Name: Sidney Made in France - The Real Story of H.I.P. H.O.P (2/10)
Uploaded: 2019-04-08T00:00:00.000+02:00
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Description: Hip-hop’s roots were multicultural, emerging from the melting pot of urban America. H.I.P H.O.P presenter Sidney were also multicultural growing up in a French musical household listening to the American jazz greats.

H.I.P H.O.P. : Die wahre Geschichte (2/10)

Sidney made in France

La vraie histoire de H.I.P. H.O.P. (2/10)

Sidney Made in France

La vera storia di "H.I.P. H.O.P" (2/10)

Hip-hop’s roots were multicultural, emerging from the melting pot of urban America. H.I.P H.O.P presenter Sidney were also multicultural growing up in a French musical household listening to the American jazz greats.

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France's Ground-Breaking Hip-Hop Show

The Real Story of H.I.P H.O.P

Hip-Hop Culture

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The Real Story of  H.I.P. H.O.P (2/10)

Hip-hop’s roots were multicultural, emerging from the melting pot of urban America.

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H.I.P H.O.P was the world’s first TV show about the new urban culture coming out of New York. Created in France in 1984, it introduced a generation of French youth to hip-hop and made a star out of Sidney, the show’s charismatic presenter.

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H.I.P H.O.P was the world’s first TV show about hip-hop created in France in 1984.

Out of This World

The first French B-Boys showed what they could do on the Trocadero esplanade in Paris. Some travelled to the US and brought back the new dance styles. But it was the release of the film Flashdance in 1983 that brought breakdancing into the mainstream.

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The first French B-Boys showed what they could do on the Trocadero esplanade in Paris. 

The Flashdance Effect

In 1981 newly-elected French president François Mitterand abolished the state’s radio monopoly. Free radio was born which provided fertile ground for new styles such as hip-hop.

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Radio Activity

Before the internet, hip-hop first crossed the Atlantic via mixtapes in hand luggage with French expats Bernard Zekri and Sophie Bramly infiltrating the New York scene.

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Before the internet, hip-hop first crossed the Atlantic via mixtapes in hand luggage. French expats Bernard Zekri and Sophie Bramly infiltrated the New York scene.

Mixtapes from New York

Bernard Zekri organised the world’s first rap tour with DJs, rappers, break-dancers and graffiti writers surprising the European public.

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NYC Rap Tour

On January 14 1984 the very first episode of H.I.P H.O.P is aired in France. The programme was an overnight success with Sidney, the first black person on French TV, becoming a star.

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UFO Lands

During the H.I.P H.O.P programme breakdance battles gave kids a chance to appear on television and show their talent and compete for prizes. For some it was a life-changing experience.

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Battle Kids

The varied guests appearing on H.I.P H.O.P reflected the diversity of early hip-hop culture. They included: Madonna, Grandmixer DST, King Robbo, Keith Haring, Fab Five Freddy, Boogaloo Shrimp, and Herbie Hancock.

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DST MDNA MIX

After only two shorts seasons H.I.P H.O.P finished. Sidney and others tells how fans reacted to the show ending so suddenly and hip-hop culture’s evolution today.

After only two shorts seasons H.I.P H.O.P finished. Sidney and others tells how fans reacted to the show ending so suddenly and hip-hop culture’s continuing relevance and evolution.

The Funky-Fresh Leaves

The Real Story of H.I.P H.O.P - France's Ground-Breaking Hip-Hop Show

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Coming out of France’s suburban ghetto, the first French hip-hop artists take the country by storm in 1990. Names like Assassin, NTL and IAM were politically engaged and ready to shake things up.

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Intro

The Bronx, 1973: A new subculture is emerging and spreading all over New York: Graffiti. In these first episodes meet the early pioneers such as LEE, FUTURA 2000 and SKEME and how they were influenced by the film ‘Wild Style’.

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Ayn Rand was a survivor of Communism, and as a result, her writings fiercely advocate uncompromising individualism. Her high profile fans include Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Angelina Jolie.

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Ayn Rand was a survivor of Communism, and as a result, her writings fiercely advocate uncompromising individualism

Ayn Rand, Capitalism Guru

At the very beginning of the 1980s the graffiti movement is growing. An important factor in its expansion was the underground film “Wild Style!” (1982). We meet its director, Charlie Ahearn and discover the role that German television played in funding this mythic film.

WILD STYLE IS BORN | 1979 - 1981

At the very beginning of the 80s the graffiti movement is growing. An important factor was the film “Wild Style!”.

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Meryl is a new icon of French rap from Martinique. Parisian Lean Chihiro has created a universe inspired by Japanese culture.

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Being a female rapper in Morocco is difficult in what is still a male dominated society.

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Twenty years ago the music industry was in big trouble with illegal downloads from Napster and Limewire destroying record sales. Today the industry is buoyant thanks to Spotify and other subscription streaming services. But there is a downside: Most artists earn very little of the billions generated by streaming.

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Has Streaming Saved the Music Industry?

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To celebrate 50 years of French radio station FIP, Sting gives a special performance in the monumental surroundings of the Pantheon in Paris.

50 Years of FIP Radio

Sting at the Pantheon in Paris

With globalisation and its effects on production, distribution and consumption, fashion is undergoing a massive makeover. As both a commercial product and art, it can also be a vehicle for social commentary on major events such as terrorist attacks or the refugee crisis.

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With globalisation and its effects on production, distribution and consumption, fashion is undergoing a massive makeover

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Many countries in the Middle East do not allow civil marriage which means that mixed-faith couples cannot easily marry. But just 30 minutes’ flight from Lebanon and Israel lies Cyprus where foreigners can easily tie the knot.

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Many countries in the Middle East do not allow civil marriage which means that mixed-faith couples cannot easily marry. Nearby Cyprus has become a centre for foreigners wanting to tie the knot.

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This is the story of death and survival, exclusion and hope told by those who lived through it. 40 years ago an HIV infection seemed like a death sentence. When the first patients fell ill with high fever, pneumonia and fungal infections in the early 1980s, doctors were at a loss. Most of those affected were gay men, but the cause of the mystery illness escaped them.
After much protests and medical advancements, the stigma of HIV has lessened but the virus is still with us.

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A desert is growing in the southwest Romanian region of Oltenia. Extreme heat and drought are making it bigger every year with sandstorms reaching Bucharest. But a group of ecologists are trying to keep it at bay by replanting trees in the region.

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Sting appears at the Reeperbahn Festival opening gala in Hamburg performing "Rushing Water", a track from his forthcoming album "The Bridge", due for release on 19 November. Discover the track exclusively! As a bonus, one of the Police's biggest hits "Every Breath You Take".

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Sting - 'Rushing Water'

Viktoria and Zoltan are in love. They live in Budapest but Viktoria is moving to Berlin for a chance of a better life. Will Zoltan be able to follow her there? The Hungarian couple are one of many that have left Hungary in the last decade.

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Giovanni comes from a small town near Venice in Italy. He has come to Poland to study at the illustrious Łódź film school and dreams of working in cinema.

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Every year Israel builds more and more road infrastructure in the occupied West Bank, encouraging new settlements to house the overspill from the crowded urban centres of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. But where is the space for a Palestinian state?

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Jamie Cullum, Britain’s best-selling jazz artist, natural showman and fearless performer, made his mark with covers of Rihanna’s “Don't Stop the Music” and “Frontin'” by Pharrell Williams. This special live performance comes from Versailles’s old royal hospital, the Espace Richaud.

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In August 2020 1,500 individuals attempted to cross the straits of Dover, all looking to start a new life in Britain. Paying extortionate prices to people traffickers or going it alone in tiny dinghies, it’s a dangerous game to cross the cold waters of the world’s busiest shipping lane.

In August 2020 1,500 individuals attempted to cross the straits of Dover all looking to start a new life in Britain. Paying extortionate prices to people traffickers or going it alone in tiny dinghies, it’s a dangerous game to cross the cold waters of the world’s busiest shipping lane.

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Written and directed by Floriane Bonanni, this playful work opens the doors to a world where music, poetry and surrealism meet. With musicians Jean-Claude Gengembre and Lucas Henri, narrated by Michel Robin.

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A focus on the world’s largest country by landmass. Russia is a major world power that excels in certain spheres but glaring inequality, major structural problems and Western sanctions mean it may struggle to keep up with other world powers.

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The Real Story of H.I.P H.O.P - France's Ground-Breaking Hip-Hop Show

Out of This World

The Flashdance Effect

Radio Activity

Mixtapes from New York

NYC Rap Tour

UFO Lands

Battle Kids

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