Hip Hop Evolution (2016 – 2020)

2016 • 4 seasons • Documentary • TV-MA

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Episode 3 — The New Guard

Name: Episode 3 — The New Guard
Released: 2016-09-19
Duration: 49 min
Rating: 1
Cast: Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, Ice-T, Ice Cube, Shad

Season 1 • Hip Hop Evolution

Released: 2016-09-19 • Documentary

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Run-DMC ushers in a new era of Hip-Hop. Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin build Hip-Hop's first empire, Def Jam. An unknown producer finds a new way to make beats and launches Hip-Hop's Golden Age, culminating in the epic fury of Public Enemy.

Episodes

Episode 1
The Foundation
2016-09-05

Episode 2
From The Underground to The Mainstream
2016-09-12

Episode 3
The New Guard
2016-09-19

Episode 4
The Birth of Gangsta Rap
2016-09-26

Information

Episode air date	19.09.2016
Episode runtime	49 min
Episode rating	1.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	7.5
IMDb series rating	8.4
Series status	Ended
Age rating	17+
Country	CA

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Grandmaster Flash
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Afrika Bambaataa
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Ice-T
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Ice Cube
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Shad
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