Series

Hip Hop Evolution

2016★ 7.64 seasons

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.

Cast

Featured cast

Grandmaster FlashSelf

Afrika BambaataaSelf

Ice-TSelf

Ice CubeSelf

SShadSelf

Episodes

1The FoundationBronx-based DJs set Hip-Hop's sonic foundations. MCs, inspired by African American oral traditions, create the modern template for rap music, culmina…48 min

2From The Underground to The MainstreamHip-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 veteran…46 min

3The New GuardRun-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 new way to …49 min

4The Birth of Gangsta RapIce-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 Compto…46 min

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