Hip-Hop
Rap in three languages. The Brussels and Antwerp scenes, French and Dutch and Arabic on the same record, the crews and the battles, and the artists who went from the estates to the arenas.
Part of The Belgian Sound
43 moments in this segment.
- - Benny B - "Vous êtes fous". Benny B, whose 1990 hit was one of the first Belgian rap records to chart big.
- - Défi J - "Fly Girl". Défi J, an early figure of Belgian French-language hip-hop.
- - Starflam - Liège French rap. Starflam, a foundational Belgian French-language rap crew.
- - 't Hof van Commerce - West-Flemish rap. 't Hof van Commerce, pioneers of dialect Flemish hip-hop.
- - Flip Kowlier - "Min Moaten". Flip Kowlier, the 't Hof van Commerce member gone solo, a Flemish icon.
- - CNN199 / BRC - the Brussels underground. The Brussels rap underground of the late 90s (2003).
- - Krewcial - Belgian boom-bap. Krewcial, a respected Belgian producer/MC of the boom-bap era.
- - ABN - Flemish rap crew. ABN, part of the Flemish rap scene.
- - Zwangere Guy - Brussels Flemish rap. Zwangere Guy, raw Brussels dialect rap.
- - Scylla - Brussels conscious rap. Scylla, one of the most respected Belgian French-language lyricists.
- - Coely - "Alive". Coely, the Antwerp rapper-singer, Alive.
- - Stikstof - Brussels-Flemish rap. Stikstof, the Molenbeek Dutch-language rap trio.
- - Woodie Smalls - "Planet Shrooms". Woodie Smalls, an early Belgian trap voice, Planet Shrooms.
- - L'Or du Commun - Brussels collective. L'Or du Commun, a key Brussels rap collective.
- - Caballero & JeanJass - "High & Fines Herbes". Caballero & JeanJass, the laid-back Brussels rap duo, High & Fines Herbes.
- - Shay - "Jolie Go". Shay, a leading woman of Belgian French rap.
- - Damso - Macarena. Damso, one of the most successful Belgian rappers of his generation.
- - Woodie Smalls - "Champion Sound". Woodie Smalls, an early Belgian trap voice, Champion Sound.
- - Slongs Dievanongs - Antwerp rap. Slongs Dievanongs, a leading Flemish female rapper.
- - Caballero & JeanJass - Brussels duo. Caballero & JeanJass, the laid-back Brussels rap duo, Brussels duo.
- - Damso - "Mosaïque Solitaire". Damso, one of the biggest names in Belgian French rap.
- - Damso - "Γ. Macarena" era (Ipséité). Damso, one of the biggest names in French-language rap, at his commercial peak.
- - Zwangere Guy - "Wie Boste?". Zwangere Guy, the raw voice of Brussels Dutch-language rap.
- - Isha - Brussels rap. Isha, a sharp voice of Belgian French rap.
- - Damso - "Macarena". Damso's biggest streaming hit.
- - Brihang - "Welgekomen". Brihang, the acclaimed West-Flemish rapper-poet, Welgekomen.
- - Brihang - Flemish rap. Brihang, the acclaimed West-Flemish rapper-poet, Flemish rap.
- - Youssef Swatt's - Liège rap. Youssef Swatt's, a sharp Liège French-rap lyricist.
- - Hamza - "1994". Hamza, the melodic Brussels cloud-rap pioneer (2018).
- - Le 77 - Brussels crew. Le 77, a Brussels rap collective.
- - blackwave. - Antwerp neo-soul. blackwave., the Antwerp soul-hop duo.
- - Coely - "Hush". Coely, the Antwerp rapper-singer, Hush.
- - Krisy - Belgian R&B. Krisy, a Belgian R&B/rap voice.
- - Hamza - Brussels cloud-rap. Hamza, the melodic Brussels rapper.
- - Lous and the Yakuza - "Dilemme". Lous and the Yakuza, the Belgian-Congolese art-pop/rap voice.
- - Veence Hanao - Belgian rap-poetry. Veence Hanao, a distinctive Belgian French-language voice.
- - Stikstof - "Gele Blokken". Stikstof, the Molenbeek Dutch-language rap trio and the Brussels new school.
- - Blu Samu - Brussels rap. Blu Samu, a voice of the new Brussels scene.
- - Hamza - "Life". Hamza's melodic Brussels cloud-rap.
- - Miké - Flemish rap-pop. Miké, a Flemish urban-pop crossover voice.
- - Damso - "QALF". Damso's QALF era, cementing his dominance.
- - Blu Samu - "BOTAS". Blu Samu, a leading voice of the new Brussels wave.
- - GLAUQUE - Belgian rap-poetry band. GLAUQUE, the Namur rap-band fusing spoken word and electronics.
