The Hip Hop Years (1999)
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Russell Simmons as Self
Episodes 2
The New Rock 'n' Roll
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Documents the rising popularity of hip-hop through the 1980's and the controversy surrounding the explicit lyrical content of gangsta rap.
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Season Finale
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The final episode in the series looks at the mid 1990's east coast vs west coast rivalry, the growing commercialisation of hip-hop, and its place at the close of the 20th century as the biggest selling music genre in the United States.
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