Nick Conrad

Nick Conrad (born 4 November 1983) is the artistic name of a French rapper. He was barely known before coming to national attention in 2018 for his song and video "Pendez les Blancs" (Hang the Whites), for which he was prosecuted. Conrad has defended the violent, anti-French and anti-white nature of his songs and videos as works of fiction and art.

On 26 September, the video was then shared by larger accounts including Republican deputy Éric Ciotti, mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi, National Rally leader Marine Le Pen, RTL Group, RT and Valeurs actuelles. By the end of the day, a Paris court had begun an investigation.

In March 2019, Conrad went on trial, was convicted and fined €5,000 and made to pay €1,000 damages to the anti-racist group LICRA and the Catholic group AGRIF. He announced an appeal and defended his work as art that was made to shock.

"Doux pays" In May 2019, after his initial conviction, Conrad released another song and video "Doux pays" (Sweet Country). The lyrics include "Je baise la France jusqu'à l'agonie" ("I fuck France to the point of agony"), while the video portrays him strangling a white woman to death. The minister of the interior, Christophe Castaner, called for prosecution and for the removal of the video. According to Conrad, the video is a work of fiction about "strangling the French mentality".

AGRIF called for Conrad to be prosecuted for this second video. He was acquitted in June 2021, with an appeal set for the following February.