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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America : Season 1
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Air date: 13 Oct '19 - 6 episodesA documentary series where each episode focuses on a groundbreaking song pivotal to the evolution of American music and culture.
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List of Episodes (6)
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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America (2019)
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1. Jesus Walks: 2004
13 Oct '19“Jesus Walks” by Kanye West: in an era of excess, a Christian rap song challenges the church and changes its own ideals about religion and rap music.
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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America (2019)
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2. Alright: 2015
20 Oct '19“Alright” by Kendrick Lamar: 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 (2019)
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3. Rock Box: 1984
27 Oct '19ROCK BOX by Run-DMC: How one song tore down the barriers between rock & hip hop, race and class on American radio and television.
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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America (2019)
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4. Elevators: 1996
03 Nov '19ELEVATORS by OutKast: 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 (2019)
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5. The Bridge: 1986
10 Nov '19THE BRIDGE by Marley Marl and MC Shan: 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 (2019)
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6. Ladies First: 1989
17 Nov '19LADIES FIRST by Queen Latifah: At the height of hip hop's misogynistic themes, the culture bows down to their queens of rap.
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