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Rock Box, by Run-DMC

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook AmericaSeries 1
Episode 3 of 6

How one song tore down the barriers between rock and hip-hop, race and class on American radio and television.

40 minutes

Last on

Sun 7 Feb 202100:40
BBC Four

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Music Played

  • Run‐D.M.C.

    Rock Box

  • Billy Squier

    The Big Beat

  • Dizzee Rascal

    Fix Up, Look Sharp

  • Run‐D.M.C.

    King of Rock (Live, From Live Aid)

Credits

Executive ProducerAhmir 'Questlove' Thompson
Executive ProducerTariq 'Black Thought' Trotter
Executive ProducerShawn Gee
Executive ProducerAlex Gibney

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