Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
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.
Cast
Chuck D
Self
KRS-One
Self
Grandmaster Caz
Self
Melle Mel
Self
Abiodun Oyewole
Self
Nelson George
Self
Hasan Kwame Jeffries
Self
Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels
Self [RUN-D.M.C]
Lee Quiñones
Self
Michael Holman
Self
Douglas Colón
Self
Rosa Alicia Clemente
Self
LL Cool J
Self
Fat Joe
Self
Sway Calloway
Self
Seasons
E1The Foundation
Jan 21, 2023
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.
E2Under Siege
Jan 21, 2023
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.
E3Culture Wars
Jan 28, 2023
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.
E4Still Fighting
Jan 28, 2023
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.
Videos
Storyline
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.
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