: By the late 1990s, France became the second-largest market for hip-hop in the world, trailing only the United States. 3. The "Strike" (Grève) and Social Context
: The law mandated that at least 40% of music broadcast on French radio must be in the French language. Quot Grev Quot Hiphop
: Radio stations, forced to fill their 40% quotas with French-language music, began heavily rotating local rap artists like IAM, MC Solaar, and NTM . : By the late 1990s, France became the