Hip-Hop Evolution
MC and journalist Shad Kabango meets with Hip-Hop's biggest stars to retrace how Hip-Hop became the world's most popular music, but realizes that Hip-Hop's true legacy is something much more profound.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Cast:Shad , LL Cool J , Big Daddy Kane , Cheo Hodari Coker , Alonzo Williams , Mimi Valdes , Melle Mel , Grandmaster Caz , DJ Jazzy Jay , Kurtis Blow , Kool Moe Dee , Russell Simmons , Darryl McDaniels , Dan Charnas , Kevin Powell , Nelson George , Ice Cube , DJ Premier
S3.E1 ∙ A Tale of Two Coasts
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 and Notorious B.I.G.
S3.E2 ∙ Life After Death
In New York, the Notorious B.I.G. fosters an empowering protege, Lil' Kim. When the East-West feud claims Biggie, Puff Daddy and Jay-Z vie for the throne.
S3.E3 ∙ Pass the Mic
Alternative hip-hop bubbles up from the streets: Mos Def spits in New York, the Freestyle Fellowship chops it up in LA, and Eminem battles on the circuit.
S3.E4 ∙ The Dirty South
A hot, sticky music scene is born in Atlanta, Georgia, as the infectious hooks of TLC and Kris Kross yield to the gritty originality of OutKast and Goodie Mob.
