Battle of
The Year
France
Watch videoPokémon loses against the Vagabond Crew in the finale of the BOTY France, and sees its opponent fly for the International BOTY.
That year, we didn’t go to the BOTY BOTYBOTYbut we had a lot of fun
Vagabond Crew
wins the
International BOTY
Watch videoThe Parisian Bboys lose in the final against the Koreans of Expression Crew, but are the first French to win the Best Show at the Battle of the Year.
The "Juste Debout"
event is born
Watch videoCreated by Bruce Ykanji, it's the most famous french battle, a yearly meeting for the best standing-up dancers in the world.
2002, the highs and the lows
July 01 The Rock Steady Crew celebrates its 25th anniversary on the cover of Radikal.
The Sanyo SCP-5300 is the first ever cellphone with a camera. For videos, you will have to wait a bit longer.
June 02 HBO airs the first episode of The Wire, a future classic.
Watch trailer
January 22 "May the french hip hop rest in peace". Booba release his first solo album.
Listen to the song
September 21 French group Sniper’s performance at the first ever edition of the Urban Peace concert is censored because they went on stage smoking cannabis.
May 04 The Olympique Lyonnais wins the French Ligue 1 for the first time. It will happen again. A lot.
Watch the game
Play this
on loop
00:0000:0000:00- Hip-Hop US
- Nelly — Hot In Herre
- Eminem — Lose Yourself
- Cam'Ron ft. Juelz Santana — Oh Boy
- Clipse — Grindin'
- Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz — Get Low
- Khia — My Neck My Back
- 50 Cent — Wanksta
- Beanie Sigel feat Freeway — Roc Da Mic
- Nas — Made You Look
- N.O.R.E. ' — Nothin
- Hip-Hop FR
- Booba — Repose en paix
- DJ Mehdi, Diam's — Partir
- Nakk — La tour 20
- Psy 4 de la Rime — Le son des bandits
- Don Choa — Dr. Hannibal
- Factor X — Boom Boom
- TTC, La Caution — Pollutions
- Ärsenik — Regarde le monde
- 113, Daft Punk — 113 fout la merde
- Rocé — On s'habitue
