Origins of Hip-Hop

Name: Origins of Hip-Hop
Director: Slane Hatch

tv-14

1 season

documentary, music

2022

tv-14

1 season

documentary, music

2022

Witness the moments that changed hip-hop forever, told by the icons who lived them....

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Origins of Hip-Hop

tv-14

1 season

documentary, music

2022

tv-14

1 season

documentary, music

2022

Witness the moments that changed hip-hop forever, told by the icons who lived them....

Ad-free streaming
Limited time special offer

Starting at

$4.99/mo

Cancel Anytime

Start watching now

7 Episodes

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S1 E2 - Busta Rhymes

43m

After the heart-wrenching breakup of his group, Leaders of The New School, Busta Rhymes has to forge his own path as a solo artist to keep himself and his dream alive.

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S1 E3 - Ja Rule

43m

Ja Rule ruled the airwaves in the late 90s and early 2000s, deeming him the king of Hip Hop anthems. With some of the biggest collaborations the industry has seen, Ja was reigning the charts...

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S1 E4 - Eve

43m

Eve's rise to success as one of rap's most successful female artists is one worth a celebration, but the path to get there was less than ideal. After struggling to be noticed, she finally ca...

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S1 E5 - Ice-T

43m

Hip Hop was birthed from the Bronx, but a harsh reality also lived on the West Coast. From "Cop Killer" to playing America's favorite cop, Ice-T's career has paved the way for artists to emu...

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S1 E6 - Lil Jon

43m

Growing up in an upper-middle-class family in the suburbs of Atlanta, Jon Smith began to find his way in music early on. Forming his supergroup Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz, Jon continued ...

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S1 E7 - Grandmaster Flash

43m

Emerging from the South Bronx in the 1970's, Grandmaster Flash and his innovation helped create the most widespread movement in popular culture: Hip-Hop.

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S1 E8 - Uncle Luke

43m

2 Live Crew frontman and controversial Hip Hop pioneer, Luther Campbell, changed the face of music two fold: fathering the birth of Southern Hip Hop, and fighting for musicians' first amendm...