Hip Hop Evolution
TV-MA
8.4
2016
Documentary
Hip-Hop today is a global culture that has changed music, dance, fashion, language —and even politics. But where did this worldwide cultural movement begin? We trace hip-hop back to its humble beginnings, when the kids of the Bronx crammed into house parties, rec rooms, and public parks to hear music like they’d never heard it before.
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- Cast:
- Grandmaster Flash , Afrika Bambaataa , Ice-T , Ice Cube
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Episode 3 : The Super Producers
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Episode 2 : The Southern Lab
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