Authentik

Authentik, released in 1991 by Suprême NTM, is an early hardcore hip hop record that helped shape a raw, confrontational strand of French rap. The album pairs aggressive, shouted delivery from JoeyStarr and Kool Shen with stripped-down, sample-based production that leans on funk and soul textures and hard, punchy drums. Lyrically it addresses street life, social tensions, identity, and defiance, delivered with urgent intensity that marked a tougher, more politically aware direction in France's hip hop scene.