Episode 1
A Tale of Two Coasts
38m5.5 / 10
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.
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TV series
Hip Hop Evolution
2016TV-MA4 seasons7.5 / 10
Hip-Hop today is a global culture that has changed music, dance, fashion, language —and even politics. But where did this worldwide cultural movement begin? We trace hip-hop back to its humble beginnings, when the kids of the Bronx crammed into house parties, rec rooms, and public parks to hear music like they’d never heard it before.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
Hip-Hop today is a global culture that has changed music, dance, fashion, language —and even politics. But where did this worldwide cultural movement begin? We trace hip-hop back to its humble beginnings, when the kids of the Bronx crammed into house parties, rec rooms, and public parks to hear music like they’d never heard it before.
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Episode 2
Life After Death
49m4.0 / 10
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.
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Episode 3
Pass the Mic
42m4.0 / 10
Alternative hip-hop bubbles up from the streets: Mos Def spits in NYC, the Freestyle Fellowship chops it up in LA, and Eminem battle on the circuit.
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Episode 4
The Dirty South
46m4.0 / 10finale
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.
Episode credits
Guest stars André 3000, Big Boi, Cee Lo Green
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
More about Hip Hop Evolution
Cast
Grandmaster FlashSelf
Afrika BambaataaSelf
Ice-TSelf
Ice CubeSelfShadSelf
Pharrell WilliamsSelfJ DillaSelf (archive footage)
Chad HugoSelfCredits
- Created by
- Darby Wheeler
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 16
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
HBOCanada
Netflix- Banger FilmsCanada
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