Welcome to “Passe Moi Le Mic”, a journey into the world of French hip hop. Back in the early 1980’s, hip hop had already started to travel beyond its birthplace of the USA. On the other side of the Atlantic, France, along with the UK, was one of the first countries to embrace hip hop culture. Throughout the 1980's, French rappers and producers honed their skills, and by the 1990's France had become the second largest hip hop market outside of the USA ... French hip hop is a unique, raw and uncompromising musical reflection of life in inner city France. It has long been the soundtrack to the "banlieue", the tough urban neighbourhoods where many of France's finest rappers hail from ... Straight from the streets of Paris and Marseille, this set is an introduction to pure, REAL French hip hop ... Most of the tracks in this selection are from the 1990's, with a couple of tracks that were released after 2000 ... Press play and ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
