Bronx-based DJs set Hip-Hop's sonic foundations. MCs, inspired by African Ame...
Hip-Hop Evolution
Season 1 Episode 3: The New Guard
Run-DMC ushers in a new era of Hip-Hop. Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin build Hip-Hop's first empire, Def Jam. An unknown producer finds a new way to make beats and launches Hip-Hop's Golden Age, culminating in the epic fury of Public Enemy.