Hip-Hop Evolution
2016 · TV Series · TV-MA · 50 min · ★ 7.5
This docuseries traces how hip-hop grew from packed Bronx house parties and park jams into a worldwide culture that reshaped music, dance, fashion, language, and even politics. Along the way, it explores key scenes, influences, and turning points that helped the movement spread and change over time.
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Streaming on Netflix.
12 hours to watch · 16 episodes.
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Details
- Original title
- Hip Hop Evolution
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-09-05
- Network
- Netflix, HBO
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (60 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an accessible tour of hip-hop’s roots, major scenes, and cultural impact, similar in spirit to Metal Evolution or The Defiant Ones; Not for you if you want a single, unified timeline without regional detours.
Pros: engaging hip-hop history; strong sense of roots; entertaining music moments | Cons: regional focus can frustrate; uneven coverage of scenes; not fully holistic evolution
Cast & crew
Grandmaster Flash
as Self
Afrika Bambaataa
as Self
Ice-T
as Self
Ice Cube
as Self
- SH
Shad
as Self
- PW
Pharrell Williams
as Self
- CH
Chad Hugo
as Self
- YE
Ye
as Self
- ME
Missy Elliott
as Self
- TI
Timbaland
as Self
Episodes4 seasons · 16 episodes
Season 14 episodes
- S1E1The Foundation48mNetflix
- S1E2From The Underground to The Mainstream46mNetflix
- S1E3The New Guard49mNetflix
- S1E4The Birth of Gangsta Rap46mNetflix
Season 24 episodes
- S2E1The Southern Way47mNetflix
- S2E2Out the Trunk: The Bay46mNetflix
- S2E3Do the Knowledge52mNetflix
- S2E4New York State of Mind42mNetflix
Season 34 episodes
- S3E1A Tale of Two Coasts38mNetflix
- S3E2Life After Death49mNetflix
- S3E3Pass the Mic42mNetflix
- S3E4The Dirty South46mNetflix
Season 44 episodes
- S4E1Bounce to This43mNetflix
- S4E2The Southern Lab45mNetflix
- S4E3The Super Producers44mNetflix
- S4E4Street Dreams36mNetflix