Bronx-based DJs set Hip-Hop's sonic foundations. MCs, inspired by African Ame...
Hip-Hop Evolution
Season 1 Episode 4: The Birth of Gangsta Rap
Ice-T uses Hip-Hop to reflect the violence of Los Angeles and inspires a new form of Hip-Hop: Gangsta Rap. N.W.A’s first album, Straight Outta Compton, shocks America. After the LA Rebellion, Dr. Dre makes The Chronic, and creates Hip-Hop’s first hardcore pop record