Sidney Duteil

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Sidney Duteil (born Patrick Duteil in 1955), better known as Sidney, is a French musician, rapper, DJ, television and radio host, and occasional actor. He is well known in France for his connection with the beginnings of the French hip hop scene. In 1984, he was the host of the popular weekly French Rap television show entitled H.I.P. H.O.P. This was significant for two reasons: first because Duteil became the first Black man in France to hold such a position, and secondly because the birth and eventual popularity of the weekly show demonstrated the growing admiration and involvement in the French population in hip hop culture.

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Boisseau, Rosita. "SIDNEY, ambassadeur du hip-hop" (fee required), Le Monde, 2004-06-04. Retrieved on 2008-05-22. (French)
"Sidney, l’oiseau rare du hip-hop", L'Humanité, 1999-11-06. Retrieved on 2008-05-22. (French)