Hip-Hop Evolution The Foundation (Season 1, Episode 1)
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TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary, Music

Hip-Hop Evolution

The Foundation (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary, Music

Bronx-based DJs set Hip-Hop's sonic foundations. MCs, inspired by African American oral traditions, create the modern template for rap music, culminating with the emergence of Hip-Hop's first crew, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.

Directors

Darby Wheeler | Sam Dunn (co-director) | Scot McFadyen (co-director)

Writer

Rodrigo Bascunan

Producers

Rodrigo Bascunan | Sam Dunn | Scot McFadyen | Darby Wheeler

Cinematographer

Martin Hawkes

Editors

Mike Munn (additional editing) | Eamonn O'Connor (additional editing) | Alex Shuper (additional editing) | Mark Staunton | Stephen Taylor (as Steve Taylor)

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 4, 2016

Release date

Sep 4, 2016 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

5 wins & 3 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
28 cast members

Name	Known for
Kool Herc Self Self See fewer	Beat Street (1984)
Afrika Bambaataa Self Self See fewer	Vanilla Sky (2001)
Grandmaster Flash Self Self See fewer	New Jack City (1991)
Melle Mel Self Self See fewer	Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Grandmaster Caz Self Self See fewer	The Wedding Singer (1998)
DJ Disco Wiz Self Self See fewer	Hip-Hop Evolution (2016)
DJ Jazzy Jay Self Self See fewer	808 (2015)
Grand Mixer DXT Self Self See fewer	Fast Forward (1985)
Kurtis Blow Self Self See fewer	It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
Kool Moe Dee Self Self See fewer	Wild Wild West (1999)
Grand Wizard Theodore Self Self See fewer	White Boy Rick (2018)
D.J. Hollywood Self Self See fewer	The Breaks (2017)
Fab 5 Freddy Self Self See fewer	Wild Style (1982)
Sugarhill Gang Themselves Themselves See fewer	The Big Hit (1998)
Russell Simmons Self Self See fewer	The Nutty Professor (1996)
LL Cool J Self Self See fewer	Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Darryl McDaniels Self Self See fewer	Die Hard (1988)
Joe Conzo Self Self See fewer	From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop (2017)
Dan Charnas Self Self See fewer	The Breaks (2017)
Kevin Powell Self Self See fewer	Mr. Soul! (2018)
Coke La Rock Self Self See fewer	Can You Dig It?
Nelson George Self Self See fewer	Brooklyn Boheme (2011)
Claire Armstrong Newscaster (voice) Newscaster (voice) See fewer	Reacher (2022)
Big Daddy Kane Self Self See fewer	Colors (1988)
Phil Liberbaum Newscaster (voice) Newscaster (voice) See fewer	Naked News (1999)
Kool DJ Red Alert Self Self See fewer	The Genius: Come Do Me (1991)
Shad Self - Presenter (as Shadrach Kabango) Self - Presenter (as Shadrach Kabango) See fewer	The Sitter (2011)
Alonzo Williams Self Self See fewer	American Bad Boy (2015)