Fight the Power: How Hip-Hop Changed the World: BBC2

[Serial_Apologist]

Sat 21 Jan - New Series
9pm - 1/4: The Foundation

Public Enemy frontman Chuck D explores rap's political awakening over the past 50 years, revealing how hip-hop became a global force for change after its emergence in the Bronx in the 1970s. In the first edition, Chuck is joined by a host of stars, including Melle Mel, KRS-One, Fat Joe, John Forté and Grandmaster Caz, to chart the deep roots of hip-hop. (Repeated Thurs 11.15pm).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0dj70yd

[Serial_Apologist]

This is the best yet of many series on hip-hop I've seen, offering as it does a much fuller back story to origins of the genre in deliberate neglect of black neighbourhoods left to fend for themselves as an excuse to then clamp down, also as an accounting for its spirit and intent. Chuck D is an excellent advocate. It is a tad unfortunate to have episodes 1-4, each an hour's duration, all on day 1, all together proving a bit much for the average Joe to take on in one go. Episode 3 needs to face up to the glam and misogyny and explain why and to what extent rap artists were themselves implicated in drugs dealing.

[french frank]

This is the best yet of many series on hip-hop I've seen, offering as it does a much fuller back story to origins of the genre in deliberate neglect of black neighbourhoods left to fend for themselves as an excuse to then clamp down, also as an accounting for its spirit and intent. Chuck D is an excellent advocate. It is a tad unfortunate to have episodes 1-4, each an hour's duration, all on day 1, all together proving a bit much for the average Joe to take on in one go. Episode 3 needs to face up to the glam and misogyny and explain why and to what extent rap artists were themselves implicated in drugs dealing.

Thanks Serial. Will give it a listen. Did you write the Guardian review, by any chance?

[Serial_Apologist]

Thanks Serial. Will give it a listen. Did you write the Guardian review, by any chance?

No!!!

[french frank]

No!!!

Oh, did not notice it was on BBC Two . I'll have to make do with the review.