Il est casiment impossible de faire accepter du rap français aux Amériques, sauf pour Cuizinier. 5 pages dans The Fader et surtout la street tape convainquirent notre chère boutique en ligne Turntable Lab. > www.turntablelab.com

This “street tape” from French hip hop crew TTC and Cuiziner has got enough attention (first Wes was bugging us to pick it up, then they got a big 5 page spread in the last Fader) that we could no longer ignore the Cuizy Cuize. Sure, the phrase “French hip hop” is normally enough to make us go into a dead blank stare, but this CD is fucking cool- and very much on it’s own terms. Freestyles over stuff like a slowed down “I Like To Move It Move It” beat, Ciara’s “Oh” (french double time), “Im A Hustla,” some Lenny Kravitz loop, Baltimore-tempo stuff, and lots of original production. You might not be able to understand it, but you get the idea- jokes, dancefloor & booty.