Building A City

Overview

Welcome to Rap City details the bittersweet journey of BET's iconic and trendsetting music video-based Hip-Hop TV series, Rap City, from its inception in the mid-1980's until the final episode in 2008. Debra Lee, Alvin Jones, Charlamagne Tha God and more discuss Rap City's 1989 debut on BET, the many hosts who held it down and how the show revolutionized hip-hop culture.