Episode
Hip Hop Evolution: From The Underground to The Mainstream
Overview
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."
Details
- Series
- Hip Hop Evolution
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2016-09-12
- Runtime
- 46 min
Episode context
From The Underground to The Mainstream is Episode 2 in Season 1 of Hip Hop Evolution. It aired on 2016-09-12. The runtime is 46 min.
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Episode 1: The Foundation
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.
Episode 3: The New Guard
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.
