Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2019)

Cast

Queen Latifah as Self
Queen Latifah

as Self

Kendrick Lamar as Self
Kanye West as Self
Kanye West

as Self

Questlove as Self
Questlove

as Self

MC Lyte as Self
MC Lyte

as Self

Roxanne Shanté as Self
Tariq Trotter as Self
Tariq Trotter

as Self

Joseph Simmons as Self
Fab 5 Freddy as Self
Fab 5 Freddy

as Self

André 3000 as Self
André 3000

as Self

Big Boi as Self
Big Boi

as Self

Monie Love as Self
Monie Love

as Self

Marley Marl as Self
Marley Marl

as Self

Bill Adler as Self
Bill Adler

as Self

The 45 King as Self
The 45 King

as Self

M.C. Shan as Self
M.C. Shan

as Self

Episodes

Jesus Walks: 2004 poster

Jesus Walks: 2004 0.0

October 13, 2019

“Jesus Walks” by Kanye West: in an era of excess, a Christian rap song challenges the church and changes its own ideals…

Alright: 2015 poster

Alright: 2015 0.0

October 20, 2019

“Alright” by Kendrick Lamar: making protest music in the era of Black Lives Matter, “Alright” becomes the unsaid anthem…

Rock Box: 1984 poster

Rock Box: 1984 0.0

October 27, 2019

ROCK BOX by Run-DMC: How one song tore down the barriers between rock & hip hop, race and class on American radio and t…

Elevators: 1996 poster

Elevators: 1996 0.0

November 3, 2019

ELEVATORS by OutKast: Hip hop's southern voice breaks through with an unsuspecting song that redefines rap's cultural a…

The Bridge: 1986 poster

The Bridge: 1986 0.0

November 10, 2019

THE BRIDGE by Marley Marl and MC Shan: A song designed to foster community pride, ignites hip hop's most epic rap battl…

Ladies First: 1989 poster

Ladies First: 1989 0.0

November 17, 2019

LADIES FIRST by Queen Latifah: At the height of hip hop's misogynistic themes, the culture bows down to their queens of…