Hip-Hop Evolution The Underground to the Mainstream (Season 1, Episode 2)
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TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary, Music

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Hip-Hop Evolution

The Underground to the Mainstream (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary, Music

Hip-Hop crews in the Bronx and Harlem begin to form around the DJs, but these pioneering groups never record any music. It would take R&B veterans to see the genre's commercial potential and create Hip-Hop's first hit, "Rapper's Delight."

Directors

Darby Wheeler | Sam Dunn (co-director) | Scot McFadyen (co-director)

Writer

Rodrigo Bascunan

Producers

Rodrigo Bascunan | Sam Dunn | Scot McFadyen | Darby Wheeler

Cinematographer

Martin Hawkes

Editors

Mike Munn (additional editing) | Eamonn O'Connor (additional editing) | Alex Shuper (additional editing) | Mark Staunton | Stephen Taylor (as Steve Taylor)

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 12, 2016

Release date

Sep 12, 2016 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

5 wins & 3 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
34 cast members

Name	Known for
Sal Abbatiello Self Self See fewer	Krush Groove (1985)
Bill Adler Self Self See fewer	Tougher Than Leather (1988)
Charlie Ahearn Self Self See fewer	Wild Style (1982)
Claire Armstrong Newscaster (voice) Newscaster (voice) See fewer	Reacher (2022)
Afrika Bambaataa Self Self See fewer	Vanilla Sky (2001)
Big Daddy Kane Self Self See fewer	Colors (1988)
Kurtis Blow Self Self See fewer	It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
Dan Charnas Self Self See fewer	The Breaks (2017)
Joe Conzo Self Self See fewer	Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop (2019)
Ice Cube Self Self See fewer	War of the Worlds
DJ Disco Wiz Self Self See fewer	Hip-Hop Evolution (2016)
Grand Mixer DXT Self Self See fewer	Fast Forward (1985)
Fab 5 Freddy Self Self See fewer	Wild Style (1982)
Nelson George Self Self See fewer	Brooklyn Boheme (2011)
Grand Wizard Theodore Self Self See fewer	White Boy Rick (2018)
Grandmaster Caz Self Self See fewer	The Wedding Singer (1998)
Grandmaster Flash Self Self See fewer	New Jack City (1991)
D.J. Hollywood Self Self See fewer	The Breaks (2017)
Ice-T Self Self See fewer	New Jack City (1991)
DJ Jazzy Jay Self Self See fewer	808 (2015)
Kool Herc Self Self See fewer	Beat Street (1984)
Kool Moe Dee Self Self See fewer	Wild Wild West (1999)
Coke La Rock Self Self See fewer	Can You Dig It? with Chuck D
Phil Liberbaum Newscaster (voice) Newscaster (voice) See fewer	Naked News (1999)
LL Cool J Self Self See fewer	Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Darryl McDaniels Self Self See fewer	Die Hard (1988)
Melle Mel Self Self See fewer	Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Kevin Powell Self Self See fewer	Mr. Soul! (2018)
Joe Schloss Self (as Dr. Joe Schloss) Self (as Dr. Joe Schloss) See fewer	Can You Dig It? with Chuck D
Shad Self - Presenter (as Shadrach Kabango) Self - Presenter (as Shadrach Kabango) See fewer	The Sitter (2011)
Tom Silverman Self Self See fewer	Kung Faux (2003)
Russell Simmons Self Self See fewer	The Nutty Professor (1996)
Sugarhill Gang Themselves Themselves See fewer	The Big Hit (1998)
Alonzo Williams Self Self See fewer	N.ot W.ithout A.lonzo