This is an award-winning deep dive into Aotearoa’s Hip-Hop history. In season one, we traced the story of our national scene from the breakdancing days of the early '80s to the moment when Che Fu went solo from Supergroove in the late 90s. 

Throughout season two, Aotearoa Hip-Hop comes of age, leading to classic albums from Che Fu, Dam Native, King Kapisi, Nesian Mystik, and Scribe. In the wake of their efforts, the scene comes together through DJ and MC battles, the Aotearoa Hip-Hop summits, and the Boost Mobile Hookup Tour. Inspired by Scribe and P-Money's record-breaking successes, Savage, David Dallas and Ladi6 head onto the world stage. Meanwhile, back at home, a new crew called Homebrew starts making waves. It’s an epic journey, told by the people who were there. 

Phil Bell, AKA DJ Sir-Vere dives into his contact book and calls in favours to capture the stories from the people he’s lived his life with - the NZ Hip Hop community.  He’s left no stone unturned to get the most important stories from the people who lived them, flying them in and travelling to interview them in the very places where history was made.

Aotearoa Hip Hop: The Music, The People, The History

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