Hip-Hop Evolution
(2016)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 4
Street Dreams
Episode 4 - 1-17-2020
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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The Super Producers
Episode 3 - 1-17-2020
Auteurs like the Neptunes' Pharrell and Chad expand the sonic palette. Timbaland and Missy Elliott lean forward. Kanye West and J Dilla reimagine rap.
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The Southern Lab
Episode 2 - 1-17-2020
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.
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Bounce to This
Episode 1 - 1-17-2020
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.
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Season 3
The Dirty South
Episode 4 - 9-06-2019
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.
7.8/10Where to watch
Haven't Seen
Pass the Mic
Episode 3 - 9-06-2019
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.
8.3/10Where to watch
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Life After Death
Episode 2 - 9-06-2019
In NYC, the Notorious B.I.G. fosters an empowering protégée, Lil' Kim. When the East-West feud claims Biggie, Puff Daddy and Jay-Z vie for the throne.
8.1/10Where to watch
Haven't Seen
A Tale of Two Coasts
Episode 1 - 9-06-2019
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.
8.4/10Where to watch
Haven't Seen
Season 2
New York State of Mind
Episode 4 - 10-19-2018
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.
8.5/10Where to watch
Haven't Seen
Do the Knowledge
Episode 3 - 10-19-2018
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.
8.2/10Where to watch
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Out the Trunk: The Bay
Episode 2 - 10-19-2018
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.
8/10Where to watch
Haven't Seen
The Southern Way
Episode 1 - 10-19-2018
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.
7.8/10Where to watch
Haven't Seen
Season 1
The Birth of Gangsta Rap
Episode 4 - 9-26-2016
47m
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’s first album, Straight Outta Compton, shocks America. After the LA Rebellion, Dr. Dre makes The Chronic, and creates Hip-Hop’s first hardcore pop record
8.6/10Where to watch
Haven't Seen
The New Guard
Episode 3 - 9-19-2016
47m
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.
8.3/10Where to watch
Haven't Seen
From The Underground to The Mainstream
Episode 2 - 9-12-2016
47m
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’s commercial potential and create Hip-Hop's first hit, "Rapper's Delight."
8.3/10Where to watch
Haven't Seen
The Foundation
Episode 1 - 9-05-2016
47m
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.
8.2/10Where to watch
Haven't Seen
Top 5 Highest Rated Episodes 8.6/10
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The Birth of Gangsta Rap
Episode 4 - 9-26-2016
47m
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’s first album, Straight Outta Compton, shocks America. After the LA Rebellion, Dr. Dre makes The Chronic, and creates Hip-Hop’s first hardcore pop record
8.6/10Where to watch
Haven't Seen
New York State of Mind
Episode 4 - 10-19-2018
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.
8.5/10Where to watch
Haven't Seen
A Tale of Two Coasts
Episode 1 - 9-06-2019
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.
8.4/10Where to watch
Haven't Seen
From The Underground to The Mainstream
Episode 2 - 9-12-2016
47m
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’s commercial potential and create Hip-Hop's first hit, "Rapper's Delight."
8.3/10Where to watch
Haven't Seen
The New Guard
Episode 3 - 9-19-2016
47m
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.
8.3/10Where to watch
Haven't Seen
