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Hip Hop Evolution

  • Ended
  • 16 episodes
  • TMDB 7.6/10 · 66 votes

Overview

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.

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Seasons & episodes

Season 2

  1. 1. The Southern Way

    47 min

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    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.

  2. 2. Out the Trunk: The Bay

    46 min

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

  3. 3. Do the Knowledge

    52 min

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

  4. 4. New York State of Mind

    42 min

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    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.

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