Saint-Denis, cradle of rap and the French hip-hop movement

In the early 1990s, Saint-Denis was a gloomy suburb, stricken by deindustrialization, unemployment and drug abuse. It was on this fertile ground that the hip-hop movement emerged in France. The epicenter of this counter-culture blending graffiti, dance and music, the city shines thanks to its most famous ambassadors: the group NTM.