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The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

20177.81 Season4 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A four-part documentary series that tells the stories of Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre -- one the son of a Brooklyn longshoreman, the other straight out of Compton - -- and their improbable partnership and surprising leading roles in a series of transformative events in contemporary culture.

Created by Doug Pray
Written by Doug Pray, Allen Hughes, Lasse Järvi
Produced by Brady Kephart, Steven D. Williams, Sarah Anthony
NetworksHBO

Top Cast

Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre

Self

Jimmy Iovine

Jimmy Iovine

Self

Themes & Keywords

rap musicquestioningshockingangryaggressivezealoussomberreflectivecomplexmusicprovocativesuspensefulegotisticaladmiringdefianthopefulinflammatory

About The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones is a documentary series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of rap music, questioning, shocking, angry, aggressive, zealous. Created by Doug Pray, it stars Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine. A four-part documentary series that tells the stories of Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre -- one the son of a Brooklyn longshoreman, the other straight out of Compton - -- and their improbable partnership and surprising leading roles in a series of transformative events in contemporary culture.

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