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Origins of Hip Hop

It's called "the box." - Pick up your phone and call "the box" 900 number. Pick your...

It's called "the box." - Pick up your phone and call "the box" 900 number. Pick your favorite video, and punch in The three-digit "box" selection number. "the box." All music videos, all the time. 24/7. - Well, whoever
the hottest video is, We'd order our video
right after the hottest video

Full Transcript

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It's called "the box."
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- Pick up your phone and call
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"the box" 900 number.
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Pick your favorite video, and punch in
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The three-digit "box" selection number.
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"the box."
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All music videos, all the time.
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24/7.
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- Well, whoever the hottest video is,
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We'd order our video right after the hottest video.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
66
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:59
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, music
Production
A+E Global Media

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Movie Summary

Origins of Hip Hop delves into the inspiring origin story of one of Hip Hop's biggest stars as collaborators, friends, family, and the artists themselves take viewers to where their stories began and trace their path to success.
S01 • E05 Narrator: At night, ice rocked the turntables - Origins of Hip Hop 00:19
Narrator: At night, ice rocked the turntables
S01 • E04 But I felt like I've arrived. Like, I'm supposed to be here. - Origins of Hip Hop 00:06
But I felt like I've arrived. Like, I'm supposed t...
S01 • E02 We was doing certain things in the street, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:10
We was doing certain things in the street,
S01 • E07 Couple of weeks later, and I see a blonde head - Origins of Hip Hop 00:08
Couple of weeks later, and I see a blonde head
S01 • E08 - You never heard that type of stuff on rap records. - Origins of Hip Hop 00:09
- You never heard that type of stuff on rap records.
S01 • E06 Creativity's flowing. Everything's coming like this. - Origins of Hip Hop 00:05
Creativity's flowing. Everything's coming like thi...
S01 • E07 And I'm like, "not a lot of white people - Origins of Hip Hop 00:15
And I'm like, "not a lot of white people
S01 • E02 - We missed a meeting with chuck, and I told brown, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:07
- We missed a meeting with chuck, and I told brown,
S01 • E01 But I remember the chorus was--he had a chick going, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:17
But I remember the chorus was--he had a chick going,
S01 • E08 While these guys are sampling james brown, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:12
While these guys are sampling james brown,
S01 • E05 Took to me very easily, I took to him, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:06
Took to me very easily, I took to him,
S01 • E03 This little, grainy, black-and-white video, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:20
This little, grainy, black-and-white video,
S01 • E06 - My mentality back then was city by city, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:07
- My mentality back then was city by city,
S01 • E02 We gotta move on." - Origins of Hip Hop 00:11
We gotta move on."
S01 • E05 He's like, "you got a porsche, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:09
He's like, "you got a porsche,
S01 • E06 We just worry about the south. They like us. - Origins of Hip Hop 00:06
We just worry about the south. They like us.
S01 • E08 We was making music to make people laugh and dance. - Origins of Hip Hop 00:24
We was making music to make people laugh and dance.
S01 • E07 And it was just, like, just wild, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:09
And it was just, like, just wild,
S01 • E01 - Chris lighty came to my block where I hustle. - Origins of Hip Hop 00:11
- Chris lighty came to my block where I hustle.
S01 • E05 And these rap [bleep] ain't getting no money." - Origins of Hip Hop 00:10
And these rap [bleep] ain't getting no money."