rhyme scheme, which keeps the track from collapsing into pure shock value. It's crude, yes, but it's also carefully constructed.
"Périscope" is a track by Damso, from the album Batterie faible, released 24th June 2016. Full lyrics are available below.
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