The Tanning of America(2014)
Overview
VH1 teamed up with acclaimed filmmakers Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman and famed author, award-winning entrepreneur, advertising executive, and record executive Steve Stoute for a 4-part documentary series based on Stoute’s best-selling book, “The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy.” VH1’s “The Tanning of America: One Nation Under Hip Hop” is a thorough examination of hip-hop as a cultural movement, whose profound influence in music, film, television, fashion, business, race relations and politics eventually paved the way for the election of Barack Obama. Stoute notes, “Since its birth, hip-hop has been a reflection of black America, but never before have we seen it cast as such a far-reaching agent of political change. This film paints an entirely new picture of the impact of hip-hop culture over the last 30 years.”
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4 episodes • 2014
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4 episodes • 2014
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Word Is Born | Feb 25, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Fight the Power | Feb 26, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Gimme the Loot | Feb 27, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 4 | All Around the World | Feb 28, 2014 | 0.0 |
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