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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

Series 1

Rock Box, by Run-DMC

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Music documentary series. How one song tore down the barriers between rock and hip-hop, race and class on American radio and television. Show more

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

Series 1

Jesus Walks, by Kanye West

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Music documentary series. In an era of excess, a Christian rap song challenges the Church and changes ideals about religion and rap music. Show more

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

Series 1

The Bridge, by Marley Marl and MC Shan

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Music documentary series. A song designed to foster community pride ignites hip-hop's most epic rap battle.

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

Series 1

Elevators, by Outkast

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Music documentary series. Hip-hop's southern voice breaks through with an unsuspecting song that redefines rap's cultural and geographic boundaries. Show more

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

Series 1

Alright, by Kendrick Lamar

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Music documentary series. Making protest music in the era of Black Lives Matter, Alright becomes the unsaid anthem for hope. Show more

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

Series 1

Ladies First, by Queen Latifah

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Music documentary series. At the height of hip-hop's misogynistic themes, the culture bows down to their queens of rap. Show more