← Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

Season 1

6 episodes · 2019

  1. 1Jesus Walks: 2004

    13 Oct 2019 · 1 hr 0 min

    “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.

  2. 2Alright: 2015

    20 Oct 2019 · 1 hr 0 min

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

  3. 3Rock Box: 1984

    27 Oct 2019 · 1 hr 0 min

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

  4. 4Elevators: 1996

    03 Nov 2019 · 1 hr 0 min

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

  5. 5The Bridge: 1986

    10 Nov 2019 · 1 hr 0 min

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

  6. 6Ladies First: 1989finale

    17 Nov 2019 · 1 hr 0 min

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