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Hip Hop Evolution (2016)
7.5 4 seasons 16 episodes Ended
Hip-Hop today is a global culture that has changed music, dance, fashion, language —and even politics. But where did this worldwide cultural movement begin? We trace hip-hop back to its humble beginnings, when the kids of the Bronx crammed into house parties, rec rooms, and public parks to hear music like they’d never heard it before.
Seasons & episodes
E1The FoundationSep 5, 2016 · 48m
Bronx-based DJs set Hip-Hop's sonic foundations. MCs, inspired by African American oral traditions, create the modern template for rap musi…
E2From The Underground to The MainstreamSep 12, 2016 · 46m
Hip-Hop crews in the Bronx and Harlem begin to form around the DJs, but these pioneering groups never record any music. It would take R&…
E3The New GuardSep 19, 2016 · 49m
Run-DMC ushers in a new era of Hip-Hop. Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin build Hip-Hop's first empire, Def Jam. An unknown producer finds a n…
E4The Birth of Gangsta RapSep 26, 2016 · 46m
Ice-T uses Hip-Hop to reflect the violence of Los Angeles and inspires a new form of Hip-Hop: Gangsta Rap. N.W.A’s first album, Straight Ou…
Cast
Grandmaster FlashSelf
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