This docuseries exposes the shocking story of how some of the music industry's most beloved artists—from Louis Armstrong to Prince—were exploited by the music industry based on their ethnicity. Starting with the birth of the music industry with legends like Bessie Smith, through the glory days of jazz with Nina Simone, the joys of Motown, Stax, and Philadelphia Records, and ending with the backlash from visionaries like Master P and Jay-Z, the series features some of the greatest songs of all time.