Generations

Generations has been the heartbeat of French hip hop since the 90s. It's the station that broke NTM and IAM into the mainstream, and it still champions the genre today. The daytime playlist leans heavy on contemporary French rap - think PNL and Booba - but they squeeze in enough classic joints to keep old heads listening. The soul programming is less prominent but shows up in the evenings, mixing French soul artists with American R&B. It's not perfect: commercial breaks can be excessive, and some blocks feel algorithmically safe. But when they get it right - say, a deep cut from Assassin follo…