Le rap et le verbe

2020. Le jeune rappeur Ninho est numéro 1 des ventes de disques, PNL est tête d’affiche dans les plus gros festivals français, Jul est le deuxième plus gros vendeur de l’histoire après un certain… Johnny Hallyday. Pas de doute, le rap est bien numéro 1 en France. Le rap réussit l ...  Afficher plus

Le rap n’a pas fini de conquérir la France, et au milieu des années 2000, impossible de l’ignorer : en passe de devenir la musique la plus populaire de France, le rap reste pourtant boudé par les médias, écarté des télévisions et des radios. Les ventes de disques de rap explosent ...  Afficher plus

Drug wars, recessions and record violence in the 1980s had US cities in crisis. Hip hop artists responded by shifting from party music to a new style called "conscious rap." Artists like Public Enemy and Digable Planets championed a sound that was political, community-minded and ...  Afficher plus

Homophobia and misogyny are ingrained in hip-hop. But a new generation of women and queer artists are determined to challenge the status quo. Cakes Da Killa is an openly gay rapper who has been recording for more than a decade. In this two-part series he talks to female stars lik ...  Afficher plus

DJ and writer Lynnée Denise marks hip-hop’s 50th year by speaking to leading names about the music, the art and the creativity of this global cultural movement. Legendary hip-hop producer Pete Rock reminisces over the last five decades, celebrating the artform, exploring its soci ...  Afficher plus

Cakes Da Killa is in Atlanta, the epicentre of hip-hop and home of trap music. The success of southern queer artists like Lil Nas X and Saucy Santana has brought more diversity into the genre, but boundaries and prejudice are still strong. Despite differences in their backgrounds ...  Afficher plus