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LL Cool J Takes a Trip Through NYC Rap History in New ‘Hip-Hop Was Born Here’ Trailer

LL Cool J takes a trip through New York City rap history in the new trailer for his upcoming Paramount+ docuseries, 'Hip-Hop Was Born Here.'

The five-part series will offer a kind of historical and musical tour of the five boroughs as LL Cool J visits the neighborhoods and meets with the MCs and producers who were instrumental to hip-hop’s rise. A plethora of hip-hop luminaries will feature on the show, including Big Daddy Kane, Grandmaster Caz, Jadakiss, Method Man, Rev Run, Roxanne Shante, Salt of Salt-N-Pepa, and Marley Mal. Run recalling the block parties in his Hollis, Queens neighborhood; Jadakiss speaking about how hip-hop became an outlet after NYC public schools cut music education programs; and Roxanne Shante succinctly defining her legacy: “I gave birth to most of them MCs.”

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