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Too $hort, MC Hammer, E-40, Digital Underground & 2Pac Brought the Bay: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution

12/28/2020

Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss the second episode of Hip Hop Evolution’s second season, “Out The Trunk: The Bay" which takes us to Northern California to talk about Too Short, MC Hammer, Digital Underground and a young 2Pac Shakur.

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The 2 Live Crew, Geto Boys and UGK Come Out of the South: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution

12/21/2020

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Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss the first episode of Hip Hop Evolution’s second season, "The Southern Way", which looks at the first Southern rappers to make a national impact: Florida’s 2 Live Crew and Texas’ Geto Boys and Underground Kings.

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Ice-T, Eazy-E And N.W.A. Bring Gangsta Rap To The Masses
Run-DMC, Def Jam & Public Enemy Herald the Golden Age
The Sugarhill Gang & Afrika Bambaataa Put Rap On Wax
Hip-Hop Is Born In The Bronx: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution
The Entrepreneurs of Early Hip Hop: Sugar Hill & Def Jam - with Dan Charnas
Time Warner Can't Handle The Ice T Cop Killer Backlash - with Dan Charnas
Emperor Moguls of Rap: Dr Dre, Diddy and Jay-Z - with Zack O'Malley Greenburg
Marley Marl, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie & The Juice Crew Perfected Hip-Hop - with Ben Merlis

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Ice-T, Eazy-E And N.W.A. Bring Gangsta Rap To The Masses: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution

12/14/2020

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Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss the fourth episode of Hip Hop Evolution "The Birth of Gangsta Rap" which takes us from Schooley D in Philly to Ice T, Eazy E and NWA in Los Angeles.

More Hip-Hop on Let It Roll:

Run-DMC, Def Jam & Public Enemy Herald the Golden Age
The Sugarhill Gang & Afrika Bambaataa Put Rap On Wax
Hip-Hop Is Born In The Bronx: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution
The Entrepreneurs of Early Hip Hop: Sugar Hill & Def Jam - with Dan Charnas
Time Warner Can't Handle The Ice T Cop Killer Backlash - with Dan Charnas
Emperor Moguls of Rap: Dr Dre, Diddy and Jay-Z - with Zack O'Malley Greenburg
Marley Marl, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie & The Juice Crew Perfected Hip-Hop - with Ben Merlis

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Run-DMC, Def Jam and Public Enemy Herald The Golden Age: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution

12/7/2020

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Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss the third episode of Hip Hop Evolution "The New Guard."

This episode covers covers the rise of Run DMC, Def Jam Records, Eric B & Rakim and Public Enemy.

More Hip-Hop on Let It Roll:

The Sugarhill Gang & Afrika Bambaataa Put Rap On Wax
Hip-Hop Is Born In The Bronx: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution
The Entrepreneurs of Early Hip Hop: Sugar Hill & Def Jam - with Dan Charnas
Time Warner Can't Handle The Ice T Cop Killer Backlash - with Dan Charnas
Emperor Moguls of Rap: Dr Dre, Diddy and Jay-Z - with Zack O'Malley Greenburg
Marley Marl, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie & The Juice Crew Perfected Hip-Hop - with Ben Merlis

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Too $hort, MC Hammer, E-40, Digital Underground & 2Pac Brought the Bay: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution

The 2 Live Crew, Geto Boys and UGK Come Out of the South: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution

Ice-T, Eazy-E And N.W.A. Bring Gangsta Rap To The Masses: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution

Run-DMC, Def Jam and Public Enemy Herald The Golden Age: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution

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