Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

Season 1
Each episode of this new documentary series focuses on a groundbreaking song pivotal to the evolution of American music and culture. 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.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Jesus Walks: 2004

    October 12, 2019
    42min
    TV-14
    JESUS WALKS by Kanye West: In an era of excess, a Christian rap song challenges the church and changes ideals about religion and rap music.
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  2. S1 E2 - Alright: 2015

    October 12, 2019
    42min
    TV-14
    ALRIGHT by Kendrick Lamar: Making protest music in the era of Black Lives Matter, Alright becomes the unsaid anthem for hope.
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  3. S1 E3 - Rock Box: 1984

    October 26, 2019
    42min
    TV-14
    ROCK BOX by Run-DMC: How one song tore down the barriers between rock & hip hop, race and class on American radio and television.
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  4. S1 E4 - Elevators: 1996

    October 12, 2019
    42min
    TV-14
    ELEVATORS by OutKast: Hip hop's southern voice breaks through with an unsuspecting song that redefines rap's cultural and geographic boundaries.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Bridge: 1986

    October 12, 2019
    42min
    TV-14
    THE BRIDGE by Marley Marl and MC Shan: A song designed to foster community pride, ignites hip hop's most epic rap battle.
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  6. S1 E6 - Ladies First: 1989

    October 12, 2019
    42min
    TV-14
    LADIES FIRST by Queen Latifah: At the height of hip hop's misogynistic themes, the culture bows down to their queens of rap.
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