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    Elevators: 1996

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42 
Nov 2, 2019
ELEVATORS by OutKast: Hip hop's southern voice breaks through with an unsuspecting song that redefines rap's cultural and geographic boundaries.

Full Episodes

Season 1, 6 episodes

Season 1
   
Jesus Walks: 2004,
JESUS WALKS by Kanye West: In an era of excess, a Christian rap song challenges the church and changes its own ideals about religion and rap music.
42m Oct 12, 2019
   
Alright: 2015,
ALRIGHT by Kendrick Lamar: Making protest music in the era of Black Lives Matter, Alright becomes the unsaid anthem for hope.
42m Oct 19, 2019
   
Rock Box: 1984,
ROCK BOX by Run-DMC: How one song tore down the barriers between rock & hip hop, race and class on American radio and television.
42m Oct 26, 2019
   
Elevators: 1996,
ELEVATORS by OutKast: Hip hop's southern voice breaks through with an unsuspecting song that redefines rap's cultural and geographic boundaries.
42m Nov 2, 2019
   
The Bridge: 1986,
THE BRIDGE by Marley Marl and MC Shan: A song designed to foster community pride, ignites hip hop's most epic rap battle.
42m Nov 9, 2019
   
Ladies First: 1989,
LADIES FIRST by Queen Latifah: At the height of hip hop's misogynistic themes, the culture bows down to their queens of rap.
42m Nov 16, 2019
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