Killing Hip Hop | show | 2024 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

Killing Hip Hop explores the legacies of artists and the threats they face in one of America's most beloved, yet most pe | dHNfUXBsVHdYMlgtYkU

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00:00Hip-hop is a cultural experience that has given a voice to so many,

00:05which can lead to a target on their backs.

00:07This is the tragic story of killing hip-hop.

00:11In the Young Thug case, the indictment includes lyrics that he wrote.

00:16A legal battle that could very well decide the future of hip-hop itself.

00:21I'm just a soul that's lost its life.

00:25He grew up in the streets and ultimately found hip-hop as a way out.

00:30Slim 400, he had the star quality. He was right there.

00:35And then this happened to him.

00:36Slim got killed.

00:40Lil Peep's contribution to hip-hop is remarkable.

00:45Emo rap made him really stand out.

00:48It's the pressures of the working environment took a toll on him.

00:53Camila Brown had a big personality.

00:56She would tell me, I know that I'm going to die young.

01:00It was a major blow to the music industry.

01:03Hip-hop artists have the shortest life expectancy.

01:06It is literally dying.

01:09What is killing hip-hop?

01:12Our own people.