Origins of Hip Hop
2022
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Season 1 episodes (8)
1 Fat Joe (#105)
5/30/22
Fat Joe's authenticity helped him gain respect from all angles as he pushed to break boundaries as one Hip Hop's only Latino rappers.
2 Busta Rhymes (#101)
6/7/22
From his eccentric style, booming voice, and explosive career, Busta Rhymes changed the landscape of Hip Hop forever.
3 Ja Rule (#108)
6/14/22
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With some of the biggest collaborations the industry has seen, Ja was reigning the charts until it all crumbled. His publicized beef with 50 Cent divided the industry, and his arrest in 2007 knocked him down. But with every obstacle, he has prevailed.
4 Eve (#106)
6/21/22
Eve's rise to fame and success as one of rap's most successful female artists is one worth a celebration, but the path there was less than ideal. A household name, her contributions are forever etched in the fabric of Hip Hop.
5 Ice-T (#103)
6/28/22
From "Cop Killer" to playing America's favorite cop on television, Ice-T's career and accomplishments have paved the way for artists to emulate his path.
6 Lil Jon
7/5/22
From the window to the wall, Lil Jon has seen it all. Making his way to the top as an A&R, forming his supergroup Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz, Jon understands he was a born hitmaker.
7 Grandmaster Flash (#102)
7/12/22
Emerging from the South Bronx in the 1970's, Grandmaster Flash and his innovation helped create the most widespread movement in popular culture: Hip-Hop.
8 Uncle Luke
7/19/22
Luther Campbell rose to fame as he single-handedly changed the face of music two fold: fathering the birth of Southern Hip Hop, and fighting for musicians' first amendment rights.
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