Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Season 1
20196 episodes
Episodes
E1Jesus Walks: 2004
2019-10-13 · 60m
“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.
- E2
Alright: 2015
2019-10-20 · 60m
“Alright” by Kendrick Lamar: making protest music in the era of Black Lives Matter, “Alright” becomes the unsaid anthem for hope.
- E3
Rock Box: 1984
2019-10-27 · 60m
ROCK BOX by Run-DMC: How one song tore down the barriers between rock & hip hop, race and class on American radio and television.
- E4
Elevators: 1996
2019-11-03 · 60m
ELEVATORS by OutKast: Hip hop's southern voice breaks through with an unsuspecting song that redefines rap's cultural and geographic boundaries.
- E5
The Bridge: 1986
2019-11-10 · 60m
THE BRIDGE by Marley Marl and MC Shan: A song designed to foster community pride, ignites hip hop's most epic rap battle.
- E6
Ladies First: 1989
2019-11-17 · 60m
LADIES FIRST by Queen Latifah: At the height of hip hop's misogynistic themes, the culture bows down to their queens of rap.