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The Best Episodes of Hip Hop Uncovered Season 1

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Set against 40 years of music history, this six-part documentary series takes a deep dive into the paradox of America’s criminalization of the genre and its fascination with the street culture that created it and

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Hip Hop Uncovered Season 1 Episode 1 - A Child Is Born With No State of Mind
    8.2/10(37 votes)

    #1 - A Child Is Born With No State of Mind

    S1:E1

    Hip Hop Uncovered introduces five main contributors (Big U, Deb, Trick Trick, Bimmy and Haitian Jack). They are the unsung heroes of hip hop's legacy. They are the men and women who worked in the shadows to affect hip hop at the highest levels.

    Director:Rashidi Natara Harper
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Hip Hop Uncovered Season 1 Episode 2 - Cash Rules Everything Around Me
    8.1/10(30 votes)

    #2 - Cash Rules Everything Around Me

    S1:E2

    Our OGs learn to hustle, hoping to make a better life for their families. The lessons they learn provide them unique business acumen that will one day serve them in the music business.

    Director:Rashidi Natara Harper
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Hip Hop Uncovered Season 1 Episode 3 - Shit's Real
    8.4/10(21 votes)

    #3 - Shit's Real

    S1:E3

    Our OGs get more involved with the music. They learn the details of management, producing and developing artists. However, their pasts catch up to them. By the time of civil unrest in 1992 Los Angeles, the main contributors found themselves doing time.

    Director:Rashidi Natara Harper
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Hip Hop Uncovered Season 1 Episode 4 - Things Just Ain't the Same for Gangstas
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    #4 - Things Just Ain't the Same for Gangstas

    S1:E4

    As the drug game dried up in the streets, a new hustle emerged...hip hop. After time in prison, we catch up with the five main contributors: Big U manages Kurupt, Deb moves to Atlanta, Haitian Jack works with the Fugees, Bimmy is hired at Def Jam and Trick Trick records his first album.

    Director:Rashidi Natara Harper
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Hip Hop Uncovered Season 1 Episode 5 - Industry Rule Number 4080: Record Company People Are Shady
    7.3/10(18 votes)

    #5 - Industry Rule Number 4080: Record Company People Are Shady

    S1:E5

    With hip hop becoming the world's most popular music genre, our OGs find themselves facing a dilemma, join the establishment or keep to the code of the street?

    Director:Rashidi Natara Harper
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Hip Hop Uncovered Season 1 Episode 6 - Victory Lap
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    #6 - Victory Lap

    S1:E6

    Our contributors become modern-day Robin Hoods as they change their communities for the better through leadership. As 2020 is ushered in, hip hop now faces its largest challenge yet. Will it be the voice of the oppressed during historic times?

    Director:Rashidi Natara Harper
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"A Child Is Born With No State of Mind" is the best rated episode of "Hip Hop Uncovered" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 37 votes. Directed by Rashidi Natara Harper and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/12/2021. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Cash Rules Everything Around Me".