Street Date: 11/29/2022
DVD SRP: $19.98
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Narrated by GRAMMY®-winning rapper Nas, Origins of Hip-Hop arrives on DVD November 29 from Lionsgate. Featuring interviews with dozens of acclaimed artists and music industry veterans, as well as family and friends of the highlighted icons, this exciting docuseries explores the lives and artistic evolution of eight legendary artists as they share their inspiring personal journeys, from where they began to the experiences that molded them along their paths to success as they helped define a genre and reshape American culture. Origins of Hip-Hop will be available on DVD for the suggested retail price of $19.98.
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
The 8-part docuseries ORIGINS OF HIP-HOP delves into the compelling, inspiring stories of some of hip-hop’s most celebrated and groundbreaking artists in their own words. Narrated by renowned rapper Nas and featuring never-before-seen archival footage and interviews with family, friends, and collaborators, the hour-long episodes chronicle the rise of eight culture-defining hip-hop legends across multiple generations and styles — including Busta Rhymes, Eve, Fat Joe, Grandmaster Flash, Ice-T, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, and Uncle Luke— as they share the experiences that shaped their music and made them icons.
CAST
Nasir Jones GRAMMY® and BET Hip-Hop Award winner, Nas: Time Is Illmatic, Nasir: The Film (short film), TV’s “Great Performances”
Grandmaster Flash Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, known as the “godfather of hip-hop”
Busta Rhymes Multiple Billboard and BET Hip-Hop/R&B award winner and GRAMMY® nominee
Eve GRAMMY® winner and multiple Teen Choice Award winner, TV’s “The Talk” (cohost), Barbershop film franchise
Fat Joe GRAMMY® nominee, TV’s “She’s Gotta Have It”
Ja Rule GRAMMY® nominee, The Hamilton Mixtape album, I’m in Love with a Church Girl, TV’s “Single Ladies”
Lil Jon GRAMMY® winner, TV’s “The Hollywood Puppet Show,” TV’s “Robotomy,” TV’s “Winter Tales”
Ice-T GRAMMY® winner, TV’s “Avenging Justice,” TV’s “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” TV’s “Law & Order: Organized Crime”
Uncle Luke Prolific recording artist, promoter, producer
Jay-Z GRAMMY® winner, Bang Bang, TV’s “Sandra Lee’s Taverns, Lounges & Clubs”
DJ Khaled GRAMMY® winner, All-Star Weekend, TV’s “Will from Home”
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: 2022
Title Copyright: Origins of Hip-Hop © 2022, Cover Art and Design © 2022 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. A&E and A+E Networks are trademarks of A&E Television Networks, LLC. Distributed by LIONSGATE® under license from A+E Networks.
Type: New Release
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Documentary, Music
Closed-Captioned: N/A
Subtitles: English SDH
Feature Run Time: 344 Minutes
DVD Format: 16x9 (1.78:1) Presentation
DVD Audio: English 2.0 Dolby Audio |
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