French Hip Hop

[Licorice Donut]

Can anyone recommend to me some good French Hip Hop? I don't know where to start.

[adam_f]

I think you mean 'Freedom' Hip Hop.

[senbei]

TTC (http://www.bigdada.com/artist.php?id=36) are the shit if you're looking for some surrealist and weird hip hop

[Knuckles]

French Hip Hop?

I don't think so.

[Licorice Donut]

French Hip Hop?

I don't think so.


Wouldn't the same statement have been made by omission of statement? Maybe you just like to see your name on the screen.

[RiCeBoY102]

Can anyone recommend to me some good French Hip Hop? I don't know where to start.

Here I'll help you out. MC Solaar has a lot of good shit. You might have to look on the internet for his stuff or possibly your local Tower Records.

[Spanishbomb808]

I think you mean 'Freedom' Hip Hop.

Stick it to the frogs, man.

[Matt]

Whenever I'm down, I turn to the french hip-hop station, because its always good for a laugh.

[dublirie04]

DJ CAM...the album is called Beat Assasinated. Its good. He's got tons of other albums too -- Much Love, DJ Dublirie (y)

[J-Syxx]

Euro-Hip Hop is pretty wack I think. There may be some real MCs out there but I'm not aware of that many. Most of them are posers just trying to cash in. German Hip Hop is the worst of all.

[Audielicious]

MC Solaar

They played some of his music in the Series Finale of "Sex And The City". The one song I have is "La Belle et la Bad Boy".

LOL to whoever mentioned Jordy. That kid was cute, albeit a novelty. :p

[DroppinScience]

Hmmm, how about Jean-Francois Coen?

Don't know anything about French hip-hop but on Michel Gondry's DVD, he directed Coen's music video. It was semi-decent.

If you want some PRIME French punk rock. Gotta check out Metal Urbain. Beyond awesome! :D

[Licorice Donut]

Thanks for the suggestions! I'm going to have to check them out on ishareit.

This makes me think there must be some decent Haitian and Central American hip hop too, but I bet they'd be hard to get ahold of.

[DroppinScience]

Thanks for the suggestions! I'm going to have to check them out on ishareit.

This makes me think there must be some decent Haitian and Central American hip hop too, but I bet they'd be hard to get ahold of.

Well obviously there's Wyclef Jean for that.

He's got a new album where he sings exclusively in Creole French (save a few tracks in English). :)

[funkycains]

MC Solaar. Im sure if u looked there's plenty of good shit coming outta France, and in particular Paris. But MC Solaar is the best (actually) i've heard of french rap, think he is doing a University tour of UK...?

[j-dog]

TTC (http://www.bigdada.com/artist.php?id=36) are the shit if you're looking for some surrealist and weird hip hop

absolutely on the button.
can't be arsed reading rest of thread but i am are pretty good (earlier stuff a wee bit better) and triptik are great.

[girlcoastal]

Here I'll help you out. MC Solaar has a lot of good shit. You might have to look on the internet for his stuff or possibly your local Tower Records.

We would listen to him in French Class..Victime de la Mode is awesome. I also love Yannick. Bambi is pretty good as well.

[j-dog]

also got some tips from my mate whose got family in france. he goes over quite a bit and gets some good vinyl. here are some of his suggestions. assassin, double h dj crew, les rieurs, ntm.

[skinnee soldier]

Sain Supa Crew are good- I dont know what the fuck they are saying (they may be gay-bashing mysoginistic racists who kill baby animals for all I know) but their cd sounds good. And there is a fart joke in the middle of the cd. Farting is funny in any language.

[alexandra]

french? Arabic is the shit!

[romanpetr]

I remember old hip-hop french group - Assassins...They've created couple great songs - it's just like french Beastie Boys...Early I had theirs 2 videos from this year(1995)...

[Ferdinand_2]

LOL to whoever mentioned Jordy. That kid was cute, albeit a novelty. :p
:D