Hip Hop Evolution
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
- First Aired on
Sep 05, 2016
- Popularity: 8.9526
- 50 votes
- Networks
- (CA)
- Production
Banger Films (CA)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
4 seaons till Jan 17, 2020
Last episode: Street Dreams
Seasons & episodes
Total 4 seasons, 16 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1The Foundation48 min
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.
Episode 2From The Underground to The Mainstream46 min
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."
Episode 3The New Guard49 min
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.
Episode 4The Birth of Gangsta Rap46 min
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
Crew & Team
Executive Producer
