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Hip-Hop Evolution Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2016 - 2016
Episode 1
The Foundation
Sun, Sep 4, 201647 mins
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 2
The Underground to the Mainstream
Mon, Sep 12, 201647 mins
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 3
The New Guard
Mon, Sep 19, 201647 mins
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 4
The Birth of Gangsta Rap
Mon, Sep 26, 201647 mins
Ice-T uses Hip-Hop to reflect the violence of L.A. and inspires a new form of Hip-Hop: Gangsta Rap. N.W.A's first album, Straight Outta Compton, shocks America. Dr. Dre makes The Chronic, and creates Hip-Hop's first hardcore pop record.
