About this season
Unsung is an hour-long music documentary program that premiered on TV One on November 27, 2008. It celebrates the lives and careers of artists or groups sharing their triumphs, their tribulations, and their truth. It uncovers the stories behind well-known R&B, gospel, and hip-hop music artists, bands, or groups which were ranked on the Billboard music charts with a string of hits, only to have their career derailed by a major crisis. After four seasons, Unsung won an NAACP Image Award in the "Outstanding Information Series or Special" category. Others nominated in this category for 2011 were Anderson Cooper 360° and Washington Watch with Roland Martin. And as of 2018, the series has garnered six NAACP Image Awards.
Episodes (9)
1. Heavy D & The Boyz
Aired 30 October 2013 • 60 min
2. Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Aired 6 November 2013 • 60 min
3. Geto Boys
Aired 13 November 2013 • 60 min
4. The Delfonics
Aired 20 November 2013 • 60 min
5. CeCe Peniston
Aired 27 November 2013 • 60 min
6. Too $hort
Aired 29 January 2014 • 60 min
7. The Manhattans
Aired 5 February 2014 • 60 min
8. Gil Scott-Heron
Aired 12 February 2014 • 60 min
Poet Gil Scott-Heron is profiled.
9. Nile Rodgers & Chic
Aired 19 February 2014 • 60 min