TV Show Details
Air Date:October 13th, 2019
Last Air Date:November 17th, 2019
Network:AMC
Status:Ended
Genres:Documentary
Original Language:English
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America on the Web:Official Website
TV Show Tags:
hip-hop
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America (2019)
AMC
Miniseries
Audience Score
Plot
From executive producers Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Shawn Gee and Alex Gibney, each episode of this series focuses on a groundbreaking song pivotal to the evolution of American music and culture. From the early hip-hop battles to verses that sparked hope and inspired change, watch artists deconstruct their composition, revisit the impact the song had on them personally, and dissect the socio-economic and cultural conditions that inspired the landmark work and gave voice to a generation.
