Hip Hop Evolution
TV-MA2016•50m•7.5/10
Documentary
Ratings
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7.5/10(57)
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.
Production
Banger Films
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
September 5, 2016
Last Aired
January 17, 2020
Networks
HBO, Netflix
Created By
Darby Wheeler
Trailers & Videos
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
The Foundation
Air date: 2016-09-05
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.
E2
From The Underground to The Mainstream
Air date: 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-Hop's first hit, "Rapper's Delight."
E3
The New Guard
Air date: 2016-09-19
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.
E4
The Birth of Gangsta Rap
Air date: 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
Cast
Grandmaster Flash
Self
Afrika Bambaataa
Self
Ice-T
Self
Ice Cube
Self
Shad
Self
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