Hip Hop Uncovered Music
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Hip Hop Uncovered season 1 episode 1 soundtrack

A Child Is Born With No State of Mind, 13 songs

Hip Hop Uncovered introduces five main contributors (Big U, Deb, Trick Trick, Bimmy and Haitian Jack). They are the unsung heroes of hip hop's legacy. They are the men and women who worked in the shadows to affect hip hop at the highest levels.

  • Whoa! — Black Rob
    [Instrumental version] Intro to three characters and interview with Xhibit.
  • No Cap — OSBS & Gunna
    Big U and Mozzy in the studio.
  • Prime Time (feat. E-40) — Kritacali Acclaimed & E-40
    Wiz and DMC talking about Big U influence on the hip hop industry.
  • View Point Blank — WoodysProduce
    Characters on Hip Hop coming from the street culture.
  • Rapper's Delight — The Sugarhill Gang
    Characters explaining the meaning/impact of this song, while archival footage of Sugar Hill Gang plays.
  • Hip Hop C1 — Def Jef
    Big U in his old neighborhood.
  • Apache — The Sugarhill Gang
    Bimmy talks about the loudest speakers on the block.
  • The Bear Pit — Boca 45 vs. Mohawkestra
    Characters discuss park jams in NYC, archival footage shown.
  • Get Up and Dance — Freedom
    Characters describe hearing the song and their memories of park jams.
  • Let Them In — Trick-Trick
    Trick Trick in the studio.
  • Im Wit Da Gang — Dem Joints
    Black Poverty - Characters talk about poverty growing up, being on food stamps.
  • Fast Lane — Bad Meets Evil
    [Instrumental version] DMC talks about the start of hip hop and how hip hop explains an emotional point of view and a voice of black people.
  • You're da Man — Nas
    The meaning of hip hop; End credits.