The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full

The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full

2024 · Documentary · 1 Season · 3 Episodes · 8.0

Charting the shocking story of how some of music’s most loved artists - from Louis Armstrong to Prince - were exploited by the music industry on the basis of their race.

Episodes

1. Episode 159m · 2024-09-21 · 5.0This 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 258m · 2024-09-28 · 6.0Charting 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 358m · 2024-09-28 · 5.0How the digital revolution has inspired black artists to go it alone and bypass the major record labels entirely - but at what cost?

Cast

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