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Hip Hop Uncovered

The power brokers who operate from the shadows of hip hop.

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N/A

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Genre

documentary, music

Production

Lightbox Entertainment,Five All in the Fifth Entertainment

Awards

1 nomination

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https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/hip-hop-uncovered

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And all my friends
meant business, - Hip Hop Uncovered

And all my friends meant business,

So now we wake up
in the morning, - Hip Hop Uncovered

So now we wake up in the morning,

He couldn't believe it.
His car - Hip Hop Uncovered

He couldn't believe it. His car

He said, "Hey, Jack told me
the car would be back tomorrow, - Hip Hop Uncovered

He said, "Hey, Jack told me the car would be back tomor...

{\an8}Trick Trick has a lot
of leadership energy - Hip Hop Uncovered

{\an8}Trick Trick has a lot of leadership energy

{\an8}I can't think
of anyone else here - Hip Hop Uncovered

{\an8}I can't think of anyone else here

{\an8}For the No Fly Zone,
Rick Ross thing, - Hip Hop Uncovered

{\an8}For the No Fly Zone, Rick Ross thing,

You have power, you can make
moves to make money, - Hip Hop Uncovered

You have power, you can make moves to make money,

{\an8}DJ AKADEMIKS:
Rappers come to Detroit. - Hip Hop Uncovered

{\an8}DJ AKADEMIKS: Rappers come to Detroit.

Big U and Bimmy
are real good friends. - Hip Hop Uncovered

Big U and Bimmy are real good friends.

If you look at it like,
"Wow, he's taking steps," - Hip Hop Uncovered

If you look at it like, "Wow, he's taking steps,&q...

We was talking about hip-hop
and entrepreneurs - Hip Hop Uncovered

We was talking about hip-hop and entrepreneurs

We trying to get this money - Hip Hop Uncovered

We trying to get this money

And because of the dope game, - Hip Hop Uncovered

And because of the dope game,

Y'all wouldn't know nothing
about that 'cause y'all live - Hip Hop Uncovered

Y'all wouldn't know nothing about that 'cause...

PREVAIL: I don't even think
people here - Hip Hop Uncovered

PREVAIL: I don't even think people here

There are so many times that
I see people demonize folks - Hip Hop Uncovered

There are so many times that I see people demonize folks

POON DADDY: Nipsey's spirit
was so strong. - Hip Hop Uncovered

POON DADDY: Nipsey's spirit was so strong.

Money ran society.
America is about money. - Hip Hop Uncovered

Money ran society. America is about money.

{\an8}Greed, for lack
of a better word, - Hip Hop Uncovered

{\an8}Greed, for lack of a better word,

{\an8}I got a plan, I'm telling you," - Hip Hop Uncovered

{\an8}I got a plan, I'm telling you,"

{\an8}Greed is right.
Greed works. - Hip Hop Uncovered

{\an8}Greed is right. Greed works.

Plan A was always taking care
of your own, - Hip Hop Uncovered

Plan A was always taking care of your own,

{\an8}Greed clarifies, cuts through, - Hip Hop Uncovered

{\an8}Greed clarifies, cuts through,

(funk music) - Hip Hop Uncovered

They burned down
Black Wall Street. - Hip Hop Uncovered

They burned down Black Wall Street.

♪ Money, money,
money, money ♪ - Hip Hop Uncovered

♪ Money, money, money, money ♪

We've been working,
and we've been thriving, - Hip Hop Uncovered

We've been working, and we've been thriving,

If you never sold drugs, - Hip Hop Uncovered

If you never sold drugs,

BIG U: Nip invested
in the community, - Hip Hop Uncovered

BIG U: Nip invested in the community,

BIG U: It's about our push. - Hip Hop Uncovered

BIG U: It's about our push.

KENNETH: It's always been
a tight-knit Black community - Hip Hop Uncovered

KENNETH: It's always been a tight-knit Black community

{\an8}Sometimes some of the guys - Hip Hop Uncovered

{\an8}Sometimes some of the guys

REPORTER:
Nipsey says businesses - Hip Hop Uncovered

REPORTER: Nipsey says businesses

{\an8}♪ Dollar bills, y'all,
come on, now ♪ - Hip Hop Uncovered

{\an8}♪ Dollar bills, y'all, come on, now ♪

It ain't weak to be--
to make smart moves. - Hip Hop Uncovered

It ain't weak to be-- to make smart moves.

Everybody on stage was
drug dealers - Hip Hop Uncovered

Everybody on stage was drug dealers

DAIROLD: If you break down
who do we as Black people - Hip Hop Uncovered

DAIROLD: If you break down who do we as Black people

It was about us, - Hip Hop Uncovered

It was about us,

{\an8}So they used to hang
around us, and, you know, - Hip Hop Uncovered

{\an8}So they used to hang around us, and, you know,

{\an8}You're not buying from
Black people with your food - Hip Hop Uncovered

{\an8}You're not buying from Black people with your foo...

We'd give them some money for
their own pockets for coming up - Hip Hop Uncovered

We'd give them some money for their own pockets for com...

We're helping our own demise. - Hip Hop Uncovered

We're helping our own demise.

We don't wanna--the money
to stop when we go. - Hip Hop Uncovered

We don't wanna--the money to stop when we go.

The only way to get
into the studio, - Hip Hop Uncovered

The only way to get into the studio,

{\an8}There's rumors Nipsey and Big U
got into a fight. - Hip Hop Uncovered

{\an8}There's rumors Nipsey and Big U got into a fight.

He had my equipment, - Hip Hop Uncovered

He had my equipment,

Like, new up-and-coming artists - Hip Hop Uncovered

Like, new up-and-coming artists

So then that's
when our conflict started. - Hip Hop Uncovered

So then that's when our conflict started.

{\an8}LL Cool J came here. - Hip Hop Uncovered

{\an8}LL Cool J came here.

And Rakim came here.
He was rhyming. - Hip Hop Uncovered

And Rakim came here. He was rhyming.

BIG U: He didn't like that. - Hip Hop Uncovered

BIG U: He didn't like that.

{\an8}In the '80s, everybody looked
up to the drug dealers - Hip Hop Uncovered

{\an8}In the '80s, everybody looked up to the drug deal...

{\an8}They had the big chains,
the money, the cars, - Hip Hop Uncovered

{\an8}They had the big chains, the money, the cars,

You look at the back
of "Paid in Full," - Hip Hop Uncovered

You look at the back of "Paid in Full,"

For 10, 15 years, I didn't
even know who those people - Hip Hop Uncovered

For 10, 15 years, I didn't even know who those people

Like, "You're not going--
you're not going nowhere - Hip Hop Uncovered

Like, "You're not going-- you're not going no...

They buying Rolls Royces
and all that. - Hip Hop Uncovered

They buying Rolls Royces and all that.

Me and Nip talked that night. - Hip Hop Uncovered

Me and Nip talked that night.

As far as the money game go, - Hip Hop Uncovered

As far as the money game go,

Nipsey was growing on his own,
wanted to be a leader, - Hip Hop Uncovered

Nipsey was growing on his own, wanted to be a leader,

'Cause--and if y'all was '85,
y'all was on--y'all - Hip Hop Uncovered

'Cause--and if y'all was '85, y'all was ...

Well, that was us
in the projects - Hip Hop Uncovered

Well, that was us in the projects

(hip hop music) - Hip Hop Uncovered

(hip hop music)

-Yeah.
-It was Supreme, me, - Hip Hop Uncovered

-Yeah. -It was Supreme, me,

{\an8}"New Jack City" was,
like--it was our lives. - Hip Hop Uncovered

{\an8}"New Jack City" was, like--it was our lives.

{\an8}In each crew,
you gotta have security, - Hip Hop Uncovered

{\an8}In each crew, you gotta have security,

We gonna do this.
We gonna get this money." - Hip Hop Uncovered

We gonna do this. We gonna get this money."

It goes to show that people
can have problems - Hip Hop Uncovered

It goes to show that people can have problems

(foreboding music) - Hip Hop Uncovered

(foreboding music)

I wasn't, but I was gonna
change my shirt, though, - Hip Hop Uncovered

I wasn't, but I was gonna change my shirt, though,

-Ain't no free shit no more.
-NIPSEY: Buy the album. - Hip Hop Uncovered

-Ain't no free shit no more. -NIPSEY: Buy the album.

And every time he dropped
a project, he shouted me out. - Hip Hop Uncovered

And every time he dropped a project, he shouted me out.

I'm Big Draws.
I'm J Prince now." - Hip Hop Uncovered

I'm Big Draws. I'm J Prince now."

ICE-T: Thanks to social media,
I was seeing his shit rise, - Hip Hop Uncovered

ICE-T: Thanks to social media, I was seeing his shit rise,

Maybe to the world, he wasn't, - Hip Hop Uncovered

Maybe to the world, he wasn't,

I just didn't care. - Hip Hop Uncovered

I just didn't care.

Deb found it easy to fit in - Hip Hop Uncovered

Deb found it easy to fit in

{\an8}Like, that era was us, - Hip Hop Uncovered

{\an8}Like, that era was us,

My father had her.
She was--I don't know - Hip Hop Uncovered

My father had her. She was--I don't know

My friends, y'all give it up
for Nipsey Hussle! - Hip Hop Uncovered

My friends, y'all give it up for Nipsey Hussle!

{\an8}We come from very... - Hip Hop Uncovered

{\an8}We come from very...

BIG U: We came up
for the banquet - Hip Hop Uncovered

BIG U: We came up for the banquet

It's very difficult to be right
there within the bullshit, - Hip Hop Uncovered

It's very difficult to be right there within the bullsh...

(cheers and applause) - Hip Hop Uncovered

(cheers and applause)

'Cause I remember he like,
you know, - Hip Hop Uncovered

'Cause I remember he like, you know,

That's incredibly difficult
to do, - Hip Hop Uncovered

That's incredibly difficult to do,

BIG U: That, I will always
hold dear to my heart - Hip Hop Uncovered

BIG U: That, I will always hold dear to my heart

If you didn't go to jail - Hip Hop Uncovered

If you didn't go to jail

(dramatic music) - Hip Hop Uncovered

(dramatic music)

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The power brokers who operate from the shadows of hip hop.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: Lightbox Entertainment,Five All in the Fifth Entertainment

Genre: documentary, music

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.4

BoxOffice:

Released: 12 Feb 2021

Awards: 1 nomination

Homepage: https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/hip-hop-uncovered