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
S4.E1 ∙ Bounce to This
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.
S4.E2 ∙ The Southern Lab
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'.
S4.E3 ∙ The Super Producers
Auteurs like the Neptunes' Pharrell and Chad expand the sonic palette. Timbaland and Missy Elliott lean forward. Kanye West and J Dilla re-imagine rap.
S4.E4 ∙ Street Dreams
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.
