India, Oct. 8 -- An Uber driver who is accused of "maliciously" starting the catastrophic Palisades Fire listened to a rapper's track with themes of "despair and bitterness" nine times before the deadly incident, NY Post reported, citing court documents. The music video shows the French rapper setting items on fire.

According to the complaint, just before midnight on December 31, 29-year-old French-born Jonathan Rinderknecht accessed YouTube to listen to the French rap song "Un Zder, Un The" by artist Josman.

"The music video for the song shows the main character (Josman) lighting things on fire," the court documents states.

The complaint states that the theme of the song, as translated into English, is "despair and bitterness."

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