CinemaOSSeries · 1999 · 1 Season

The Hip Hop Years

70%(1)Documentary

The Hip Hop Years is a three part series of one hour television documentaries, made for Channel 4 in 1999. The series was devised by David Upshal who produced, directed and narrated the series. He also produced the 33-track compilation CD which accompanied the series and co-wrote the book with Alex Ogg, also titled The Hip Hop Years. The series charts the definitive story of Hip Hop, rising from the streets of the Bronx to become, what Upshal calls, "the new Rock'n'Roll". The programmes combine archive clips and performance from TV, movies and music videos with specially shot material and interviews with key players.

Created byDavid Upshal

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
January 1, 1999
Last aired
January 1, 1999
Seasons
1
Episodes
3
Network
Channel 4

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

2 credited
Starring
Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels

Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels

Self

Ice-T

Ice-T

Self

Creative team
Created by
David Upshal

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