Civilisé. An insight into the Golden Years of French Hip Hop

R*F = French Hip Hop gems.  

Intro: Suprême NTM, Qu'est-ce qu'on attend (excerpt, 1995)
Madizm, Get in (1999)
Busta Flex feat. Kool Shen, Zoxea & Joey Starr, Freestyle (1997)
Les Sages Poetes De La Rue, Un Seul Avertissement (1995)
X-Men, Pendez-les, bandez-les, descendez-les! (1996)
Lone & Busta Flex, Je représente (1996)
La Brigade feat. Lunatic, 16 rimes (1996)
Lunatic, Civilisé (2000)
IAM, Un Bon Son Brut Pour Les Truands (1997)
Faf Larage & Stormbringa, La garde meurt mais ne se rend pas (1997)
Fonky Family feat. 3ème Oeil, Marseille envahit (1998)
Akhenaton feat. Bouga, Belsunce Breakdown (2000)

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Announcing R*F: French Hip Hop Gems with "Demain, c'est loin", by IAM (1997)

A 9 minutes long French Hip Hop masterpiece, written in Anadiplosis. Beautiful and moving shots from Marseilles in the 1990. Video by Kamel Saleh.

GREAT PRE-IRONIC PONCHO HIP HOP

Ukamau Y Ke is a bolivian hip hop band writing serious tunes in El Alto at 4150 meters up to the sea level. They wear ponchos, play Tarka flute, loop basic beats on Yamaha RY-20 and are true believers. Good news, folk music is back to politics !

Ukamau Y Ke - Wilamasis Mayachtasiñani