TV series
Hip Hop Evolution
Overview
Hip-Hop today is a global culture that has changed music, dance, fashion, language —and even politics. But where did this worldwide cultural movement begin? We trace hip-hop back to its humble beginnings, when the kids of the Bronx crammed into house parties, rec rooms, and public parks to hear music like they’d never heard it before.
Details
- First air date
- 2016-09-05
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 4 seasons
- Episodes
- 16 episodes
- Genres
- Documentary
- Network
- HBO, Netflix
- Production
- Banger Films
- Country
- CA
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Grandmaster Flash as Self
- Afrika Bambaataa as Self
- Ice-T as Self
- Ice Cube as Self
- Shad as Self
- Pharrell Williams as Self
- J Dilla as Self (archive footage)
- Chad Hugo as Self
- Ye as Self
- Missy Elliott as Self
- Timbaland as Self
- André 3000 as Himself
Creators and crew
- Darby Wheeler - Creator
- Sam Dunn - Executive Producer
Seasons
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