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Set against 40 years of music history, this six-part documentary series takes a deep dive into the paradox of America’s criminalization of the genre and...
Genre:Documentary
Network:FX
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Season 1

  • A Child Is Born With No State of Mind
    8.2/1037 votes
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    A Child Is Born With No State of Mind

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/12/2021

    Hip Hop Uncovered introduces five main contributors (Big U, Deb, Trick Trick, Bimmy and Haitian Jack). They are the unsung heroes of hip hop's legacy. They are the men and women who worked in the shadows to affect hip hop at the highest levels.

    Director: Rashidi Natara Harper

    Writer: N/A

  • Cash Rules Everything Around Me
    8.0/1030 votes
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    Cash Rules Everything Around Me

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/12/2021

    Our OGs learn to hustle, hoping to make a better life for their families. The lessons they learn provide them unique business acumen that will one day serve them in the music business.

    Director: Rashidi Natara Harper

    Writer: N/A

  • Shit's Real
    8.3/1021 votes
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    Shit's Real

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/19/2021

    Our OGs get more involved with the music. They learn the details of management, producing and developing artists. However, their pasts catch up to them. By the time of civil unrest in 1992 Los Angeles, the main contributors found themselves doing time.

    Director: Rashidi Natara Harper

    Writer: N/A

  • Things Just Ain't the Same for Gangstas
    8.2/1019 votes
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    Things Just Ain't the Same for Gangstas

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/19/2021

    As the drug game dried up in the streets, a new hustle emerged...hip hop. After time in prison, we catch up with the five main contributors: Big U manages Kurupt, Deb moves to Atlanta, Haitian Jack works with the Fugees, Bimmy is hired at Def Jam and Trick Trick records his first album.

    Director: Rashidi Natara Harper

    Writer: N/A

  • Industry Rule Number 4080: Record Company People Are Shady
    7.2/1018 votes
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    Industry Rule Number 4080: Record Company People Are Shady

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/26/2021

    With hip hop becoming the world's most popular music genre, our OGs find themselves facing a dilemma, join the establishment or keep to the code of the street?

    Director: Rashidi Natara Harper

    Writer: N/A

  • Victory Lap
    8.1/1017 votes
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    Victory Lap

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/26/2021

    Our contributors become modern-day Robin Hoods as they change their communities for the better through leadership. As 2020 is ushered in, hip hop now faces its largest challenge yet. Will it be the voice of the oppressed during historic times?

    Director: Rashidi Natara Harper

    Writer: N/A