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Under Siege | Fight the Power : How Hip Hop Changed The World

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Tue Feb. 14 at 9PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING| Explore the 1980s and the birth of Hip Hop as social commentary.

Explore the 1980s and the birth of Hip Hop as social commentary in the Reagan Era with the emergence of artists like Public Enemy, KRS-One, Ice-T, and NWA.

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