TV series

Hip Hop Evolution

2016–2020 · 4 seasons

An enthusiastic, interview-driven history lesson that makes music history feel alive and personal.

Overview: Hip-Hop today is a global culture that has changed music, dance, fashion, language —and even politics. But where did this worldwide cultural movement begin? We trace hip-hop back to its humble beginnings, when the kids of the Bronx crammed into house parties, rec rooms, and public parks to hear music like they’d never heard it before.
How it feels: Earnest, uplifting, warm and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Music, art, race, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: music
art
race
class
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: documentary
Created by: Darby Wheeler
Starring: Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, Ice-T, Ice Cube, Shad, Pharrell Williams, J Dilla, Chad Hugo
Length: 4 seasons, 16 episodes, 50 min each
Network: HBO, Netflix
Country: United States of America, Canada
Languages: English