List of episodes of the series «Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America»
- Seasons count: 1
- Episodes count: 6
- Total viewing time: 6 h.
Release date: 10/13/2019
Jesus Walks: 2004
- Episode number: 1
- Episode duration: 60 min.
- Episode description: “Jesus Walks” by Kanye West: in an era of excess, a Christian rap song challenges the church and changes its own ideals about religion and rap music.
Release date: 10/20/2019
Alright: 2015
- Episode number: 2
- Episode duration: 60 min.
- Episode description: “Alright” by Kendrick Lamar: making protest music in the era of Black Lives Matter, “Alright” becomes the unsaid anthem for hope.
Release date: 10/27/2019
Rock Box: 1984
- Episode number: 3
- Episode duration: 60 min.
- Episode description: ROCK BOX by Run-DMC: How one song tore down the barriers between rock & hip hop, race and class on American radio and television.
Release date: 11/3/2019
Elevators: 1996
- Episode number: 4
- Episode duration: 60 min.
- Episode description: ELEVATORS by OutKast: Hip hop's southern voice breaks through with an unsuspecting song that redefines rap's cultural and geographic boundaries.
Release date: 11/10/2019
The Bridge: 1986
- Episode number: 5
- Episode duration: 60 min.
- Episode description: THE BRIDGE by Marley Marl and MC Shan: A song designed to foster community pride, ignites hip hop's most epic rap battle.
Release date: 11/17/2019
Ladies First: 1989
- Episode number: 6
- Episode duration: 60 min.
- Episode description: LADIES FIRST by Queen Latifah: At the height of hip hop's misogynistic themes, the culture bows down to their queens of rap.