Watch the trailer for AMC's Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

Each episode of the music docuseries will examine a groundbreaking song pivotal to the evolution of hip-hop, from Run-D.M.C.’s “Rock Box” to Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” to Queen Latifah’s “Ladies First." Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney, The Roots' Questlove and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter are behind the docuseries, premiering Oct. 13.