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Super producer Teddy Riley. Teddy shares stories about Heavy D, the birth of New Jack Swing, helping Doug E. Fresh produce "The Show", and teaming up with Kool Moe Dee. He also talks about almost losing a job with Michael Jackson before it really started and how MJ left him hanging for two weeks while recording Remember The Time. Teddy tells how he went from competing against Keith Sweat to teaming with him and his unique perspective on working with then up and coming producers like Pharrell Williams, Timbaland, Devante Swing and Rodney Jerkins. He explains why their are two BlackSTREET's on tour, what it was like to work with Bobby Brown, how much he was getting cheated monetarily by his God father and manager Gene Griffin. He candidly tells the song that saved his life and the Top 5 songs he has ever made.

Bronx MC Fat Joe breaks down why R. Kelly makes him nervous, the reason black people can't claim Prince, his favorite collabo with Big Pun, working with the Diggin In The Crates Crew and how he helped 50 Cent get one of his biggest hits.

Da Brat is the first solo female MC to go platinum and she talks about her place in Hip Hop against other rappers with or without a vagina. She shares her thoughts about being a sex symbol for men and women, the super star that broke her heart and the song that resulted from it and how Biggie copied her style.

Super producer Kay Gee has made gold and platinum his for Naughty By Nature, Jaheim, Ideal, Zhane, Next, Queen Latifah and more. He shares how he Vinnie and Treach teamed up, his love of Slick Rick, Marley Marl and Teddy Riley. Plus he tells the importance family road trips from New Jersey to South Carolina influenced his sound.

A tribute episode to the King of Pop Michael Jackson. With rare stories and interviews from Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams, Diddy, Chris Tucker, Naughty By Nature, Majic Johnson, Jermaine Dupri and more. Plus a dive into the Hop Hop classics that sampled MJ.

Rapper and author Prodigy from the group Mobb Deep discusses his challenges with Sickle Cell and the inspiration behind his cookbook Commissary Kitchen, their beef with 2 Pac, the best advice he got from street hustlers, how his grandma's coffee mug inspired an album, what drove his partner Havoc into production, and how being young and hard-headed effected their career.