List of episodes of the series «The Hip Hop Years»
- Seasons count: 1
- Episodes count: 3
- Total viewing time: 2 h. 30 m.
Release date: 1/1/1999
Close To The Edge
- Episode number: 1
- Episode duration: 50 min.
- Episode description: Explores the birth of hip-hop and its roots in the 1970's NYC block parties organised by DJ Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa.
Release date: 1/1/1970
The New Rock 'n' Roll
- Episode number: 2
- Episode duration: 50 min.
- Episode description: Documents the rising popularity of hip-hop through the 1980's and the controversy surrounding the explicit lyrical content of gangsta rap.
Release date: 1/1/1970
Hip Hop Nation
- Episode number: 3
- Episode duration: 50 min.
- Episode description: 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.