Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

The Foundation

01/31/2023 | 55m 3s | WETA Passport

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.

Aired: 01/31/23 | Expires: 01/20/31 | Rating: TV-14

Extras From This Episode

• The Birth Of Hip Hop

  Clip: 01/31/2023 | 1m 34s

• The First Socially Conscious Hip Hop Hit

  Clip: 01/31/2023 | 3m 5s

• Where the Spirit of Hip Hop Originated

  Clip: 01/31/2023 | 2m 52s

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