PAST: La Cire Poussiéreuses..

It's time to dust off some old Hip-Hop Français, in a time, frankly, when popular hip-hop has been mauled, mutated and disfigured beyond recognition. Other than your Stones throw's and other off the beaten track independent labels, looking to the past seems one of the finer options. French hip-hop ruled the roost in the 90's with it's quintessentially Parisian sounding jazz cuts and souly backing vocals. Here are a few gems to keep your Hip Hop taste buds tingling...


MC Solaar - Obsolète (Prose Combat - 1994 - Cohiba Records):

DJ Cam ft. Channel Live - Broadcasting Live (The Beat Assassinated - 1998 - Columbia):

IAm – Bouger La Tête ( L'ecole Du Micro D'argent - 1997 - Capitol):