HIP HOP: THE SONGS THAT SHOOK AMERICA

  • 6 episodes X 60 minutes
Genre(s)

Documentary

Platform(s)
CBC GEM

Launches: February 1

Featuring

Questlove, John Legend, Pharrell Williams, LL Cool J, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte

Writer

Information to come

Director

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Production

Jigsaw

Starring

Information to come

Synopsis

From executive producers Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Shawn Gee and Alex Gibney, each episode of this new documentary series focuses on a groundbreaking song pivotal to the evolution of American music and culture.

The show is frequently terrific, and it works best when it's diving headlong into the granular details of a song's origins and compositional history” – Jack Hamilton, Slate

They approach their topic with the wisdom of musicologists, the storytelling prowess of raconteurs, and the intensity of true nerds” – Troy Patterson, The New Yorker

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