List of episodes of the series «Hip Hop Evolution»

The Foundation

• Episode number: 1
• Episode duration: 48 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

From The Underground to The Mainstream

• Episode number: 2
• Episode duration: 46 min.
• Episode description:
  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."

The New Guard

• Episode number: 3
• Episode duration: 49 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

The Birth of Gangsta Rap

• Episode number: 4
• Episode duration: 46 min.
• Episode description:
  Ice-T uses Hip-Hop to reflect the violence of Los Angeles and inspires a new form of Hip-Hop: Gangsta Rap. N.W.A’s first album, Straight Outta Compton, shocks America. After the LA Rebellion, Dr. Dre makes The Chronic, and creates Hip-Hop’s first hardcore pop record