Once again it’s on! The Tanning of America continues with its third installment of the series. For this episode, we get closer to the current generation of hip hop and its meaning. Jimmy Iovine talks how he got tracks from Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre tracks like, “Nuthin’ But A G Thang” on MTV and radio, which then turned into Rolling Stone and Source magazine cover appearances. Tommy Hilfiger drops by, connecting hip hop and fashion as he talks the fashion of the 90s. “Everything was baggy. Everything was lose so, we started designing into it,” Hilfiger says about him driving through Harlem, just to get a look into the styles. It’s all connecting. The changes of a culture that many of us love so much. Some great people had a hand in it. Hit the jump to check out 3 of 3 in Gimmie The Loot.
(Video) The Tanning Of America: One Nation Under Hip Hop [Part 2 – Fight The Power]
VH1’s The Tanning of America: One Nation Under Hip Hop part one aired earlier this week, and immediately following is part two of the four part series. Check out the full episode of the impact and evolution of hip hop, down bottom.
(Video) The Tanning Of America: One Nation Under Hip Hop – [Part 1- Word Is Born]
Many hip-hop fans of color, creed and background tuned into VH1’s airing of, The Tanning of America: One Nation Under Hip Hop last evening. The first of the four part series detailed the culture’s evolution beginning with how it was perceived in black and white cultures. A great depiction was with television…The Jeffersons vs. All in the Family, Good Times vs. Happy Days etc. Artist such as Nas, Rick Rubin, Mariah Carey, Will i Am and Norman Lear were only a few to cast opinions on the topic. Of course, author Steve Stoute was the forefront of all voices. In case you missed it or fell asleep like I did, check out what you missed down bottom.
