Hip-Hop Evolution Netflix Original

2016–

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Seasons

Season 1

  • E1 The Foundation 2016-09-05 路 48m 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.
  • E2 The Underground to the Mainstream 2016-09-12 路 46m 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鈥檚 commercial potential and create Hip-Hop's first hit, "Rapper's Delight."
  • E3 The New Guard 2016-09-19 路 49m 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.
  • E4 The Birth of Gangsta Rap 2016-09-26 路 46m 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鈥檚 first album, Straight Outta Compton, shocks America. After the LA Rebellion, Dr. Dre makes The Chronic, and creates Hip-Hop鈥檚 first hardcore pop record

Season 2

  • E1 The Southern Way 2018-10-19 路 47m 2 Live Crew popularizes the Miami bass sound and scores a victory for free speech. The Geto Boys put Houston on the map, paving the way for UGK.
  • E2 Out the Trunk: The Bay 2018-10-19 路 46m In the Bay Area, Too $hort channels pimp culture, MC Hammer becomes rap's first pop star, and Digital Underground introduces the world to Tupac Shakur.
  • E3 Do the Knowledge 2018-10-19 路 52m KRS-One makes his mark at New York's legendary Latin Quarter club. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul cultivate an Afrocentric, jazzy style.
  • E4 New York State of Mind 2018-10-19 路 42m In the early 1990s, a new wave of hardcore East Coast artists emerges, led by Nas, Wu-Tang Clan and the Notorious B.I.G.

Season 3

  • E1 A Tale of Two Coasts 2019-09-06 路 38m With the rise of N.W.A., gangsta rap and Suge Knight, the East Coast-West Coast rivalry climaxes with a lethal beef ensnaring the great Tupac Shakur.
  • E2 Life After Death 2019-09-06 路 49m In NYC, the Notorious B.I.G. fosters an empowering prot茅g茅e, Lil' Kim. When the East-West feud claims Biggie, Puff Daddy and Jay-Z vie for the throne.
  • E3 Pass the Mic 2019-09-06 路 42m Alternative hip-hop bubbles up from the streets: Mos Def spits in NYC, the Freestyle Fellowship chops it up in LA, and Eminem battle on the circuit.
  • E4 The Dirty South 2019-09-06 路 46m A hot, sticky music scene is born in Atlanta as the infectious hooks of TLC and Kris Kross yield to the gritty originality of OutKast and Goodie Mob.

Season 4

  • E1 Bounce to This 2020-01-17 路 43m Rooted in New Orleans's rich music culture, No Limit mogul Master P and bounce breakouts DJ Jimi and Juvenile shake rap and put twerking on the map.
  • E2 The Southern Lab 2020-01-17 路 45m Innovators explode out of the South: Houston's DJ Screw slows hip-hop down, Memphis's Three 6 Mafia goes dark, and Atlanta's Lil Jon brings the crunk.
  • E3 The Super Producers 2020-01-17 路 44m Auteurs like the Neptunes' Pharrell and Chad expand the sonic palette. Timbaland and Missy Elliott lean forward. Kanye West and J Dilla reimagine rap.
  • E4 Street Dreams 2020-01-17 路 36m Mixtapes spread the hottest sounds, infringe copyright and break artists. Among them, 50 Cent polarizes, T.I. takes off with trap, and Lil Wayne clicks.
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