Cast and Crew of The Hip Hop Years

Cast of
The Hip Hop Years

About The Hip Hop Years

The Hip Hop Years is a three part series of one hour television documentaries, made for Channel 4 in 1999.

The series was devised by David Upshal who produced, directed and narrated the series. He also produced the 33-track compilation CD which accompanied the series and co-wrote the book with Alex Ogg, also titled The Hip Hop Years.

The series charts the definitive story of Hip Hop, rising from the streets of the Bronx to become, what Upshal calls, "the new Rock'n'Roll". The programmes combine archive clips and performance from TV, movies and music videos with specially shot material and interviews with key players.

Main Cast of The Hip Hop Years

Russell Simmons
plays Self (2 episodes)

Ice-T
plays Self (3 episodes)

Ice-T as Self

Tracy Morrow (born February 16, 1958), better known by his stage name Ice-T, is an American musician and actor. He w...

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Secondary Cast of The Hip Hop Years

Afrika Bambaataa
plays Self (1 episode)

Grand Wizard Theodore
plays Self (1 episode)

Crazy Legs
plays Self (1 episode)

Kid Freeze
plays Self (1 episode)

Jazzy Jay
plays Self (1 episode)

Henry "Big Bank Hank" Jackson
plays Self (1 episode)

Michael Holman
plays Self (1 episode)

Rick Rubin
plays Self (1 episode)

Hank Shocklee
plays Self (1 episode)

MC Ren
plays Self (1 episode)

Tone Loc
plays Self (1 episode)

MC Hammer
plays Self (1 episode)

MC Hammer as Self

MC Hammer was born on March 30, 1962 and is currently 62 years old.

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Vanilla Ice
plays Self (1 episode)

Fresh Kid Ice
plays Self (1 episode)

Brother Marquis
plays Self (1 episode)

Monie Love
plays Self (1 episode)

Joe Levy
plays Self (1 episode)

Sean Combs
plays Self (1 episode)

Sean Combs as Self

Sean Love Combs (born Sean John Combs; November 4, 1969), also known by his stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, or Didd...

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RZA
plays Self (1 episode)

RZA as Self

Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA or The RZA ( /ˈrɪzə/; born July 5, 1969), is an American ...

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DJ Kool Herc
plays Self (1 episode)

Grandmaster Caz
plays Self (1 episode)

Grandmaster Flash
plays Self (1 episode)

Melle Mel
plays Self (1 episode)

Ice Cube
plays Self (1 episode)

Ice Cube as Self

O'Shea Jackson Sr., better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, screenwri...

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Eminem
plays Self (1 episode)

Marley Marl
plays Self (1 episode)

Darryl McDaniels
plays self (1 episode)

Chuck D
plays Self (1 episode)


Crew of The Hip Hop Years

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