As someone with African heritage who was raised in France, Omar identifies with both French and African culture. Though he once felt torn between his two identifies, Omar now feels proud to identify with both. "I feel completely French," he told NPR in June 2012, "but it's true that as the son of immigrants, I struggled with my identity, especially in my teenage years. But I've been able to take aspects of both French and African culture and I'm all the richer for it, even if it does mean I have a little more baggage than most people."