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Hip Hop Evolution

2016 Ended 50m episodes

7.6/10 67 votes

Documentary

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.

Created by:: Darby Wheeler
Cast:: Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, Ice-T, Ice Cube
Language:: English
Country:: United States of America, Canada
Network:: HBO, Netflix

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E01

Episode 1

★ 3.0

The Foundation

2016-09-05 · 48m

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.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 3.5

From The Underground to The Mainstream

2016-09-12 · 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."

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E03

Episode 3

★ 3.5

The New Guard

2016-09-19 · 49m

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.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 4.5

The Birth of Gangsta Rap

2016-09-26 · 46m

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

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