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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

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Documentary

TV-14

1 Season

42m

From Executive Producers Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Shawn Gee and Alex Gibney, each episode of this new documentary series focuses on a groundbreaking song pivotal to the evolution of American music and culture.

Season 1, 6 Episodes

Season 1 (6 Episodes)

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America - Jesus Walks: 2004

Jesus Walks: 2004,

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.

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America - Alright: 2015

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

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America - Rock Box: 1984

Rock Box: 1984,

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

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America - Elevators: 1996

Elevators: 1996,

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

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America - The Bridge: 1986

The Bridge: 1986,

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

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America - Ladies First: 1989

Ladies First: 1989,

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

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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

Documentary

TV-14

1 Season

42m

From Executive Producers Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Shawn Gee and Alex Gibney, each episode of this new documentary series focuses on a groundbreaking song pivotal to the evolution of American music and culture.

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