Hip Hop Was Born Here
Series Premiere:
TVMA
Documentary
Music
Hip-Hop & Rap
The creation, evolution and ongoing legacy of hip-hop, not just as a genre, but as a culture; featuring interviews with Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, Method Man, Rev Run and more.
Cast & Crew
Matt Roush says...
From MTV Entertainment Studios and executive producers LL Cool J (who also hosts) and Peyton Manning, a five-part musical docuseries visits the streets, playgrounds, and stoops of New York City where the explosive genre of hip hop was incubated as an outlet for urban storytelling. Still marveling at the worldwide impact made by their music, hip hop superstars including Rev Run, Method Man, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh and many more reflect on their breakthroughs in the 1970s and 1980s while dissecting their iconic tracks.
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