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