As the 1980s progressed, hip hop entered what many refer to as the golden age of the genre, producing new sounds and superstars at a staggering pace. Its now a bit hold and so only goes up to the end of the 90s. Part one of the documentary covers the birth of hip. In recent years a new generation of hip hop artists has emerged in south africa, who are taking it back to the roots and celebrating the many. Fell in love with lil wayne and how much he doesnt give a fuck. The first part of the documentary is related because the title of the series is called through the years of hip hop, so it is important to show people how this culture began. Here at crack magazine, weve travelled from the 1980s to the present day to round up ten of the greatest, with each guaranteed to change the way you interpret hip hop history. Hip hop evolution 2016 4 seasons international docuseries interviews with influential mcs, djs and moguls trace the genres dynamic evolution from the 1970s through the 00s in this documentary series.
But maybe that is not a problem, as hip hop history is perhaps mostly before that. Fortyfour years ago today, an 18yearold new york dj and his emcee friend kickstarted the hip hop genre. The foundation of african hip hop culture online twentyone years online and counting, is one of the original websites promoting urban african culture. Feb 12, 2020 the hip hop years a 3 part documentary created for british television in 1999. Hes literally on cloud 9 for the whole documentary. Interviews with influential mcs, djs and moguls trace the genres dynamic evolution from the 1970s through the 1990s in this documentary series. Hiphop documentaries help tell the stories of the unknown, forgotten.
The series recounts the development of hip hop culture from its birth in new york city in the 1970s through its flowering into a global phenomenon in the 21st century. We run down, in chronological order, 15 hip hop documentaries to add to your watch list. Hiphop legends share the stories and sounds that changed the game. Her source beauty and fashion trends archives the source. Dec 12, 2016 like the get down, hiphop evolution sees the 70s disco boom as an important parallel, if at times adversary, to the gestating bboy nation. Mc and journalist shad kabango meets with hip hop s biggest stars to retrace how hip hop became the worlds most popular music, but realizes that hip hop s true legacy is something much more profound.
Run dmc, who are described in the documentary as the beatles of hip hop, were among those leading the charge. On the trail of rap, graffiti, djing and breakdancing in europe. Mcs, djs and moguls trace the genres dynamic evolution from the 1970s through the 00s in this documentary series. A channel 4 documentary to celebrate the hip hop 20 years 150 minutes of incredibles interviews history videos and clips including. For those of you late in the game, after premiering this past winter at sundance, the documentary fresh. Fresh dressed documentary explores hip hop fashion through the years street fashion included status labels in brooklyn, n. The hip hop years is a three part series of one hour television documentaries, made for channel 4 in 1999. Netflix announces rap documentary series featuring nas, 2. For the most part, music releases have been pretty dry since the new year. Be sure to download the free red bull tv app and catch the music action on all. Google has unveiled a new doodle on its home page commemorating the birth of hip hop 44 years ago. Bbc world service the documentary podcast, gospel meets hiphop. The 5 best bbc hip hop documentaries online now bbc music. Future drops the wizrd documentary hip hops digital giant.
This is a really useful history of hip hop, especially for the early years origins in particular and up to the early 90s. Like it or not, hip hop has become part of our dna in one way or another. Nas is also slated to release a new documentary of his 2014 performance at the kennedy center in washington d. Double cd released by channel 4 to accompany their fourpart tv documentary series the hip hop years, created to celebrate hip hop s 20th year. But as hip hop music moves into its 25 th year, its 40something followers are starting to wax nostalgic about what many feel was the golden age of hip hop music. The hip hop years a 3 part documentary created for british television in 1999. The hip hop years a documentary visual culture and hip. Music watch free documentaries online documentary heaven. Jun 25, 2015 fresh dressed documentary explores hiphop fashion through the years street fashion included status labels in brooklyn, n.
The hip hop years three part miniseries how we got on. Hip hop music listen to and download hip hop tracks 22 years ago. It will make you want to celebrate life regardless of age or condition. The story of chron hell razah smith, the longawaited documentary feature film about wutang clan affiliate hell razah and his battle to recover from a lifealtering brain aneurysm was released on march 11 via indie rights. Beginning in 1979, the reagan decade is counted down with each years pop hits, underground club classics, and obscure gems. Hip hop eration follows a troupe of courageous, yet cheeky, senior citizens on an extraordinary quest to perform at the world hip hop championships in las vegas. Before filming the hiphop documentary underdogs, french. Fresh dressed documentary explores hiphop fashion through. Porsche presents hiphop documentary back 2 tape 04162020. Then they give you a tight piece on graffiti told by the masters. History of hip hop cosmo baker, dj ayres, and dj eleven of the rub present their history of hip hop series on.
The story of chron hell razah smith released march 11, 2020 via indie rights. Watched it junior year of high school while my curiosity of drugs was peaking. Hiphop evolution features rap musics architects and. Artists in back 2 tape illustrate the diversity of europe. Jul 15, 2017 the evolution of hip hop 1979 2020, best rap song of each year hip hop has arguably been the most polarizing genre of music in the past two decades. May 16, 20 the hip hop years is a 3part series of one hour television documentaries made for channel 4 in 1999. Listen to the latest hip hop tracks and mixtapes, brought to you by the source. For the purposes of how we got on, i find parts 1 and 2 most relevant but part 3 does help complete the whole picture. Track 101 is the remix from the in the jungle groove lp featuring the famous clap yer hands, stomp yer feet line.
Dj kool herc, run dmc, rock steady crew, afrika bambataa. Hip hop eration is a poetic feelgood film that proves age has no limits and that hip hop can set you free. A film which provides some serious insight into the creative process that was involved in wrapping up his latest album. Hiphop evolution 2016 15 4 seasons docuseries interviews with influential mcs, djs and moguls trace the genres dynamic evolution from the 1970s through the 00s in this documentary series. In the 1970s, dj kool herc, afrika bambaataa, grandmaster flash and the first rhythmic rappers lay the foundations of hip hop in the south bronx. Strength in numbers hip hop next page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11.
Watch the trailer for netflixs documentary series, debuting on. Africanhiphop the home of african hip hop culture on the. Hip hop music listen to and download hip hop tracks. Dmx releases his debut album its dark and hell is hot a personal story by courtneyb may, 2020. Watch new music videos and reminisce with your old hip hop favorites.
Its original goal 1997 of unifying everybody whos inspired by hip hop and by the cultures of africa and of african origins still holds today. Cole released his latest album revenge of the dreamers iii on july 5th 2019, the album was accompanied by a 30 minute documentary dreamville presents. Vh1 ego trippin the white rapper show season 1 episode 6 duration. Coachella shares 20 years in the desert documentary. Gospel and hiphop are closely related, but the relationship hasnt always been an easy one. Bbc music bbc music the 5 best bbc hip hop documentaries. The canon of hiphop documentaries is growing fast heres the very best, from style wars to wot do u call it. Fortunately, as the art form grows up and settles into history, things are changing, with great hip hop documentaries now a much more regular occurrence. Elsewhere, a 17yearold skeme struggles to convince his mother about his illicit quest for fame and his dream of having his painted trains run all. Apr 16, 2020 hiphop is not just a style of dress or a style of music, says huls, who has been working as a journalist for more than 20 years. We at run the trap are very selective of the music we post, and make sure to only share the utmost quality works on our website. The game worked on the album with the goal of reviving the west coast hip hop scene, which had been overshadowed in the past few years by artists from the east and south. Hiphop evolution 2016 15 4 seasons series interviews with influential mcs, djs and moguls trace the genres dynamic evolution from the 1970s through the 00s in this documentary series.
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