Since the late 70s, hip-hop music has played an integral role in music, entertainment and American culture, and now it's getting a four-part series on VH1 based on Steve Stoute's book "The Tanning of America." Stoute joins Morning Joe to discuss why hip-hop is such an important part of the American idiom.Feb. 24, 2014
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