Hip Hop Uncovered

Hip Hop Uncovered The untold story of rap's most notorious kingmakers.

Set against 40 years of music history, this six-part documentary series takes a deep dive into the paradox of America’s criminalization of the genre and its fascination with the street culture that created it and still exists within it. Instead of telling the story of hip hop from the top down, this documentary tells the story from the streets up, as it reveals the untold story of how America’s streets helped shape hip hop culture from an expression of survival and defiance into music’s most dominant genre.

Documentary

Hip Hop Uncovered The untold story of rap's most notorious kingmakers.

Documentary

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First Aired on: Feb 12, 2021
Popularity: 2.6794: 6 votes
Networks: (US)
Production: Lightbox Entertainment (GB)Five All in the Fifth Entertainment (US)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Season 1

Aired 4 years ago

6 Episodes

Episode 1A Child Is Born With No State of Mind54 min
Hip Hop Uncovered introduces five main contributors (Big U, Deb, Trick Trick, Bimmy and Haitian Jack). They are the unsung heroes of hip hop's legacy. They are the men and women who worked in the shadows to affect hip hop at the highest levels.
Episode 2Cash Rules Everything Around Me54 min
Our OGs learn to hustle, hoping to make a better life for their families. The lessons they learn provide them unique business acumen that will one day serve them in the music business.
Episode 3Shit's Real54 min
Our OGs get more involved with the music. They learn the details of management, producing and developing artists. However, their pasts catch up to them. By the time of civil unrest in 1992 Los Angeles, the main contributors found themselves doing time.
Episode 4Things Just Ain't the Same for Gangstas54 min
As the drug game dried up in the streets, a new hustle emerged...hip hop. After time in prison, we catch up with the five main contributors: Big U manages Kurupt, Deb moves to Atlanta, Haitian Jack works with the Fugees, Bimmy is hired at Def Jam and Trick Trick records his first album.
Episode 5Industry Rule Number 4080: Record Company People Are Shady54 min
With hip hop becoming the world's most popular music genre, our OGs find themselves facing a dilemma, join the establishment or keep to the code of the street?