All Episodes of Hip Hop Evolution

Season 1

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  The Foundation

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/5/2016

  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.

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  8.3/10244 votes

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  From The Underground to The Mainstream

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/2016

  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."

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  8.3/10227 votes

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  The New Guard

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/19/2016

  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 Age, culminating in the epic fury of Public Enemy.

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  8.6/10243 votes

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  The Birth of Gangsta Rap

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/26/2016

  Ice-T uses Hip-Hop to reflect the violence of Los Angeles and inspires a new form of Hip-Hop: Gangsta Rap. N.W.A’s first album, Straight Outta Compton, shocks America. After the LA Rebellion, Dr. Dre makes The Chronic, and creates Hip-Hop’s first hardcore pop record

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