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51.
Hip-Hop Evolution (2016– )
Episode:
Street Dreams
(2020)
TV-MA | Documentary, Music
Mixtapes spread the hottest sounds, infringe copyright and break artists. Among them, 50 cent polarizes, T.I. takes off with trap, and Lil Wayne clicks.
Stars: David Banner, Don Cannon, DJ Drama, Mannie Fresh
Votes: 107
52.
Def Poetry (2002– )
Episode:
Episode #6.14
(2007)
TV-MA | Documentary, Music
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Yasiin Bey, Joe Hernandez-Kolski
53.
Def Poetry (2002– )
Episode:
Def Poetry Bay Area: Bootstraps
(2007)
TV-MA | Documentary, Music
Director: Joslyn Rose Lyons | Stars: Yasiin Bey, Rafael Casal, Nah Dah, Ise Lyfe
54.
Def Poetry (2002– )
Episode:
Def Poetry Bay Area: Ise Lyfe
(2007)
TV-MA | Documentary, Music
Director: Joslyn Rose Lyons | Stars: Yasiin Bey, Rafael Casal, Nah Dah, Ise Lyfe
55.
Def Poetry (2002– )
Episode:
Def Poetry Bay Area: Rafael Casal
(2007)
TV-MA | Documentary, Music
Director: Joslyn Rose Lyons | Star: Rafael Casal
57.
Hip-Hop Evolution (2016– )
Episode:
The Foundation
(2016)
TV-MA | 47 min | Documentary, Music
Bronx-based DJs set Hip-Hop's sonic foundations. MCs, inspired by African American oral traditions, create the modern template for rap music, culminating with the emergence of Hip-Hop's first crew, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.
Directors: Darby Wheeler, Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen | Stars: Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel
Votes: 278
58.
Hip-Hop Evolution (2016– )
Episode:
The Underground to the Mainstream
(2016)
TV-MA | 47 min | Documentary, Music
Hip-Hop crews in the Bronx and Harlem begin to form around the DJs, but these pioneering groups never record any music. It would take R&B veterans to see the genre's commercial potential and create Hip-Hop's first hit, "Rapper's Delight."
Directors: Darby Wheeler, Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen | Stars: Sal Abbatiello, Bill Adler, Charlie Ahearn, Claire Armstrong
Votes: 241
59.
Hip-Hop Evolution (2016– )
Episode:
The New Guard
(2016)
TV-MA | 47 min | Documentary, Music
Run-DMC ushers in a new era of Hip-Hop. Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin build Hip-Hop's first empire, Def Jam. An unknown producer finds a new way to make beats and launches Hip-Hop's Golden... See full summary »
Directors: Darby Wheeler, Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen | Stars: Sal Abbatiello, Bill Adler, Big Daddy Kane, Kurtis Blow
Votes: 224
60.
Hip-Hop Evolution (2016– )
Episode:
The Birth of Gangsta Rap
(2016)
TV-MA | 47 min | Documentary, Music
Ice-T uses Hip-Hop to reflect the violence of L.A. and inspires a new form of Hip-Hop: Gangsta Rap. N.W.A's first album, Straight Outta Compton, shocks America. Dr. Dre makes The Chronic, and creates Hip-Hop's first hardcore pop record.
Directors: Darby Wheeler, Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen | Stars: Paul Ackerley, B-Real, Cheo Hodari Coker, Cold 187um
Votes: 240
61.
Hip-Hop Evolution (2016– )
Episode:
The Southern Way
(2018)
TV-MA | Documentary, Music
2 Live Crew popularizes the Miami bass sound and scores a victory for free speech. The Geto Boys put Houston on the map, paving the way for UGK.
Director: Darby Wheeler | Stars: Bun B, Bushwick Bill, D.J. Bird, Brother Marquis
Votes: 185
62.
Hip-Hop Evolution (2016– )
Episode:
Out the Trunk: The Bay
(2018)
TV-MA | Documentary, Music
In the Bay Area, Too Short channels pimp culture, MC Hammer becomes rap's first pop star, and Digital Underground introduces the world to Tupac Shakur.
Director: Darby Wheeler | Stars: B-Legit, Freddy B., Davey D, D-Shot
Votes: 174
63.
Hip-Hop Evolution (2016– )
Episode:
Do the Knowledge
(2018)
TV-MA | Documentary, Music
KRS-One makes his mark at New York's legendary Latin Quarter club. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul cultivate an Afrocentric, jazzy style.
Director: Darby Wheeler | Stars: Chuck D, Daddy-O, Trugoy the Dove, Paradise Gray
Votes: 167
64.
Hip-Hop Evolution (2016– )
Episode:
New York State of Mind
(2018)
TV-MA | Documentary, Music
In the early 1990s, a new wave of East Coast artists emerges, led by Nas, Wu-Tang Clan and the Notorious B.I.G.
Director: Darby Wheeler | Stars: 50-Grand, Matteo Capoluongo, Mr. Cee, Sophia Chang
Votes: 179