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The Best Episodes of Hip Hop Uncovered Season 1

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The Best Episodes of Hip Hop Uncovered Season 1

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...

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  1. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Things Just Ain't the Same for Gangstas

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    S1:E4

    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.

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    #2 - Cash Rules Everything Around Me

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    S1:E2

    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.

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    #3 - A Child Is Born With No State of Mind

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    S1:E1

    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.

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    #4 - Shit's Real

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    S1:E3

    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.

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    #5 - Industry Rule Number 4080: Record Company People Are Shady

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    S1:E5

    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?

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    #6 - Victory Lap

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    S1:E6

    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?

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Things Just Ain't the Same for Gangstas" is the best rated episode of "Hip Hop Uncovered" season 1. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Rashidi Natara Harper and written by N/A, it aired on 2/19/2021. This episode is rated 9.0 points higher than the second-best, "Cash Rules Everything Around Me".