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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America - Episode 1 - Jesus Walks, by Kanye West
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Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson
The first episode features Kanye West's Christian rap song Jesus Walks, which challenged the Church and changed ideals about religion and rap music.
- English subtitles
- 40
The first episode features Kanye West's Christian rap song Jesus Walks, which challenged the Church and changed ideals about religion and rap music.
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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America - Episode 2 - Alright, by Kendrick Lamar
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Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson
Making protest music in the era of Black Lives Matter, Alright becomes the unsaid anthem for hope.
- English subtitles
- 40
Making protest music in the era of Black Lives Matter, Alright becomes the unsaid anthem for hope.
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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America - Episode 3 - Rock Box, by Run-DMC
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Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson
How one song tore down the barriers between rock and hip-hop, race and class on American radio and television.
- English subtitles
- 40
How one song tore down the barriers between rock and hip-hop, race and class on American radio and television.
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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America - Episode 4 - Elevators, by Outkast
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Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson
Hip-hop's southern voice breaks through with an unsuspecting song that redefines rap's cultural and geographic boundaries.
- English subtitles
- 40
Hip-hop's southern voice breaks through with an unsuspecting song that redefines rap's cultural and geographic boundaries.
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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America - Episode 5 - The Bridge, by Marley Marl and MC Shan
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Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson
A song designed to foster community pride ignites hip-hop's most epic rap battle.
- English subtitles
- 40
A song designed to foster community pride ignites hip-hop's most epic rap battle.
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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America - Episode 6 - Ladies First, by Queen Latifah
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Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson
At the height of hip-hop's misogynistic themes, the culture bows down to their queens of rap.
- English subtitles
- 40
At the height of hip-hop's misogynistic themes, the culture bows down to their queens of rap.