Episodes (4)
Oct 19, 2018
2 Live Crew popularizes the Miami bass sound and scores a victory for free speech. The Geto Boys put Houston on the map, paving the way for UGK.
Oct 19, 2018
In the Bay Area, Too Short channels pimp culture, MC Hammer becomes rap's first pop star, and Digital Underground introduces the world to Tupac Shakur.
Oct 19, 2018
KRS-One makes his mark at New York's legendary Latin Quarter club. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul cultivate an Afrocentric, jazzy style.
Oct 19, 2018
In the early 1990s, a new wave of East Coast artists emerges, led by Nas, Wu-Tang Clan and the Notorious B.I.G.
About
Hip-Hop Evolution Season 2 (2018) is released on Oct 19, 2018 and the latest season 4 of Hip-Hop Evolution is released in 2020. Watch Hip-Hop Evolution online - the English Documentary TV series from Canada. Hip-Hop Evolution is directed by Darby Wheeler,Sam Dunn,Scot McFadyen and created by Rodrigo Bascunan with Shad and LL Cool J.
Critically acclaimed MC and journalist Shad Kabango sets out to uncover the foundations of Hip-Hop music. Beginning his journey in the Bronx, Shad meets with the DJs and MCs who set the template for all to follow. Along the way, Shad retraces Hip-Hop's progression from underground parties to mainstream culture, but realizes something much more profound-that Hip-Hop's success is only part of the story: from the boroughs of NYC to the ghettos of LA and beyond, Hip-Hop created a new voice for the disenfranchised.