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Hip Hop Evolution

201650m / epDocumentary

First aired

September 5, 2016

7.6

TMDB Score

76% match · 66 votes

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S01 · E02

From The Underground to The Mainstream

Season 1 · Sep 12, 2016 · 46m

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The Foundation

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From The Underground to The Mainstream

Sep 12, 2016 · 46m

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The New Guard

Sep 19, 2016 · 49m

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The Birth of Gangsta Rap

Sep 26, 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&B veterans to see the genre’s commercial potential and create Hip-Hop's first hit, "Rapper's Delight."

About the Series

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

CreatorDarby Wheeler