Interviews tracing the very beginning of hip hop to New York in the 1970s.
Part two chronicles the progress of hip hop into a viable and thriving music business. Spotlighted in this segment is the rise of Def Jam Records.
This segment focuses on the advent of the West Coast rap scene with Gangsta rap officially kicked off by Ice-T and a strong message from N.W.A.
The East Coast/West Coast rap rivalry heats up and results in the murders of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G.
Hip hop artists start to come from other areas of the country outside of New York and Los Angeles.