The Hip Hop Years
Miniseries
3 episodes · Jan 1, 1999
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S1E1Close To The Edge
Jan 1, 199950mExplores the birth of hip-hop and its roots in the 1970's NYC block parties organised by DJ Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa.
S1E2The New Rock 'n' Roll
50mDocuments the rising popularity of hip-hop through the 1980's and the controversy surrounding the explicit lyrical content of gangsta rap.
S1E3Hip Hop Nation
50mThe 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.