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.
A child is born with no state of mind
Cash rules everything around me
Shit's real
Things just ain't the same for gangstas
Industry rule number 4080: record company people are shady
Victory lap
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