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Hip-Hop Evolution

  • 2016-2020
  • 4 seasons
  • Netflix
  • Documentary, Music
  • TV-MA

Interviews with influential MCs, DJs and moguls trace the genre's dynamic evolution from the 1970s through the '00s in this documentary series.

Season 2 Episode Guide

4 Episodes 2018

Episode 1

The Southern Way

Fri, Oct 19, 2018

2 Live Crew popularizes the Miami bass sound and scores a victory for free speech. The Geto Boys put Houston on the map, paving the way for UGK.

Hip-Hop Evolution Season 2 The Southern Way

Episode 2

Out the Trunk: The Bay

Fri, Oct 19, 2018

In the Bay Area, Too Short channels pimp culture, MC Hammer becomes rap's first pop star, and Digital Underground introduces the world to Tupac Shakur.

Hip-Hop Evolution Season 2 Out the Trunk: The Bay

Episode 3

Do the Knowledge

Fri, Oct 19, 2018

KRS-One makes his mark at New York's legendary Latin Quarter club. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul cultivate an Afrocentric, jazzy style.

Hip-Hop Evolution Season 2 Do the Knowledge
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Episode 4

New York State of Mind

Fri, Oct 19, 2018

In the early 1990s, a new wave of East Coast artists emerges, led by Nas, Wu-Tang Clan and the Notorious B.I.G.

Hip-Hop Evolution Season 2 New York State of Mind
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