Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America(2019)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2019-10-13
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 8.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
From executive producers Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Shawn Gee and Alex Gibney, each episode of this series focuses on a groundbreaking song pivotal to the evolution of American music and culture. From the early hip-hop battles to verses that sparked hope and inspired change, watch artists deconstruct their composition, revisit the impact the song had on them personally, and dissect the socio-economic and cultural conditions that inspired the landmark work and gave voice to a generation.
Keywords
hip-hop
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Season 1
Episodes: 6E01
Jesus Walks: 2004
Air Date: 2019-10-13
“Jesus Walks” by Kanye West: in an era of excess, a Christian rap song challenges the church and changes its own idea...
E02
Alright: 2015
Air Date: 2019-10-20
“Alright” by Kendrick Lamar: making protest music in the era of Black Lives Matter, “Alright” becomes the unsaid anth...
E03
Rock Box: 1984
Air Date: 2019-10-27
ROCK BOX by Run-DMC: How one song tore down the barriers between rock & hip hop, race and class on American radio and...
E04
Elevators: 1996
Air Date: 2019-11-03
ELEVATORS by OutKast: Hip hop's southern voice breaks through with an unsuspecting song that redefines rap's cultural...
E05
The Bridge: 1986
Air Date: 2019-11-10
THE BRIDGE by Marley Marl and MC Shan: A song designed to foster community pride, ignites hip hop's most epic rap bat...
E06
Ladies First: 1989
Air Date: 2019-11-17
LADIES FIRST by Queen Latifah: At the height of hip hop's misogynistic themes, the culture bows down to their queens ...
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