French Hip-Hop

One of the most popular music genres in French music is hip hop. With the development of technology on the African continent in the early 1990’s such as satellite TV and later, the internet, French hip hop was no longer constrained to Europe. It found its way down to Africa and has expanded into the large francophone population. Early on French hip hop was largely influenced by American hip hop but with its large collection of rappers with rich African musical heritage, it began to develop its own personality. After its growing popularity in the United States, hip hop was introduced to France and became quickly popular. Underground hip-hop parties were organized in the projects of France, and became a place where people could enjoy the music and the atmosphere it brought with it. As the first groups of French rappers began to pop up. Like in America, these first rap groups used their influence to address racism, police brutality and other discriminations, and were quickly forced u...