Hip-Hop Evolution: Season 4
Netflix Norway
- Norwegian Netflix Release: January 24, 2020
- Social & Cultural Docs, Hip-Hop, Docuseries, Music & Musicals, Canadian TV Shows, Music and Concert Movies, Music & Concert Documentaries
Synopsis
Interviews with influential MCs, DJs and moguls trace the genre's dynamic evolution from the 1970s through the '00s in this documentary series. Originators. Innovators. Revolutionaries. Hip-hop legends share the stories and sounds that changed the game.
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Shad Kabango
Hip-Hop Evolution: Season 1
Season 1 of Hip-Hop Evolution has 4 episodes. Because different Netflix countries have different availability for episodes, you'll need to check the episode listing below to see which are available in Norway.
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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.
- October 4, 2017
Bootleg tapes capture the energy of live battles, the Sugarhill Gang releases a Top 40 hit, and hip-hop meets art punk in downtown New York.
- October 4, 2017
Run-D.M.C. and Def Jam bridge the rock-rap divide. Innovators like Marley Marl and Rakim usher in a new sound, and Public Enemy raises consciousness.
- October 4, 2017
Ice-T and N.W.A put West Coast rap on the map, documenting the reality of life in South Central LA. Dr. Dre tops the charts with "The Chronic."
- October 4, 2017
Hip-Hop Evolution: Season 2
Season 2 of Hip-Hop Evolution has 4 episodes. Because different Netflix countries have different availability for episodes, you'll need to check the episode listing below to see which are available in Norway.
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2 Live Crew popularizes the Miami bass sound and scores a victory for free speech. The Geto Boys put Houston on the map, paving the way for UGK.
- October 19, 2018
In the Bay Area, Too $hort channels pimp culture, MC Hammer becomes rap's first pop star, and Digital Underground introduces the world to Tupac Shakur.
- October 19, 2018
KRS-One makes his mark at New York's legendary Latin Quarter club. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul cultivate an Afrocentric, jazzy style.
- October 19, 2018
In the early 1990s, a new wave of hardcore East Coast artists emerges, led by Nas, Wu-Tang Clan and the Notorious B.I.G.
- October 19, 2018
Hip-Hop Evolution: Season 3
Season 3 of Hip-Hop Evolution has 4 episodes. Because different Netflix countries have different availability for episodes, you'll need to check the episode listing below to see which are available in Norway.
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With the rise of N.W.A., gangsta rap and Suge Knight, the East Coast-West Coast rivalry climaxes with a lethal beef ensnaring the great Tupac Shakur.
- September 6, 2019
In NYC, the Notorious B.I.G. fosters an empowering protégée, Lil’ Kim. When the East-West feud claims Biggie, Puff Daddy and Jay-Z vie for the throne.
- September 6, 2019
Alternative hip-hop bubbles up from the streets: Mos Def spits in NYC, the Freestyle Fellowship chops it up in LA, and Eminem battles on the circuit.
- September 6, 2019
A hot, sticky music scene is born in Atlanta as the infectious hooks of TLC and Kris Kross yield to the gritty originality of OutKast and Goodie Mob.
- September 6, 2019
Hip-Hop Evolution: Season 4
Season 4 of Hip-Hop Evolution has 4 episodes. Because different Netflix countries have different availability for episodes, you'll need to check the episode listing below to see which are available in Norway.
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Rooted in New Orleans's rich music culture, No Limit mogul Master P and bounce breakouts DJ Jimi and Juvenile shake rap and put twerking on the map.
- January 24, 2020
Innovators explode out of the South: Houston's DJ Screw slows hip-hop down, Memphis's Three 6 Mafia goes dark, and Atlanta's Lil Jon brings the crunk.
- January 24, 2020
Auteurs like the Neptunes' Pharrell and Chad expand the sonic palette. Timbaland and Missy Elliott lean forward. Kanye West and J Dilla reimagine rap.
- January 24, 2020
Mixtapes spread the hottest sounds, infringe copyright and break artists. Among them, 50 Cent polarizes, T.I. takes off with trap, and Lil Wayne clicks.
- January 24, 2020
