The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
Season 1
2024 • 3 Episodes
Episodes
1. Episode 1
★5.0
September 21, 2024
This episode reveals how some of the most legendary black musical artists of all time have been exploited by the recording industry from its earliest days.
2. Episode 2
★6.0
September 28, 2024
Charting the failures and triumphs of black-owned and run record labels, including Motown, Stax, Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella, as they battled a hostile industry.
3. Episode 3
★5.0
September 28, 2024
How the digital revolution has inspired black artists to go it alone and bypass the major record labels entirely - but at what cost?