The obvious medium to accompany the series with some not so obvious selections, ‘The Hip Hop Years’ charts the history of rap from the original roots to the commercialism of the cristal-sipping cats via the glory of gangstas. It reads like a who’s who of the hallowed game – all the major playaz are there, most of them on merit, some to merely emphasise the diverse avenues rap has spiralled into; and while not the most exhaustive round up a la the ‘Hip Hop Don’t Stop Series’, it certainly is the perfect backdrop to a series based on insight and intensity that rap music thrives on. Disc One, basically, kicks hard with a ...  Read the complete review