Hip Hop Evolution

MC and journalist Shad Kabango meets with Hip-Hops biggest stars to retrace how Hip-Hop became the worlds most popular music, but realizes that Hip-Hops true legacy is something much more profound.

2016 HD 36min TV-MA Canada English

Darby Wheeler Grandmaster Flash Afrika Bambaataa Ice-T Ice Cube Shad

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S1E1 - The Foundation 2016-09-05

Bronx-based DJs set Hip-Hops sonic foundations. MCs, inspired by African American oral traditions, create the modern template for rap music, culminating with the emergence of Hip-Hops first crew, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.

S1E2 - From The Underground to The Mainstream 2016-09-12

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&B veterans to see the genre’s commercial potential and create Hip-Hops first hit, "Rappers Delight."

S1E3 - The New Guard 2016-09-19

Run-DMC ushers in a new era of Hip-Hop. Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin build Hip-Hops first empire, Def Jam. An unknown producer finds a new way to make beats and launches Hip-Hops Golden Age, culminating in the epic fury of Public Enemy.

S1E4 - The Birth of Gangsta Rap 2016-09-26

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 Outta Compton, shocks America. After the LA Rebellion, Dr. Dre makes The Chronic, and creates Hip-Hop’s first hardcore pop record

S2E1 - The Southern Way 2018-10-19

2 Live Crew popularizes the Miami bass sound and scores a victory for free speech. The Geto Boys put Houston on the map, paving the way for UGK.

S2E2 - Out the Trunk: The Bay 2018-10-19

In the Bay Area, Too $hort channels pimp culture, MC Hammer becomes raps first pop star, and Digital Underground introduces the world to Tupac Shakur.

S2E3 - Do the Knowledge 2018-10-19

KRS-One makes his mark at New Yorks legendary Latin Quarter club. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul cultivate an Afrocentric, jazzy style.

S2E4 - New York State of Mind 2018-10-19

In the early 1990s, a new wave of hardcore East Coast artists emerges, led by Nas, Wu-Tang Clan and the Notorious B.I.G.

S3E1 - A Tale of Two Coasts 2019-09-06

With the rise of N.W.A., gangsta rap and Suge Knight, the East Coast-West Coast rivalry climaxes with a lethal beef ensnaring the great Tupac Shakur.

S3E2 - Life After Death 2019-09-06

In NYC, the Notorious B.I.G. fosters an empowering protégée, Lil Kim. When the East-West feud claims Biggie, Puff Daddy and Jay-Z vie for the throne.

S3E3 - Pass the Mic 2019-09-06

Alternative hip-hop bubbles up from the streets: Mos Def spits in NYC, the Freestyle Fellowship chops it up in LA, and Eminem battle on the circuit.

S3E4 - The Dirty South 2019-09-06

A hot, sticky music scene is born in Atlanta as the infectious hooks of TLC and Kris Kross yield to the gritty originality of OutKast and Goodie Mob.

S4E1 - Bounce to This 2020-01-17

Rooted in New Orleanss rich music culture, No Limit mogul Master P and bounce breakouts DJ Jimi and Juvenile shake rap and put twerking on the map.

S4E2 - The Southern Lab 2020-01-17

Innovators explode out of the South: Houstons DJ Screw slows hip-hop down, Memphiss Three 6 Mafia goes dark, and Atlantas Lil Jon brings the crunk.

S4E3 - The Super Producers 2020-01-17

Auteurs like the Neptunes Pharrell and Chad expand the sonic palette. Timbaland and Missy Elliott lean forward. Kanye West and J Dilla reimagine rap.

S4E4 - Street Dreams 2020-01-17

Mixtapes spread the hottest sounds, infringe copyright and break artists. Among them, 50 Cent polarizes, T.I. takes off with trap, and Lil Wayne clicks.

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