Paramount+ announces groundbreaking hip-hop docu-series with LL Cool J

Paramount+

The rapper will host Hip Hop Was Born Here

Paramount+ has announced a new music docu-series, Hip Hop Was Born Here, executive produced and co-created by rap trailblazer and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee LL Cool J and Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, set to premiere Tuesday, July 22nd on the streamer in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Brazil. The series will also premiere internationally in the U.K., Australia, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria on Wednesday, July 23rd.

Hosted by LL Cool J, the series will chart the creation, evolution and ongoing legacy of hip-hop not just as a genre but as a culture. All five episodes will be available to stream exclusively on the service, taking viewers on a journey through hip-hop history – meeting OGs and future icons, visiting the neighborhoods, studios and places that fostered early styles as well as watching beloved artists analyze their favorite tracks. Featuring interviews with Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, Method Man, Rev Run and more, Hip Hop Was Born Here promises to deliver a new level of insight into how hip-hop first came to be and how it transformed into the global sensation that it is today.

Guest appearances include Big Daddy Kane, Bimmy, Crystal Caines, Doug E. Fresh, Grandmaster Caz, Jadakiss, Lady London, Marley Marl, Method Man, Rev Run, Roxanne Shante, Salt of Salt-N-Pepa, Sheek Louch, and others.

The series is executive produced by LL Cool J and Stone Roberts for Rock The Bells and Peyton Manning and Jamie Horowitz for Omaha Productions. Kirk Fraser serves as Executive Producer. Bruce Gillmer and Vanessa Whitewolf serve as Executive Producers with Alicia Portugal serving as Co-Executive Producer for MTV Entertainment Studios.