| Hip-Hop Evolution | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Developed by | Banger Films |
| Directed by | Darby Wheeler, Rodrigo Bascunan |
| Presented by | Shad |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Darby Wheeler, Rodrigo Bascunan, Russell Peters, Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn, Nelson George |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO Canada |
| Release | April 29, 2016 – 25 September 2016 |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 19 October 2018 – present |
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Hip-Hop Evolution is a Canadian music documentary television series that originally aired on HBO Canada in 2016.[1] Hosted by Juno Award-winning artist Shad, the series profiles the history of hip-hop music through interviews with many of the genre's leading cultural figures.[2] The series is produced by Darby Wheeler, Rodrigo Bascuñán, Russell Peters, Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn and Nelson George. It won the 2016 Peabody Award,[3] and the 2017 International Emmy Award for Best Arts Programming.[4]
The series was screened at the 2016 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival[5] before being picked up for broadcast by HBO.[1] In December 2016, it was added to Netflix for international distribution.[2]
- ^ a b HBO Canada takes Wheeler’s “Hip-Hop Evolution”. RealScreen, August 17, 2016.
- ^ a b ""Hip Hop Evolution" Documentary Arrives On Netflix". HipHopDX, December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Hip-Hop Evolution". Peabody Awards. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ "Canadian documentary series Hip-Hop Evolution wins International Emmy Award". Toronto Star. November 21, 2017.
- ^ "Canadian-Produced Documentary Series Hip-Hop Evolution to Premiere in Toronto". The Fader, March 16, 2016.