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Mogul is a show about hip hop’s most iconic moments, told by the people who lived them.

S3: Chopped and Screwed: The DJ Screw Story
In Season 3, we’re telling the story of DJ Screw, a reclusive genius who changed the sound of music forever. An auteur who created his own genre — Chopped and Screwed — Screw slowed music down until it sounded like syrup coming out of your speakers. It quickly became the soundtrack to the city of Houston, before influencing an entire generation of rappers. But the man behind the beats was a mystery to all but his closest collaborators, and to this day remains one of hip-hop’s greatest enigmas. We also speak on the life of the late George Floyd, a Houston native who recorded with DJ Screw. This season features Bun B, Paul Wall, Lil Keke, Lil Flip, Lil Pokey, ESG, Datwon Thomas, Shea Serrano and more.

S2: Miami Bass & The 2 Live Crew
Season 2 dives into the birth of southern hip hop. It all started in Miami with the 2 Live Crew, a group that took hip hop and made it faster, harder, and nastier than anything anyone had heard before. But in 1990 their music was declared legally obscene, and what followed is known today as the most controversial trial in the history of hip hop. This group, this city and this trial changed the course of music history as we know it. Mogul Season 2 features exclusive interviews with Miami legends like Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, Trina, Luke Campbell, Brother Marquis, Mr. Mixx, Walshy Fire, and more. Produced by Spotify and Gimlet Media.