Hip Hop Evolution 3x3 Pass the Mic

Kendrick Lamar, Dr Dre, Mary J Blige and Eminem.

Documentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival that features prominent legends in music and insight of the opinins of black america on the events happening at the time.

Tom Newcliffe , a rich businessman and expert hunter, summons six white guests to his huge country estate which he suspects is a werewolf.....starring Calvin Lockhart and Marlene Clark.

the still-unsolved murders of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. in an upcoming special hosted by Ice-T and Soledad O'Brien

Documentary about the life and fame of Whitney Houston.

Shannon was at the helm of a genre-defining dance sound called Freestyle. But behind the scenes, she struggled with warring record labels, touching off a battle for control over her music and the genre she defined.

As West Coast Hip Hop started to grow and dominate the rap scene an unlikely figure rises among the rappers from the west coast who wasn't a rapper but his singing voice added a new dimension to the ever popular genre..The west coast crooner of hip hop known as Nate Dogg time on earth isn't long but his impact is still being felt today..this is his Unsung story.

The Sylvers  one was one of the most popular family singing groups of the 1970s. They were nine strong and extremely talented, and won over millions of fans with songs like "High School Dance" and "Boogie Fever.". But their share of heartaches and tragedies threaten their rise to the top.This is their Unsung story.

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Just a Friend is a song written,produced and performed by hip hop legendary artist, Biz Markie. It was released in September 1989 as the lead single from his album, The Biz Never Sleeps. It is Markie's most successful single, reaching number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990

Black british music show from the early 90s presented by Normski that covers Hip hop, R&B and other music genres in black britian and beyond.This episode covers local trends in the UK, a look at child music stars featuring The Boys, a homecoming performance for local girl Monie Love and a performance from Dream Warriors.

Bas Noir was an American female vocal house music group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The duo was composed of Morie Bivens and Mary Ridley. The single was a top 20 Hot Dance Club hit.

Chief Rocka is the third single released from the Lords of the Underground's debut album, Here Come the Lords. The song was produced and featured scratches by K-Def, with K-Def and Marley Marl mixing it. "Chief Rocka" became the group's most successful single and has become their signature song. It peaked at #1 on the Hot Rap Singles, Position 10 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales Chart and position 35 on the main U.S. R&B Charts.The video has several cameos including Redman who use to DJ for the group. 

Down with the King" is the first single from Run-DMC's sixth studio album of the same name. It featured Pete Rock & CL Smooth with Pete Rock producing the song. Down with the King  was a hit and reached the top spot on the Hot Rap Singles chart. It reached position 9 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and position 12 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales Chart. It also became Run-D.M.C.'s second-biggest hit after Walk This Way  in the white american music charts peaking at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100. The music video feature cameos from Eazy-E, Redman, Kris Kross, Jermaine Dupri, Onyx, Salt-n-Pepa, KRS-One, EPMD, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, MC Lyte, Kid Capri, Das EFX, P.M. Dawn and Naughty by Nature. 

 

I Got 5 On It was the lead single from the debut album, Operation Stackola by oakland rap duo Luniz. It features R&B singer Michael Marshall former lead singer of the  R&B group Timex Social Club and famously samples Club Nouveau's Why You Treat Me So Bad . The song was a hit  reaching the top ten singles charts of over 20 countries alone and more. The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA on October 31, 1995 and sold one million copies domestically.

Bone Thugs n Harmony - Foe Tha Love of Money
Country of origin: Black america: Cleveland Ohio,
Music Genre: Rap West Coast Hip Hop Style: Gangsta RapR&B .

Foe tha Love of Money is the second single by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, featuring Eazy-E, from their debut album, Creepin on ah Come Up. The song was produced by DJ Yella and executive produced by Eazy-E. "Foe tha Love of Money was a huge success for the group, making it to #41 on the Billboard Hot 100, #37 on the Rhythmic Top 40 and #4 on the Hot Rap Singles. The music video is notable for being Eazy-E's last appearance in a music video before his death.

Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full
country of origin: Black America:Long Island, New York
Music Genre: Rap :Style: Hip Hop

Paid in Full is the 1987 single by Hip Hop duo Eric B. & Rakim. and was the fifth single from the duo's groundbreaking debut album Paid in Full. Paid in Full became one of the group's most successful singles peaking in the number 2 chart position in New Zealand and number 5 in Netherlands as well as hovering outside the top ten positions of other major european music charts of germany and uk. while peaking overall to position 65 in the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in Black america.

Alexander O'Neal - Criticize
country of origin: Black America: Natchez, Mississippi
Music Genre: BPM: Style : 80s Tempo

Criticize is was the second single from Alexander O'Neal's second album, Hearsay released in 1987. The single reached number 4 in the US Hot R&B Charts and 21 in the US Dance Club Songs charts internationally the single was in the top twenty but in the UK it also reached a top five position peaking at no 4.

Bobby Brown - Dont Be Cruel
Country of origin: Black america Roxbury Boston
Music Genre:R&B Style:New Jack Swing
Don't Be Cruel" was Brown's second single to reach the top position of the R&B chart where it remained for two weeks. As a pop crossover, it rose from number 59 to number 49, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, the week of August 13, 1988 but it took two months to finally peak at number eight the week of October 15, 1988

The story of Full Force and how they became a force within R&B and pop from infront and behind the scenes.

The story of Musical Youth a group from the UK who quickly dominated both sides of the atlantic and the Caribbean but the price of fame for the youngsters would pay a heavy price.

The story ofthe members of BTNH and how they came up from cleveland to music chart dominance despite personal and professional tragedies.

From Teen heartthrob to R&B crooner, the journey of Johnny Gill's life and career in music.

From teen sensation to pop diva, the journey of Stacey Lattisaw's career..

Combination of the last two episodes and update on TLC status as a group and future.

After the tragedy of losing Lisa Lefteye Lopez, the remaining members of TLC, TBoz and Chili recollect the events during their most successful period during the Fanmail album and the turbulence in making the 3D album personally and professionally that ended in tragedy and the end of TLC.

The first part of a 3 part special documentary on record breaking group, TLC

The rapper speaks on uncensored.

Sly stone of Sly and the Family Stone in an interview about his career and new music in this tv show from 1980s