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Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
The Foundation
Discover the factors that led to the birth of Hip Hop and its first hit in 1982.
Culture Wars
Chuck D of Public Enemy explores Hip Hop’s political awakening over the last 50 years. With a host of rap stars and cultural commentators he tracks Hip Hop’s socially conscious roots. From The Message to Fight The Power 2020, he examines how Hip Hop has become "the Black CNN."
Culture Wars
Season 1 Episode 3 | 54m 35s | CC
Experience the 1990s during the Clinton years and the unstoppable rise in popularity of Hip Hop, which becomes a force that is attacked by all sides of the political establishment.
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