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Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

Where the Spirit of Hip Hop Originated

Season 1 Episode 1 | 2m 52s

Chuck D takes us back to the start of the 60s, where the spirit of Hip Hop originated. The deaths of John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Vietnam War begin to shape the nation, and have a profound impact on Chuck D and his community.

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Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
Episode 4 Preview
From successful artists to changing history, follow the global evolution of Hip Hop.
Preview: S1 E4 | 0:30
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Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
Hip Hop Artists Mobilize for Obama
Examines Hip Hop community's role in electing Barack Obama to President of the United Stat
Clip: S1 E4 | 3:20
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Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
Still Fighting
From successful artists to changing history, follow the global evolution of Hip Hop.
Episode: S1 E4 | 54:59
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Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
Culture Wars
Experience the 1990s and the unstoppable rise in the popularity of Hip Hop.
Episode: S1 E3 | 54:35