RAP, HIP-HOP - 40 YEARS IN 200 ALBUMS

In 1988, Public Enemy claimed it would take an entire nation to put them down. They were far from imagining that this nation, and others, would instead take them to the height of their glory and to the pantheon of music. Indeed, in nearly half a century, hip-hop, a marginal and often criticized genre, has become a cultural steamroller, dominating charts around the world and establishing its stars at a level of notoriety rarely achieved. . This was made possible by the creativity of artists from across the United States, who continually reinvented the genre. Sometimes drawing inspiration from funk, soul, jazz, rock, electro and pop, they have nevertheless preserved what makes this music so special: a strong dose of sometimes raw realism, but also of fantasies and ego trips, as well as a furious desire to conquer the world. Thanks to two hundred judiciously selected albums, this anthology gives you the chance to read the best that rap has done for forty years, from essential classics to more confidential records, from sometimes forgotten pioneers, to the latest developments in the style that are trap, cloud rap or drill.