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Behind the Music - Season 1 Episode 108 : 1992

Behind the Music
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It was the year music fans changed the course of the industry. In Seattle, flannel replaced spandex and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain was crowned the king of a sound called "grunge." Nirvana and other rockers like Pearl Jam gave validity to the alienation of middle America and "Generation X" through raging guitars, angst-ridden lyrics and their political stances. In South Central Los Angeles hip-hop artists like Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Ice-T told of the guns and drugs that were a part of their daily life, creating a hard-hitting genre called gangsta rap. Their music would soon prove prophetic, when the Rodney King verdict set off several days of rioting and violence. Ice-T and Time Warner would soon be taken to task by Vice President Dan Quayle for the song "Cop Killer." Already disconnected from a political system which said they didn't count, the youth and MTV's Rock The Vote helped elect a president - Bill Clinton -- who at least grew up in the rock 'n' roll generation, even if he never "inhaled."

Title Behind the Music - Season 1 Episode 108 : 1992
Alternative Titles
First Air Date 1997-08-17
Last Air Date 2014-07-16
Number of Episodes 230
Number of Seasons 1
Genres Documentary,
Networks VH1,
Casts Jim Forbes
Narrator
Narrator
Jim Forbes
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