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2024-08-04
S1E7 — Fight The System: Hip Hop & Grunge
n 1987, a small-time drug dealer forms a hip-hop based group in his hometown of Compton, California. The group's provocative brand of "reality rap" draws backlash from the government and law enforcement as they try to push the boundaries of what hip-hop can be.
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Jon Armond
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