FX HIP HOP UNCOVERED -- Pictured: Main Contributor “Trick Trick” Christian Mathis.
New docuseries Hip Hop Uncovered premieres Friday, February 12 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on FX.
If you don’t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch Hip Hop Uncovered streaming online for free:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of FX and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a seven-day free trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch Hip Hop Uncovered live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. You can also watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch most shows on-demand within three days (and sometimes longer) of their conclusion, even if you don’t record them.
AT&T TV
You can watch a live stream of FX and 65-plus other TV channels via AT&T TV. FX is included in every channel bundle, but the “Choice” and above packages come included with HBO Max and NBA League Pass at no cost, and you can try out any package for free with a 14-day trial:
Once signed up for AT&T TV, you can watch Hip Hop Uncovered live on the AT&T TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the AT&T TV website.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours).
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of FX and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which you can try out for free with a seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch Hip Hop Uncovered live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu with Live TV comes with both its extensive on-demand library (which includes most shows after they air) and 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
Vidgo
You can watch a live stream of FX and 65+ other TV channels on Vidgo, which you can try with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Vidgo, you can watch Hip Hop Uncovered live on the Vidgo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Vidgo website.
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of FX and 40-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” bundle. It’s the cheapest streaming service with FX, plus you can get $10 off your first month, and get Showtime, Starz, and Epix included for free:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch Hip Hop Uncovered live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 10 hours of cloud DVR.
‘Hip Hop Uncovered’ Preview
From executive producer Malcolm Spellman (Empire, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) comes Hip Hop Uncovered, an “examination of a dying breed of power brokers who operate from the shadows of hip hop,” according to the FX description.
It continues, “Set against 40 years of music history, this six-part documentary series takes a deep dive into the paradox of America’s criminalization of the genre and its fascination with the street culture that created it and still exists within it. Instead of telling the story of hip hop from the top down, Hip Hop Uncovered tells the story from the streets up, as it reveals the untold story of how America’s streets helped shape hip hop culture from an expression of survival and defiance into music’s most dominant genre.”
The six-part docuseries features interviews with Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Eugene “Big U” Heneley, Deb Antney, the mother of Waka Flocka Flame, James “Bimmy” Antney, Christian “Trick Trick” Manthis, and Jacques “Haitian Jack” Agnant, who worked with Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G.
The premiere episode is titled “A Child is Born With No State of Mind” and its description reads, “Big U, Deb, Trick Trick, Bimmy and Haitian Jack are the unsung heroes of hip-hop’s legacy; they are the men and women who work in the shadows to affect hip-hop at the highest levels.”
Episode two, also airing Friday, February 12, is titled “Cash Rules Everything Around Me” and its description teases, “The OGs learn to hustle, hoping to make a better life for their families; the unique business acumen they learn will one day serve them in the music business.”
On Friday, February 19 comes “S*it’s Real,” whose description reads, “The hip-hop OGs get more involved with the details of management, producing and developing artists, but by the time of civil unrest in 1992 Los Angeles, the main contributors find themselves doing time.”
And airing immediately afterward on February 19 comes episode four, “Things Just AIn’t the Same for Gangstas,” whose description reads, “As the drug game dries up in the streets, the new hip hop hustle emerges; after time in prison, the five main contributors move to Atlanta; Bimmy is hired at Def Jam, and Trick Trick records his first album.”
The final two episodes, “Industry Rule Number 4080: Record Company People Are Shady” and “Victory Lap,” air back to back on Friday, February 26.
Hip Hop Uncovered airs Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on FX.