Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World | From Chuck D and Lorrie Boula | Episode 3 of 4

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Description: Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/3WYJxND | #FightThePowerPBS Experience the 1990s during the Clinton years and the unstoppable rise in popularity of Hip Hop, which becomes a force that is attacked by all sides of the political establishment. Watch episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzkQfVIJun2KbHouWoKIs9z2zCtje-qwX This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: https://www.pbs.org/donate Subscribe to the PBS channel for more clips: https://www.youtube.com/PBS/ Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS App: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR FOLLOW US: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PBS/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PBS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PBS/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbs Shop: https://shop.pbs.org/ Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World | Culture Wars In the third film in the series, Chuck D, fellow rap stars and cultural commentators, recount the meteoric rise of Hip Hop in the 90s during a tumultuous period in US political history. During the 1992 election, Hip Hop artists find themselves at the center of a political storm - Ice-T’s "Cop Killer" is attacked by politicians for inciting violence against the police and Democratic hopeful Bill Clinton takes Sista Souljah, a Public Enemy collaborator, to task for comments she makes in wake of the LA riots. While Clinton goes on to win the election, Tupac Shakur begins to make a name for himself as a powerful lyrical social commentator. When Clinton passes the Crime Bill in 1994, Tupac responds with "It Ain’t Easy", which explores the impact the bill has on increasing the rates of mass incarceration of men in the black community. On the west coast, a new sound emerges with the release of Dr Dre’s seminal album The Chronic and Snoop Doggy Dog’s Doggystyle. Dubbed gangster rap by the media, Hip Hop’s popularity explodes exponentially. While its fans see it as exposing the ugly truths of America, its detractors from across the political spectrum, decry it for glorifying violence and misogyny and results in a Senate Hearing on rap lyrics. A core of female artists like Queen Latifah and Monie Love, emerge to challenge the narrative of misogyny, helping to pave the way for future female artists.