Fight the Power

Fight the Power

Music 2022

Available on PBS Video, Prime Video

Chuck D transports audiences back to hip-hop's inception and documents the genre's steps in revolutionizing and challenging America's history over four decades.

Music 2022

TV-14

Starring Chuck D

EPISODE 1

The Foundation

A look at the origins of hip-hop and its first socially conscious hit -- "The Message" -- by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five in 1982.

51 min · Jan 31, 2023 TV-14
EPISODE 2

Under Siege

Exploring the 1980s and the birth of hip-hop as social commentary with the emergence of artists like Public Enemy, KRS-One, Ice-T and NWA.

50 min · Feb 14, 2023 TV-14
EPISODE 3

Culture Wars

The beats that broke new ground. How hip hop emerged from underground New York into a global force for change and empowerment.

51 min · Feb 21, 2023 TV-14
EPISODE 4

Still Fighting

The beats that broke new ground. How hip hop emerged from underground New York into a global force for change and empowerment.

52 min · Feb 21, 2023 TV-14

Chuck D

Host
Yemi Bamiro

Director
Todd Williams

Director
Helen Bart

Producer
Chuck D

Creator

About

Fight the Power

MUSIC

Chuck D transports audiences back to hip-hop's inception and documents the genre's steps in revolutionizing and challenging America's history over four decades.

Historical look at hip hop only scratches the surface.

Information

Studio: BBCNORD
Released: 2022
Rated: TV-14

Languages

Original Audio: English, English (United Kingdom)
Subtitles: English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.