Hip-Hop Evolution | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Developed by | Banger Films |
Directed by | Darby Wheeler, Rodrigo Bascunan |
Presented by | Shad |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Producers | Darby Wheeler, Rodrigo Bascunan, Russell Peters, Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn, Nelson George |
Original release | |
Network | HBO Canada |
Release | April 29, 2016 25 September 2016 | –
Network | Netflix |
Release | 19 October 2018 present | –
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Hip-Hop Evolution is a Canadian music documentary television series that originally aired on HBO Canada in 2016.[1] Hosted by Juno Award-winning artist Shad, the series profiles the history of hip-hop music through interviews with many of the genre's leading cultural figures.[2] The series is produced by Darby Wheeler, Rodrigo Bascuñán, Russell Peters, Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn and Nelson George. It won the 2016 Peabody Award,[3] and the 2017 International Emmy Award for Best Arts Programming.[4]
The series was screened at the 2016 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival[5] before being picked up for broadcast by HBO.[1] In December 2016, it was added to Netflix for international distribution.[2]
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