I Rap Therefore I Am

I Rap Therefore I Am

1999
1h 13m
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Overview

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...

Status: Released

Language: FR

Production Information

Production Companies
La Compagnie Panoptique CPB Films La Sept-Arte
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Quick Facts

Original Title Je rap donc je suis
Release Date January 1, 1999
Status Released
Language FR

Cast

Akhenaton
Akhenaton

Self

Passi
Passi

Self

Stomy Bugsy
Stomy Bugsy

Self

Faf Larage
Faf Larage

Self

Imhotep
Imhotep

Self

Keny Arkana
Keny Arkana

Self

Hamé
Hamé

Self

Boss One
Boss One

Self

Solo
Solo

Self

Le Bavar
Le Bavar

Self

Yazid
Yazid

Self

Jo Popo
Jo Popo

Self

Key Crew

Philippe Roizès
Director
Philippe Roizès
Screenplay
Marco Cherqui
Producer

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