It explores the development of crack cocaine in the urban community and features rappers snoop dogg, cypress hills breal and wutang clan members rza and raekwon. How crack cocaine transformed hiphop black radio network. The story of hiphop and the crack generation, the films narrator and executive producer icet. Vh1 will examine the interrelated history of crack cocaine and hip hop in a new documentary scheduled to air in september. The story of hip hop and the crack generation premieres sunday, september 18 at 10 p.
A sweeping investigation led to the criminal charges against the reality show star, mendeecees harris, who is already facing charges of molesting a 15 year old girl. The documentaries tell some of the most unique stories of artists and music from a wide range of genres, styles and musical perspectives. Vh1 explores hiphop and cocaine in new doc planet rock. Twentyfive years after crack cocaine ravaged american cities, a new vh1 rock doc explores how the drug also transformed popular culture, especially hip hop. Vh1 explores hiphop and cocaine in new documentary twin. Vh1 rock docs are highend featurelength documentaries that reveal untold stories in the history of rock and hiphop music, combining neverbefore. Vh1 rock docs are highend featurelength documentaries that reveal untold stories in the history of rock and hip hop music, combining neverbeforeseen footage with an unconventional narrative. The film is impossibly thorough for an 83minute runtime, visceral and severe, going far beyond the places where drugs and music collide. It explores the development of crack cocaine in the urban community and features rappers snoop dogg, cyprus hills breal and wutang clan members rza and raekwon. They never villianized black people for their reaction and it was complex and beautiful.
Sep 03, 2014 tuesday night, vh1 aired the latest installment in its consistently strong documentary series, atl. The program opens with an overview of the increased popularity of crack cocaine and the gang violence that followed, leading many to find a way out through music, as many drug dealers had a hell of a story to tell. The relationship between hip hop and cocaine trendy cafe mag. When talking with noelle lorraine williams, founder of, she mentioned this vh1 documentary about the intersection of crack cocaine and hip hop. Planet rock sunday night at 10 doesnt suggest hip hop caused the crack epidemic, or vice versa. Vh1 the drug years full video 2 hours and 53 minutes documentary. Really engaging vh1 documentary juggles a number of zeitgeistdefining contexts. The story of hiphop and the crack generation 2011 a look at the rise of crack cocaine in urban america in the 1980s and its influence on popular culture, especially in hiphop music. Vh1 documentary planet rock connects the dots between. Vh1 documentary explains how freeway rick ross created the. This vh1produced documentary is about the rise of crack cocaine in america in the 1980s and its influence on hiphop culture. Reconciling crack when talking with noelle lorraine. This is just one aspect of the cocaine epidemic which is explored in the featurelength documentary cocaine.
Sep 27, 2011 vh1 should be commended for highlighting the impact the drug trade had on hiphop. Tuesday night, vh1 aired the latest installment in its consistently strong documentary series, atl. A look at the rise of crack cocaine in urban america in the. The cocaine industry is littered with unimaginable sums of cash and more than 35,000 murders in the past five years. A few of the most wellknown ones are new jack citya 1991 film starring wesley snipes who plays nino brown, a drug lord in new york during the crack epidemic,blow where johnny depp plays george, a weed dealer who eventually starts. Sep 18, 2011 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. His connections to the irancontra scandal were first revealed in a series of articles published by the san jose mercury news. Hip hop and crack cocaine explored in new vh1 documentary. A look at the rise of crack cocaine in urban america in the 1980s and its influence on popular culture, especially in hiphop music. The untold story of atlantas rise in the rap game, a fascinating analysis of hiphop culture. As well as the second episode of the first season of bets american gangster documentary series which focused on his story and his connection to the irancontra scandal. Aug 09, 2011 icet narrates vh1 documentary on hip hop and drugs august 9, 2011 9. Aug 08, 2011 new york vh1 is exploring the connection between hiphop and cocaine. Vh1 explores hiphop and crack cocaine in new documentary.
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Now, after 25 years, a new documentary explores how the drug also transformed pop. Atlanta hip hop wasnt always all over the radio, find out how it all started. Feature documentary about the crack epidemic and its impact on. Narrated and executive produced by icet, planet rock. Vh1s emmy awardwinning franchise delves into history of.
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The vh1 rock doc, narrated by icet, took a look at crack cocaine and its influence on pop. Narrated and executive produced by icet, this vh1 documentary explores how crack cocaine had a major impact on popular culture, especially the evolution of hiphop. The untold story of atlantas rise in the rap game documentary chronicles the citys hip hop roots. The untold story of atlantas rise in the rap game documentary chronicles the citys hiphop roots. Vh1 will be exploring the interrelationship between rap music and crack cocaine in a new documentary, scheduled to air in september. The story of hip hop and the crack generation, will feature interviews with snoop dogg, raekwon, the rza, b real of cypress hill and more. In the end, the good guys are ice t, chuck d, snoop dogg, nelson george, and. Sep 17, 2011 the fact that crack cocaine and hip hop became the two biggest elements of urban street culture in the 1980s, suggests a new vh1 documentary, was not entirely coincidence. Before last nights premiere of the vh1 documentary planet rock. Twenty five years after the drug ravaged many american cities, icet talks honestly with several of the dealers who became rappers, transforming contemporary music. Ross appeared in vh1s documentary planet rock history of crack and hip hop, and he was featured in an episode of bets american gangster documentary, which focused on his connection to the contra drug scandal. With michelle alexander, breal, mary barr, todd boyd. Executiveproduced and narrated by icet, the special, titled planet rock.
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Harris, one of the stars of the show, was sentenced to 97. By 1986 it was raging through the inner cities of america, like wildfire, leaving pain, grief and death in its wake. Oct 30, 20 vh1 is teaming up with the director of cocaine cowboys to develop a fourpart hip hop documentary. Aug 09, 2011 twentyfive years after crack cocaine ravaged american cities, a new vh1 rock doc explores how the drug also transformed popular culture, especially hip hop. The story of hiphop and the crack generation, the films narrator and executive producer icet was sitting in a room full of.
On september 18, vh1s rock docs will premier planet rock. Aug 09, 2011 vh1 is exploring the connection between hip hop and cocaine. Icet narrates vh1 documentary on hiphop and drugs august 9, 2011 9. Mar 18, 2016 popular films that hip hop fans watch that are closely related to cocaine fuel a lot of the lyrics. Vh1 documentary delves into history of crack cocaine. Nov 07, 2011 twentyfive years after crack cocaine ravaged american cities, a new vh1 rock doc explores how the drug also transformed popular culture, especially hip hop. Vh1 is set to air a documentary focusing on crack cocaine and its relation to hiphop next month. Biggie said, that gmn credit, dead it you think a crack head paying you back, st, forget it rappers always willread more.
Crack and hip hop planet rock the story snoop doggy dogg. Vh1 is set to air a documentary focusing on crack cocaine and its relation to hip hop next month. Rapper rick ross speaks freeway rick ross and keys of cocaine. Download the today app for the latest coverage on the coronavirus outbreak. Narrated and executive produced by icet, planet rock is the first documentary to focus specifically on the connections between crack and hiphop. There will probably always be references to cocaine in hip hop. My favorite one to date is hilarious, and from the late christopher wallace aka the notorious b. The story of hip hop and the crack generation movie vh1 planet rock. The twohour documentary, part of the emmy awardwinning series looks at the. Planet rock the story of hip hop and the crack generation. Vh1s emmy award winning rock docs franchise delves into the history of crack cocaine planet rock. The latest addition to the emmywinning franchise, planet rock.
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