<P> The series is set in the 1970s in the Bronx , New York City , and follows the rise of hip - hop and disco music through the eyes of a group of teenagers . Each episode begins with MC Books , a famous artist that raps his story to a large crowd during a concert in 1996 . The short rap serves both as a recap of previous episodes and as a setup of the events of the next . Each episode is also intercut with real footage and newscasts from the 1970s . </P>
<P> The series is set in the 1970s in the Bronx , New York City , and follows the rise of hip - hop and disco music through the eyes of a group of teenagers . Each episode begins with MC Books , a famous artist that raps his story to a large crowd during a concert in 1996 . The short rap serves both as a recap of previous episodes and as a setup of the events of the next . Each episode is also intercut with real footage and newscasts from the 1970s . </P>
who raps in the beginning of the get down
who raps in the beginning of the get down
MC Books
MC Books