Movie Description
Je rap donc je suis
(1999)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...
Featured Crew
- Director : Philippe Roizès
- Producer : Marco Cherqui
- Cast : Akhenaton,Passi,Stomy Bugsy,Faf Larage,Imhotep,Keny Arkana,Hamé,Boss One,Solo,Le Bavar,Yazid,Jo Popo,Sat
Cast
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Facts
Original TitleJe rap donc je suis
Status Released
Release Information
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1999-01-01
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 13m
Production CompaniesLa Compagnie Panoptique,CPB Films,La Sept-Arte
Genres
- Documentary
- Music