About thirty hip-hop artists and producers such as Stor, Silvana Imam, 23 and Sebbe Staxx take part in the documentary series.
In four episodes, they tell how it happened when hip-hop became Sweden's biggest music genre.
An ambition for the creators of the series has been to show the diversity of the genre.
- We want to show how rich Swedish hip-hop is.
What an incredible creative expansion there has been during this period and that there is much on the Swedish hip-hop tree that has not been seen because gangster rap has taken so much focus, says series producer Thomas Jackson.
In recent years, Swedish rappers have not only been seen on the top charts in Sweden, but also in courtrooms and in the news as gangster rap has become the dominant genre.
"Wanted to listen to what they're actually rapping about"
- There are debaters and politicians who themselves have been involved in creating problems with class divisions and segregation who then point the finger at artists who portray the reality they themselves have created, says Thomas Jackson.
We have seen several connections between gang criminals and gangster rappers over the years. Is it any wonder that people find this problematic?
- It is absolutely no wonder that people think it is problematic.
What we want to show is a bigger picture, he says.
The series therefore focuses heavily on the music.
- We wanted to listen to what they actually rap about.
Then you will also get a lot of the fantastic social analysis found in the genre.
"When hip-hop took over" premieres on SVT 1 and on SVT Play on February 22.