I Rap Therefore I Am

I Rap Therefore I Am (1999)


  • Genre: Documentary, Music
  • Release Date: 1999-01-01
  • Runtime: 1h 13min
  • Language: Français
  • Production Company: La Compagnie Panoptique
  • Production Country: France
  • Director: Philippe Roizès

Summary

Rap ? Violent words, a social chronicle without complacency at a time of the politically correct and a wishywashy consensus. Twenty years after its first babblings in the popular quarters of New York, rap has imposed its presence beyond the borders. Je rap donc je suis (I Rap Therefore I Am) goes around five different towns where it meets rappers driven by the same motivation. In Paris and its suburbs, Marseille and its districts, Algiers, London or Berlin, rappers move, play, record, teach... And above all, they talk. Outside of any promotional context, the present-day heralds of French hip-hop, from La Rumeur to IAM, speak about the role of rap, the environment in which it was born, boredom, the feeling of belonging to a sacrificed generation, drugs in districts of towns, immigration, parents, political and social actors, the police, school, writing, money, the parallel economy, violence...

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  • Akhenaton

    as Self
  • Passi

    as Self
  • Stomy Bugsy

    as Self
  • Faf Larage

    as Self
  • Imhotep

    as Self
  • Keny Arkana

    as Self
  • Hamé

    as Self
  • Boss One

    as Self
  • Solo

    as Self
  • Le Bavar

    as Self
  • Yazid

    as Self
  • Jo Popo

    as Self
  • Sat

    as Self
Directing Philippe Roizès Director
Writing Philippe Roizès Screenplay
Production Marco Cherqui Producer
Sound Faf Larage Music

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