Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

Season 1

2019 · 6 episodes · 6h 0m in all

Episodes

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   1. Jesus Walks: 2004

   13 Oct 2019 · 60 min

   “Jesus Walks” by Kanye West: in an era of excess, a Christian rap song challenges the church and changes its own ideals about religion and rap music.

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   2. Alright: 2015

   20 Oct 2019 · 60 min

   “Alright” by Kendrick Lamar: making protest music in the era of Black Lives Matter, “Alright” becomes the unsaid anthem for hope.

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   3. Rock Box: 1984

   27 Oct 2019 · 60 min

   ROCK BOX by Run-DMC: How one song tore down the barriers between rock & hip hop, race and class on American radio and television.

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   4. Elevators: 1996

   3 Nov 2019 · 60 min

   ELEVATORS by OutKast: Hip hop's southern voice breaks through with an unsuspecting song that redefines rap's cultural and geographic boundaries.

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   5. The Bridge: 1986

   10 Nov 2019 · 60 min

   THE BRIDGE by Marley Marl and MC Shan: A song designed to foster community pride, ignites hip hop's most epic rap battle.

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   6. Ladies First: 1989

   17 Nov 2019 · 60 min

   LADIES FIRST by Queen Latifah: At the height of hip hop's misogynistic themes, the culture bows down to their queens of rap.