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Title:
Hip hop [DVD video] : the songs that shook America
Publication Date:
2020

2019
Publication Information:
[United States] : AMC Networks, [2020]

©2019
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (252 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Abstract:
Each episode of this new documentary series focuses on a groundbreaking song pivotal to the evolution of American music and culture. From the early hip-hop battles to verses that sparked hope and inspired change, watch artists deconstruct their composition, revisit the impact the song had on them personally, and dissect the socio-economic and cultural conditions that inspired the landmark work and gave voice to a generation.
General Note:
Wide screen (1.78:1).

Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2019.

Special features: Barbershop ; rooftop redemption ; sounds of the South ; basement tapes.
Performers:
John Legend, Pharrell Williams, Queen Latifah, Questlove, Jermaine Dupree, Big Boi, André 3000, Chuck D, LL Cool J.
Contents:
Disc 1. Episode 1: Jesus walks / by Kanye West ; Episode 2: Alright / by Kendrick Lamar ; Episode 3: Rock box / by Run-DMC -- Disc 2. Episode 4: Elevators / by OutKast ; Episode 5: The bridge / by Marley Marl and MC Shan ; Episode 6: Ladies first / by Queen Latifah ; Special features.
Technical Details:
DVD, widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby Digital 2.0.
Language:
English
Additional Language:
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Audience:
Not rated.
Holds: