Hip Hop Uncovered
“The untold story of rap's most notorious kingmakers.”
Set against 40 years of music history, this six-part documentary series takes a deep dive into the paradox of America’s criminalization of the genre and its fascination with the street culture that created it and still exists within it. Instead of telling the story of hip hop from the top down, this documentary tells the story from the streets up, as it reveals the untold story of how America’s streets helped shape hip hop culture from an expression of survival and defiance into music’s most dominant genre.
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Seasons
1.A Child Is Born With No State of Mind
12-02-202154mHip Hop Uncovered introduces five main contributors (Big U, Deb, Trick Trick, Bimmy and Haitian Jack). They are the unsung heroes of hip hop's legacy. They are the men and women wh...
2.Cash Rules Everything Around Me
1.012-02-202154mOur OGs learn to hustle, hoping to make a better life for their families. The lessons they learn provide them unique business acumen that will one day serve them in the music busin...
3.Shit's Real
19-02-202154mOur OGs get more involved with the music. They learn the details of management, producing and developing artists. However, their pasts catch up to them. By the time of civil unrest...
4.Things Just Ain't the Same for Gangstas
10.019-02-202154mAs the drug game dried up in the streets, a new hustle emerged...hip hop. After time in prison, we catch up with the five main contributors: Big U manages Kurupt, Deb moves to Atla...
5.Industry Rule Number 4080: Record Company People Are Shady
26-02-202154mWith hip hop becoming the world's most popular music genre, our OGs find themselves facing a dilemma, join the establishment or keep to the code of the street?
6.Victory Lap
26-02-202154mOur contributors become modern-day Robin Hoods as they change their communities for the better through leadership. As 2020 is ushered in, hip hop now faces its largest challenge ye...
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