From The Underground to The Mainstream

September 12, 2016

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Hip Hop Evolution - S1 - E2

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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Hip Hop Evolution: Season 1 - 4 Episode s

1x1 - The Foundation
September 5, 2016
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.
1x2 - From The Underground to The Mainstream
September 12, 2016
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."
1x3 - The New Guard
September 19, 2016
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.
1x4 - The Birth of Gangsta Rap
September 26, 2016
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

From The Underground to The Mainstream

Hip Hop Evolution - S1 - E2

Hip Hop Evolution: Season 1 - 4 Episode s

1x1 - The Foundation

1x2 - From The Underground to The Mainstream

1x3 - The New Guard

1x4 - The Birth of Gangsta Rap

Hip Hop Evolution: All seasons

S1: Season 1

S2: Season 2

S3: Season 3

S4: Season 4