Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

Synopsis

Public Enemy’s Chuck D leads a cast of hip-hop icons and leading African-American and Latino cultural commentators as they chart the factors that led to the birth of the revolutionary art form of hip-hop in 1970s New York, as well as the creation of the seminal hit The Message. They evoke a picture of how, after the turbulence of the 60s and the civil rights struggles, desperate social conditions and the experience of countless dispossessed people of colour living in a city mired in crisis helped give birth to a new art form.

First Air Date: 2023-01-21

Last Air Date: 2023-01-28

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 4

Created By: Chuck D

Networks: BBC Two

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Top Cast

Chuck D as Self
KRS-One as Self
Grandmaster Caz as Self
Melle Mel as Self
Abiodun Oyewole as Self
Nelson George as Self
Hasan Kwame Jeffries as Self
Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels as Self [RUN-D.M.C]
Lee Quiñones as Self
Michael Holman as Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2023)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Foundation (2023-01-21)

Discover the factors that led to the birth of Hip Hop and its first socially conscious hit "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five in 1982.
Ep. 2: Under Siege (2023-01-21)

Explore the 1980s and the birth of Hip Hop as social commentary in the Reagan Era with the emergence of artists like Public Enemy, KRS-One, Ice-T, and NWA.
Ep. 3: Culture Wars (2023-01-28)

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.
Ep. 4: Still Fighting (2023-01-28)

Follow the evolution of Hip Hop as its artists turn into multimillionaires and successful entrepreneurs. As a cultural phenomenon, Hip Hop continues to change history and is adopted as the voice of protest around the world.