Introduce me to quality foreign-language hip hop, please

[Georgia Avenue]

IAM is one of my favorite rap groups of all time... more Their best stuff was from the early 90s and that seems to be the kinda stuff you like...Have you seen the moive L'Haine? Pretty cool hiphop coming from france around then.

[Peter Harris]

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Saian Supa Crew - French hip hop c0llective.

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[Arito]

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IAM is one of my favorite rap groups of all time...

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I concur. Also, if you went looking for Dutch stuff, you won't like anything, except Opgezwolle, which I recommend.

[DJ Sensei]

while were on the subject, my favorite music video ever:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbuSdXKtJX4

from roots manuva, who speaks british

[Voj]

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IAM is one of my favorite rap groups of all time...

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I concur. Also, if you went looking for Dutch stuff, you won't like anything, except Opgezwolle, which I recommend.

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IAM definitively..
Try also Fonky Family (also from Marseille) one of the guys is a crazy NL fish ... [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[guy.incognito]

Assuming that you're looking for hip-hop you haven't heard, I recommend instrumental stuff. I GUARANTEE you will love this stuff! (the albums you listed are my favs too)

RJD2- Dead Ringer
RJD2- The Horror
Blockhead- Music by Cavelight
Jel- Soft Money

This is a relatively new genre (probably my favorite), and I challlenge any hip-hop fan to hate on it!

[elus2]

http://www.myspace.com/nujabes01 (japanese producer)
listen to lady brown

http://www.myspace.com/outlinesparis (french producers)
listen to ba cash outlines remix

[Narcoleptico]

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Saian Supa Crew - French hip hop c0llective.

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Yes. Find the song called "The Darkness" and you will not be disappointed. One of the best hip hop songs ever.

[steel108]

I'm a fan of MC Solaar, a french rapper. He might be too mainstream for you though

[Voj]

Ok since we're still speaking about French rap ; you should know that there are historically two tendencies : Parisian rap and Marseillaise rap.
A few good (prolly older - ranging from 15 years ago to 5 years ago; I'm less fond of actual hiphop at least local one) Marseillaise groups :
IAM
Fonky Family (art de rue for ex.)
Troisieme Oeil
Psy 4 de la Rime

A few good individuals :
Shuriken (from IAM)
Akhenaton (still from IAM ; prolly more known but faaar less appreciated in Marseille)
Soprano
Bouga

Few good collective albums :
Bad Boys de Marseille (collective)
Original Soundtrack from "Comme un aimant"

If you can't find those songs/albums feel free to MP me.
Enjoy.