Seasons & Episodes
Intro
Coming out of France’s suburban ghetto, the first French hip-hop artists take the country by storm in 1990. Names like
On Mission
The mainly BAME neighbourhoods of Paris were places mainstream media didn't go and didn't talk about. So the local rappe
Authenticity [Part I]
Rap took off: no longer a genre on the fringes of acceptability or even on the fringes of what is considered music: it w
Each to Their Own Gang
The rapper is a social animal. He moves in groups and collectives, like Time Bomb or Beat 2 Boul. They're like famillies
Interlude [Police]
Every generation of rapper in France tackles the diffcult and sometimes violent relationship between the police and urba
Serious Business
Some rappers aren't content to work for somebody else. They intend to decide for themselves on their own terms rather th
We're the First
In 1996, after a law was passed demanding that 40 percent of the music played on French radio be French, the radio stati
Authenticity [Part II]
Rap has grown mainstream; and in doing so, has it lost its soul? And which rap has value, which one is the authentic rap
Everything Burns
2005. In the aftermath of the biggest riots in France since May 68, the political class has to find the culprit. It's no
Outro
French rap may not have achieved the social changes it wanted, but it is now a firm favourite on the airwaves. This is a
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