The Hip Hop Years(1999)
Documentary
First Air Date: 1999-01-01
Average Runtime: 50m
Rating: 7.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3
The Hip Hop Years is a three part series of one hour television documentaries, made for Channel 4 in 1999. The series was devised by David Upshal who produced, directed and narrated the series. He also produced the 33-track compilation CD which accompanied the series and co-wrote the book with Alex Ogg, also titled The Hip Hop Years. The series charts the definitive story of Hip Hop, rising from the streets of the Bronx to become, what Upshal calls, "the new Rock'n'Roll". The programmes combine archive clips and performance from TV, movies and music videos with specially shot material and interviews with key players.
Keywords
rap musichip-hopmusic historymusic documentary
Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries
Episodes: 3E01
Close To The Edge
Air Date: 1999-01-01
Explores the birth of hip-hop and its roots in the 1970's NYC block parties organised by DJ Kool Herc and Afrika Bamb...
E02
The New Rock 'n' Roll
Air Date: N/A
Documents the rising popularity of hip-hop through the 1980's and the controversy surrounding the explicit lyrical co...
E03
Hip Hop Nation
Air Date: N/A
The final episode in the series looks at the mid 1990's east coast vs west coast rivalry, the growing commercialisati...
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