Laura Nala on Paris Hip Hop, Originality & Why Battles Lost Their Meaning

This week we're at Existe Festival in Monthey, Switzerland with Laura Nala, one of the most influential women in French hip hop. Laura started battling at 10 years old, came up under P-Fly, Yugson and Niako, toured with Swaggers, and now creates full-length theatre works with her own company alongside raising two kids.We talk about being the "youngest OG" of the Paris scene, whether a generation of girls copied her style, what mentorship really means, the death of the afterparty, why there are too many battles, whether prelims should chop you vogue-style, dancing on stage at 8 months pregnant, and why she refuses to give her pieces a narrative.--https://www.instagram.com/thecapsule.ldn/https://www.instagram.com/theduke.ldn/