{"id":84827,"date":"2024-08-08T17:25:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T15:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runlovers.it\/2024\/paris-and-the-underground-movement-under-the-skin-of-the-ville-lumiere\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T17:26:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T15:26:26","slug":"paris-and-the-underground-movement-under-the-skin-of-the-ville-lumiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runlovers.it\/en\/2024\/paris-and-the-underground-movement-under-the-skin-of-the-ville-lumiere\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris and the underground movement: under the skin of the Ville Lumi\u00e8re"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before<\/span>you start reading this article make sure that you have in your headphones, possibly on a loop, <\/span>this <\/b>song<\/b><\/a>.<\/span>“<\/span>Paname City Rappin’<\/b>” was released in <\/span>1984<\/b>.
\nFirmato, o meglio scratchato, da <\/span>Dee Nasty <\/b>the song and the record of the same name mark a key point, <\/span>if not the beginning, of French hip hop<\/b>. <\/span> <\/p>\n

While Hip Hop was already a burgeoning movement overseas, Europe had to wait a few more years to get to know it and experience its own culture.
\nAnd the <\/span>France has been among the pioneers in this:<\/b> it was able to fully embrace the<\/span> pillars of HH – double acca – and bring them to almost cult status for fans of the genre<\/b>.
\nSino, oserei dire, ai massimi sistemi: basti pensare che la <\/span>Breaking was introduced as an Olympic discipline in this very edition 2024<\/b>.
\nMa ora premi play e veniamo a noi. <\/span><\/p>\n

[Did you know. The pillars of Hip Hop are: MCing, Djing, Writing, B-Boying. The first is the art of making rhymes on the microphone, the second is scratching with vinyl in the console, the third represents the art of graffiti, and the fourth includes breakdancing].<\/span><\/p>\n

Imagine running through the streets of Paris, or perhaps you already have.
\nThe beauty of the buildings, the iconic monuments, the long Seine.
\nBut Paris is an unexpected set of creativity. <\/span>A perfectly matching yin and yang, but drawn by the spray of a spray can.<\/b><\/p>\n

Balance and vibrancy.
\nFor just behind its glittering patina and crowded boulevards, there is another Paris pulsing beneath the surface: that of the <\/span>underground movement, where hip hop music, graffiti and street art find the perfect dirt track.<\/b> <\/span> And if you thought you were doing a long run, know that instead you are about to start a half-marathon in the history of the Ville Lumi\u00e8re.

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Photo: Michel E\/Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

The Paris underground is active several centuries before the arrival of modern sub-cultures.
\nAs early as Roman times, the city had an intricate system of <\/span>catacombs<\/b> and burrows.
\nA puzzle of bones arranged in messy compositions: perfect ground for the birth of the underground, hidden but vibrant with life. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hip Hop’s journey to Paris begins in the midst of the synths of the 80s<\/b>.
\nIl movimento arriva dalla Grande Mela e travolge silenzioso il contesto francese.
\nDee Nasty, con il suo album “Paname City Rappin'”, ha segnato un punto di svolta, impregnando di beat e scratch i muri e le strade della citt\u00e0. <\/span><\/p>\n

Caleotte was. <\/span>Radio Nova<\/b>, where Dee Nasty starts putting out records.
\nA real scene is born. <\/span><\/p>\n

Early breakdancers, such as the legendary <\/span>Aktuel Force<\/b> – of which <\/span>Pascal-Blaise Odnize <\/b>who captained the relay of the <\/span>Paris Olympic Torch <\/b> -, they performed in neighborhoods like Les Halles, beginning to collect an audience directly proportional to other crews to battle with.
\nBlock parties in the Parisian suburbs became a meeting place for young people looking for an identity and a way to express themselves. <\/span><\/p>\n

Rap, with pioneering artists at MIC such as. <\/span>IAM and NTM<\/b>, tells of the world as seen through the eyes of young people searching for their place in the world, full of life and also of anger.
\nThe French scene cuts no corners: the gavetta is difficult and the competition very high but from which truly great artists emerge. <\/span><\/p>\n

Try it to believe. Runlovers has collected some of the French HH’s best songs in “Runlov\u00e8rs #75”: playlists you can listen to on <\/b>Spotify<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n