HIP HOP EVOLUTION - SEASON 2 (2018)

Season 2 spotlights the most influential hip-hop artists and scenes of the '80s and '90s, from 2 Live Crew to Tupac Shakur to the Notorious B.I.G.

S02E01 The Southern Way
2 Live Crew popularizes the Miami bass sound and scores a victory for free speech. The Geto Boys put Houston on the map, paving the way for UGK.

S02E02 Out the Trunk: The Bay
In the Bay Area, Too $hort channels pimp culture, MC Hammer becomes rap's first pop star, and Digital Underground introduces the world to Tupac Shakur.

S02E03 Do the Knowledge
KRS-One makes his mark at New York's legendary Latin Quarter club. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul cultivate an Afrocentric, jazzy style.

S02E04 New York State of Mind
In the early 1990s, a new wave of hardcore East Coast artists emerges, led by Nas, Wu-Tang Clan and the Notorious B.I.G.