A look at the rise of crack cocaine in urban America in the 1980s and its influence on popular culture, especially in hip-hop music.

A look at the rise of crack cocaine in urban America in the 1980s and its influence on popular culture, especially in hip-hop music.

A yoga posing music mogul teams up with rap's biggest stars to go on a mission to save hip hop.

A yoga posing music mogul teams up with rap's biggest stars to go on a mission to save hip hop.

The Hip Hop Years is a three part series of one hour television documentaries, made for Channel 4 in 1999.The series was devised by David Upshal who produced, directed and narrated the series. He also produced the 33-track compilation CD which accompanied the series and co-wrote the book with Alex Ogg, also titled The Hip Hop Years.The series charts the definitive story of Hip Hop, rising from the streets of the Bronx to become, what Upshal calls, "the new Rock'n'Roll". The programmes combine archive clips and performance from TV, movies and music videos with specially shot material and interviews with key players.

The Hip Hop Years is a three part series of one hour television documentaries, made for Channel 4 in 1999.The series was devised by David Upshal who produced, directed and narrated the series. He also produced the 33-track compilation CD which accompanied the series and co-wrote the book with Alex Ogg, also titled The Hip Hop Years.The series charts the definitive story of Hip Hop, rising from the streets of the Bronx to become, what Upshal calls, "the new Rock'n'Roll". The programmes combine archive clips and performance from TV, movies and music videos with specially shot material and interviews with key players.

记录的是在生活在纽约的一群Hip-Hop少年的激动人心的励志故事。一个原本无家可归的人最后做Hip-Hop少年的辅导员，并带领他们在一个电视节目比赛中获胜。经过4年的合作磨练，他们出了一张优秀的发人深省的专辑，来展示了他们的生活和内心。这是一个充满了音乐，希望，心灵伤愈和梦想的故事。

记录的是在生活在纽约的一群Hip-Hop少年的激动人心的励志故事。一个原本无家可归的人最后做Hip-Hop少年的辅导员，并带领他们在一个电视节目比赛中获胜。经过4年的合作磨练，他们出了一张优秀的发人深省的专辑，来展示了他们的生活和内心。这是一个充满了音乐，希望，心灵伤愈和梦想的故事。

The film seeks to address the cross section of music, specifically hip-hop, and the 1992 riots in Los Angeles. A Huffington Post article writes how the film shows that hip-hop music of the 1980s was bringing attention to poverty and police brutality in South Central Los Angeles long before mainstream media got involved in these issues through the riots heard throughout the country. 　　"Uprising" takes us through archival footage of the 1992 riots and interviews with residents of South Central LA who lived through the riots and can testify on the power of music throughout this time in LA's history. Ford, seeks to highlight, however, that violence in these neighborhoods of LA was nothing new when the riots started. Police brutality was there long before mainstream media and hip-hop culture was and has always been on a mission to expose these societal and institutionalized issues.

Fifty years ago in the Bronx, a new genre of music was born, the product of a people searching for their voice and the opportunity to be heard. For decades, the community was bound by the words of leaders like Martin Luther King and Malcolm X before their assassinations attempted to thwart the messaging. While their lives ended, the impact of their words never would, instead paving the way for others. Soon, athletes and entertainers would step to the microphone and boldly become the sound of a new generation and an inspiration to their people. When the world looked to silence them, the culture found a way to speak louder than ever before. From Muhammad Ali to Public Enemy, Jay-Z to Lebron James and beyond, the impact on sports has been indelible.