Reveals the untold story of how America’s streets helped shape hip hop culture from an expression of survival and defiance into music’s most dominant genre.
EPISODE 1
A Child Is Born With No State Of Mind
A Child Is Born With No State Of Mind. Hip Hop Uncovered introduces five main contributors (Big U, Deb, Trick Trick, Bimmy and Haitian Jack). They are the unsung heroes of hip hop's legacy.
EPISODE 2
Cash Rules Everything Around Me
Cash Rules Everything Around Me. Our OGs learn to hustle, hoping to make a better life for their families. The lessons they learn provide them unique business acumen that will one day serve them in the music business.
EPISODE 3
S-it's Real
S-it's Real. Our OGs get more involved with the music. They learn the details of management, producing and developing artists. However, their pasts catch up to them.
EPISODE 4
Things Just Ain't The Same For Gangstas
Things Just Ain't The Same For Gangstas. As the drug game dried up in the streets, a new hustle emerged...hip hop. After time in prison, we catch up with the five main contributors.
EPISODE 5
Industry Rule Number 4080- Record Company People Are Shady
Industry Rule Number 4080- Record Company People Are Shady. With hip hop becoming the world's most popular music genre, our OGs find themselves facing a dilemma, join the establishment or keep to the code of the street?
EPISODE 6
Victory Lap
Victory Lap. Our contributors become modern-day Robin Hoods as they change their communities for the better through leadership. As 2020 is ushered in, hip hop now faces its largest challenge yet.
Jonathan Chinn
Simon Chinn
Malcolm Spellman
Rashidi Natara Harper
Eugene "Big U" Henley
Jimmy "JimBob" Chris
Douglas Banker
Bradley J. Levin