Hip Hop Evolution

2016 7.5

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.

Documentary

Play

1
The Southern Way
2018-10-19
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
Out the Trunk: The Bay
2018-10-19
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
Do the Knowledge
2018-10-19
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
New York State of Mind
2018-10-19
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.

Cast

Grandmaster Flash Self

Afrika Bambaataa Self

Ice-T Self

Ice Cube Self

Shad Self

Hip Hop Evolution

Episodes

The Southern Way

Out the Trunk: The Bay

Do the Knowledge

New York State of Mind

Cast

More Like This