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Hip Hop Evolution · S3 · E1

A Tale of Two Coasts

  • TV-MA
  • Sep 6, 2019
  • 38 min

With the rise of N.W.A., gangsta rap and Suge Knight, the East Coast-West Coast rivalry climaxes with a lethal beef ensnaring the great Tupac Shakur.

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With the rise of N.W.A., gangsta rap and Suge Knight, the East Coast-West Coast rivalry climaxes with a lethal beef ensnaring the great Tupac Shakur.

Season 3

4 episodes

  1. 1A Tale of Two Coasts

    38 minSep 6, 2019Now viewing

    With the rise of N.W.A., gangsta rap and Suge Knight, the East Coast-West Coast rivalry climaxes with a lethal beef ensnaring the great Tupac Shakur.

  2. 2Life After Death

    49 minSep 6, 2019

    In NYC, the Notorious B.I.G. fosters an empowering protégée, Lil' Kim. When the East-West feud claims Biggie, Puff Daddy and Jay-Z vie for the throne.

  3. 3Pass the Mic

    42 minSep 6, 2019

    Alternative hip-hop bubbles up from the streets: Mos Def spits in NYC, the Freestyle Fellowship chops it up in LA, and Eminem battle on the circuit.

  4. 4The Dirty South

    46 minSep 6, 2019

    A hot, sticky music scene is born in Atlanta as the infectious hooks of TLC and Kris Kross yield to the gritty originality of OutKast and Goodie Mob.