The story of hip hop has been told before – a world created by the likes of DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, the Sugarhill Gang and Run-DMC has had its fair share of ink and moving pictures.Many of the behind the scenes figures such as Sugar Hill Records founder Sylvia Robinson, Def Jam’s Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons and Death Row founder Suge Knight have also been profiled.However, the story of some of the true power brokers even further in the shadows has never been told.
That is the story of Hip Hop Uncovered, a six-part series for FX that launches tonight, Friday, February 12.Through the lens of five key people – Big U, Deb Antney, Bimmy, Trick Trick and Haitian Jack – the docuseries tells the story of the genre from the streets up,
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