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Origins of Hip Hop

Today we call it rap. It was freestyling, mcing back then. ♪ ♪ - ♪ say what? ♪ ♪ I can't...

Today we call it rap. It was freestyling, mcing back then. ♪ ♪ - ♪ say what? ♪ ♪ I can't hear you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I can't hear you, hear you ♪ - After cowboy,
who will come next?

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Today we call it rap.
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It was freestyling, mcing back then.
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♪ ♪
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- ♪ say what? ♪
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♪ I can't hear you ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ I can't hear you, hear you ♪
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- After cowboy, who will come next?
Duration
18 seconds
Views
147
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:32
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
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 • E06 And that's when the a&r senses went up like, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:12
And that's when the a&r senses went up like,
S01 • E03 - ♪ rewind the dat ♪ - Origins of Hip Hop 00:14
- ♪ rewind the dat ♪
S01 • E04 And questlove was like, "I need this for the roots. - Origins of Hip Hop 00:08
And questlove was like, "I need this for the roots.
S01 • E08 "can't be like everybody else. - Origins of Hip Hop 00:21
"can't be like everybody else.
S01 • E01 From now on, you my son, b." - Origins of Hip Hop 00:44
From now on, you my son, b."
S01 • E04 What?" - Origins of Hip Hop 00:15
What?"
S01 • E06 After he called me and we got everything down, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:05
After he called me and we got everything down,
S01 • E02 You see who ended up with the name. - Origins of Hip Hop 00:25
You see who ended up with the name.
S01 • E06 - We would all get on one mic - Origins of Hip Hop 00:12
- We would all get on one mic
S01 • E03 If you listen to that record, you know, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:08
If you listen to that record, you know,
S01 • E07 Throughout the span of maybe 2 1/2 years, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:09
Throughout the span of maybe 2 1/2 years,
S01 • E08 - I don't think anyone had heard anything like it before. - Origins of Hip Hop 00:13
- I don't think anyone had heard anything like it bef...
S01 • E04 It was me, the roots, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:07
It was me, the roots,
S01 • E07 - Each one of them had their own identity, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:09
- Each one of them had their own identity,
S01 • E03 - We were silly, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:10
- We were silly,
S01 • E04 Narrator: Shortly after, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:16
Narrator: Shortly after,
S01 • E08 - It's raunchy, it's fun, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:08
- It's raunchy, it's fun,
S01 • E06 ♪ who you wit', get crunk, who you wit' ♪ - Origins of Hip Hop 00:07
♪ who you wit', get crunk, who you wit' ♪
S01 • E05 Narrator: Ice-t had already broken up with his girlfriend, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:20
Narrator: Ice-t had already broken up with his girlfriend,
S01 • E03 - Black got caught up in some [bleep]. - Origins of Hip Hop 00:10
- Black got caught up in some [bleep].