All Episodes of Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

Season 1

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  Jesus Walks: 2004

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/13/2019

  “Jesus Walks” by Kanye West: in an era of excess, a Christian rap song challenges the church and changes its own ideals about religion and rap music.

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  Alright: 2015

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/20/2019

  “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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  Rock Box: 1984

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/27/2019

  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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  Elevators: 1996

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/2019

  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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  The Bridge: 1986

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/10/2019

  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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  Ladies First: 1989

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/17/2019

  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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