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From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
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From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop

Jan 1, 2017
1h 0m
★ 0.0

Overview

A deep exploration into the historical, cultural, political and musical elements that created the genre, featuring present-day conversations with music legends.

Genres

Documentary
Music

Production Companies

Anonymous Content
May 3rd Films

Cast

DJ Kool Herc

Self

DJ Kool Herc

Melle Mel

Self

Melle Mel

Rah Digga

Self

Rah Digga

Abiodun Oyewole

Self

Abiodun Oyewole

Charlie Ahearn

Self

Charlie Ahearn

Rakim

Self

Rakim

Slick Rick

Self

Slick Rick

Parrish "PMD" Smith

Self

Parrish "PMD" Smith

Chris Stein

Self

Chris Stein

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