History | Music
Station:
FX (US)
Status:
Running
Start:
2021-02-12
Rating:
10/10 from 1 users
Set against 40 years of music history, Hip Hop Uncovered takes a deep dive into the paradox of America's criminalization of the genre and its fascination with the street culture that created it and still exists within it. Instead of telling the story of hip hop from the top down, The series tells the story from the streets up, as it reveals the untold story of how America's streets helped shape hip hop culture from an expression of survival and defiance into music's most dominant genre.
There is no Next Episode of Hip Hop Uncovered planned.
S1E4 - Things Just Ain't the Same for Gangstas
As the drug game dried up in the streets, a new hustle emerged...hip hop. After time in prison, we catch up with the five main contributors- Big U manages Kurupt, Deb moves to Atlanta, Haitian Jack works with the Fugees, Bimmy is hired at Def Jam and Trick Trick records his first album.
Air Date: 19 Feb 2021 21:19 (CDT)
S1E5 - Industry Rule Number 4080: Record Company People Are Shady
With hip-hop becoming the world's most popular music genre, the OGs find themselves facing a dilemma: join the establishment or keep to the code of the street.
Air Date: 26 Feb 2021 20:00 (CDT)
S1E6 - Victory Lap
The contributors become modern-day Robin Hoods as they change their communities for the better through leadership. As 2020 is ushered in, hip-hop faces its largest challenge yet: to be the voice of the oppressed during historic times.
Air Date: 26 Feb 2021 21:21 (CDT)