Songs That Shook America

‘Songs That Shook America’ Episode Six: Examining Queen Latifah’s “Ladies First” & Hip-Hop’s Complicated Relationship with Women [Recap]

AMC’s Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America is a docu-series that focuses on six individual rap songs that changed… Read More

November 18, 2019

‘Songs That Shook America’ Episode Five: How “The Bridge” Laid The Foundation for Rap Battle Culture

AMC's Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America is a docu-series that will focus on six individual rap songs that… Read More

November 11, 2019

Songs That Shook America Episode Four: Outkast Proved the South Had “Something to Say” on “Elevators” [Recap]

AMC’s Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America is a docu-series that will focus on six individual rap songs that… Read More

November 4, 2019

‘Songs That Shook America’ Episode Three: The Legacy of Run-DMC’s Barrier-Breaking Single “Rock Box”

AMC’s Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America is a docu-series that will focus on six individual rap songs that… Read More

October 28, 2019

‘Songs That Shook America’ Episode Two: How Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” Became the Rallying Call for the Black Lives Matter Movement [Recap]

AMC’s Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America is a docu-series that will focus on six individual rap songs that… Read More

October 21, 2019

‘Songs That Shook America’ Takes on Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” in Trailer for New Episode

"Hip-hop is not the problem. Our reality is the problem." Following its critically-acclaimed debut, Songs That Shook America returns this… Read More

October 20, 2019

‘Songs That Shook America’ Episode One: The Story of How it Took a Village to Create “Jesus Walks” — Not Just Kanye West [Recap]

AMC's Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America is a docu-series that will focus on six individual rap songs that… Read More

October 14, 2019