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Hip Hop Evolution

Hip Hop Evolution

S1 · E1

IMDB:

7.5
Hip Hop Evolution

Released

9/5/2016

Duration

0h 36m

Genre

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Cast

Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, Ice-T

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.

Episodes

The FoundationEP 1Available

The Foundation

48m1.0

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

From The Underground to The MainstreamEP 2Available

From The Underground to The Mainstream

46m1.0

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."

The New GuardEP 3Available

The New Guard

49m1.0

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 new way to make beats and launches Hip-Hop's Golden Age, culminating in the epic fury of Public Enemy.

The Birth of Gangsta RapEP 4Available

The Birth of Gangsta Rap

46m1.0

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

Cast

Grandmaster Flash

Self

Grandmaster Flash

Afrika Bambaataa

Self

Afrika Bambaataa

Ice-T

Self

Ice-T

Ice Cube

Self

Ice Cube

Shad

Self

Shad

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