The Hip Hop Years
TV Show| Seasons count | 1 |
| Episodes count | 3 |
| Total viewing time | 2 h. 30 m. |
List of episodes of the series ‘The Hip Hop Years’
Episodes count: 3
S1.E1 ∙ Close To The Edge
Jan 1, 1999
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50 m.
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 ∙ The New Rock 'n' Roll
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50 m.
Documents the rising popularity of hip-hop through the 1980's and the controversy surrounding the explicit lyrical content of gangsta rap.
S1.E3 ∙ Hip Hop Nation
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50 m.
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.