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Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

The Foundation

Season 1 Episode 1

Discover the factors that led to the birth of Hip Hop and its first socially conscious hit The Message by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five in 1982.
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Saturday Aug 2, 5:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
Saturday Aug 2, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
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