Series
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
Documentary
Public Enemy’s Chuck D leads a cast of hip-hop icons and leading African-American and Latino cultural commentators as they chart the factors that led to the birth of the revolutionary art form of hip-hop in 1970s New York, as well as the creation of the seminal hit The Message. They evoke a picture of how, after the turbulence of the 60s and the civil rights struggles, desperate social conditions and the experience of countless dispossessed people of colour living in a city mired in crisis helped give birth to a new art form.
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Seasons & episodes
1The Foundation21 Jan 2023 · 60mDiscover the factors that led to the birth of Hip Hop and its first socially conscious hit "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five in 1982.
2Under Siege21 Jan 2023 · 60mExplore the 1980s and the birth of Hip Hop as social commentary in the Reagan Era with the emergence of artists like Public Enemy, KRS-One, Ice-T, and NWA.
3Culture Wars28 Jan 2023 · 60mExperience the 1990s during the Clinton years and the unstoppable rise in popularity of Hip Hop, which becomes a force that is attacked by all sides of the political establishment.
4Still Fighting28 Jan 2023 · 60mFollow the evolution of Hip Hop as its artists turn into multimillionaires and successful entrepreneurs. As a cultural phenomenon, Hip Hop continues to change history and is adopted as the voice of protest around the world.
Details
- Created by
- Chuck D
- First aired
- 21 Jan 2023
- Last aired
- 28 Jan 2023
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 4
- Votes
- 4 on TMDB
Cast
Chuck DSelf
KRS-OneSelf
Grandmaster CazSelf
Melle MelSelf- AAbiodun OyewoleSelf
Nelson GeorgeSelf- HHasan Kwame JeffriesSelf
Darryl 'DMC' McDanielsSelf [RUN-D.M.C]
Lee QuiñonesSelf
Michael HolmanSelf- DDouglas ColónSelf
- RRosa Alicia ClementeSelf
LL Cool JSelf
Fat JoeSelf
