Musical artist Shad looks at the camera with the sun at his back.


Watch a trailer for Shad's Netflix series "Hip Hop Evolution" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9Rs15Fjwo4. All episodes of Netflix Original ‘Hip-Hop Evolution: Season 2,’ are out today and available for streaming. Toronto-based rapper Shad is back as the host of this Peabody and Emmy award-winning docuseries that explores the history of Hip-Hop through interviews with its pioneers. Netflix’s Hip-Hop Evolution traces the culture back to its humble beginnings, when the kids of the Bronx crammed into house parties, rec rooms, and public parks to hear music like they’d never heard it before. Hip-Hop today is a global culture that has changed music, dance, fashion, language—and even politics. But where did this worldwide cultural movement begin? Season two continues to write the story and follows the narrative through U.S. regions that encapsulated eras of the growing culture. From The South to The Bay Area, NYC’s Golden Era to that New York State of Mind, this deep second season tells the story through interviews and appearances by : Uncle Luke, Devin The Dude, Bun B, Scarface, Trick Daddy, Bushwick Bill, Too $hort, E-40, Boots Riley, Ali Shaheed, Jarobi and Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes, KRS-ONE, De La Soul, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Faith, Lil' Kim, Diddy, Ghostface, Method Man, Raekwon and more!