The Hip Hop Years·Channel 4
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1 season · 3 eps
S1 · E1
50 min
Explores the birth of hip-hop and its roots in the 1970's NYC block parties organised by DJ Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa.
S1 · E2
50 min
Documents the rising popularity of hip-hop through the 1980's and the controversy surrounding the explicit lyrical content of gangsta rap.
Not yet aired
S1 · E3
50 min
The final episode in the series looks at the mid 1990's east coast vs west coast rivalry, the growing commercialisation of hip-hop, and its place at the close of the 20th century as the biggest selling music genre in the United States.
Not yet aired
3 episodes in Season 1
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