Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

  • Premiered: Jan 2023
  • Episodes: 4
  • Followers: 4
  • Running
  • BBC Two
  • Saturday at 21
  • Documentary Mini-series Musical

Seasons:

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Season 1
1x1
The Foundation
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 21, 2023
Discover the factors that led to the birth of Hip Hop and its first socially conscious hit "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five in 1982.
1x2
Under Siege
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 21, 2023
Explore the 1980s and the birth of Hip Hop as social commentary in the Reagan Era with the emergence of artists like Public Enemy, KRS-One, Ice-T, and NWA.
1x3
Culture Wars
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 28, 2023
Experience the 1990s during the Clinton years and the unstoppable rise in popularity of Hip Hop, which becomes a force that is attacked by all sides of the political establishment.
1x4 Show finale
Still Fighting
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 28, 2023
Follow the evolution of Hip Hop as its artists turn into multimillionaires and successful entrepreneurs. As a cultural phenomenon, Hip Hop continues to change history and is adopted as the voice of protest around the world.

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