Hocus Pocus Essentials

Active since 1995, Hocus Pocus were an established presence in French hip-hop before breaking into the mainstream in the mid-2000s with “Hip Hop?"—the single's jazzy loops and playful lyrics quickly finding an appreciative audience. With a crate-digger's love of obscure records, the crew's feel-good raps sit over lush guitar samples, addictive, funk-inspired basslines and irresistible breakbeats.