Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America Season 1

October. 13,2019
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A documentary series where each episode focuses on a groundbreaking song pivotal to the evolution of American music and culture.

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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

2019
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A documentary series where each episode focuses on a groundbreaking song pivotal to the evolution of American music and culture.

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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 6 - Ladies First: 1989
Episode 5 - The Bridge: 1986
Episode 4 - Elevators: 1996
First Aired: November. 03,2019

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

Episode 3 - Rock Box: 1984
First Aired: October. 27,2019

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

Episode 2 - Alright: 2015
First Aired: October. 20,2019

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

Episode 1 - Jesus Walks: 2004
First Aired: October. 13,2019

“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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