Posts about French Hip Hop


Respect Old School French Hip Hop

August 17, 2010 | French Hip Hop | By: Celeste

I spent most of this past Fete de la Musique in Paris at a Hip Hop block party. When the DJ put on this French Hip Hop song in the middle of his Old School set, the crowd erupted in cheers and started singing along. It was foreign to me, yet very familiar.

French Rappers Salute Michael Jackson

June 25, 2010 | French Hip Hop | By: Celeste

In honor of MJ today, here’s a French hip hop song by FurD, which samples Kanye West referencing Michael Jackson. Did you follow that? They took a line from Kanye’s rap in Keri Hilson’s “Knock You Down,” and made a loop of the line, “This is bad, real bad, Michael Jackson” to use as the [...]