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. Kelly Price
Aired 1 June 2016 • 60 min
2. Next
Aired 8 June 2016 • 60 min
3. Kwame
Aired 15 June 2016 • 60 min
4. E-40
Aired 22 June 2016 • 60 min
5. Monifah
Aired 17 August 2016 • 60 min
6. Howard Hewett
Aired 24 August 2016 • 60 min
7. Kurupt
Aired 23 November 2016 • 60 min
8. Frankie Knuckles and the Roots of House
Aired 30 November 2016 • 60 min
9. Bobby Bland
Aired 7 December 2016 • 60 min