Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

2012
42min

A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV Raps" premiered on August 6, 1988 with hosts Fab 5 Freddy, Ed Lover and Doctor Dré, and shaped the careers of many of today’s hip hop superstars, while simultaneously making groundbreaking strides in introducing hip hop to the mainstream.

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Storyline

A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV Raps" premiered on August 6, 1988 with hosts Fab 5 Freddy, Ed Lover and Doctor Dré, and shaped the careers of many of today’s hip hop superstars, while simultaneously making groundbreaking strides in introducing hip hop to the mainstream.
    Released
    June 2012
    Runtime
    42min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    VH1 Productions
Cast
Fab 5 Freddy
Fab 5 Freddy
Self
Doctor Dré
Doctor Dré
Self
Ed Lover
Ed Lover
Self
Moses Edinborough
Self
Todd-1
Self
Questlove
Questlove
Self
Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels
Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels
Self
Bill Adler
Bill Adler
Self
Treach
Treach
Self
Christopher Reid
Christopher Reid
Self
Mark 'DJ Wiz' Eastmond
Self
Rakim
Rakim
Self
Big Daddy Kane
Big Daddy Kane
Self
Dan Charnas
Self
Peter Dougherty
Self
Doug Herzog
Self
Big Boi
Big Boi
Self
Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas
Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas
Self
Joe Perota
Self
Angela Yee
Angela Yee
Self
T-Money
Self
Robert "E.S.T." Waller
Self
Angela Carbonetti
Self
Miss Info
Self
Nelson George
Self
Elliott Wilson
Self
Sheri Howell
Sheri Howell
Self
Parrish "PMD" Smith
Self
Ted Demme
Ted Demme
Self (archive footage)
Will Smith
Will Smith
Self (archive footage)
DJ Jazzy Jeff
DJ Jazzy Jeff
Self (archive footage)
Martha Quinn
Martha Quinn
Self (archive footage)
Cheryl 'Salt' James
Cheryl 'Salt' James
Self (archive footage)
Sandra 'Pepa' Denton
Sandra 'Pepa' Denton
Self (archive footage)
LL Cool J
LL Cool J
Self
Malcolm S. Forbes
Self
Little Richard
Little Richard
Self (archive footage)
Flavor Flav
Flavor Flav
Self
Chuck D
Chuck D
Self
Biz Markie
Biz Markie
Self
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
Self (archive footage)
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah
Self
Scarface
Scarface
Self
Bushwick Bill
Self
Ice Cube
Ice Cube
Self
Eazy-E
Eazy-E
Self
Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
Self
MC Ren
MC Ren
Self
DJ Yella
DJ Yella
Self
Ice-T
Ice-T
Self
Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
Self
Eric B.
Self
Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins
Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins
Self
Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes
Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes
Self
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Self
Chubb Rock
Self
Kurt Loder
Kurt Loder
Self
The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.
Self (archive footage)
Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Self
KRS-One
KRS-One
Self
Redman
Redman
Self
Method Man
Method Man
Self
MC Delight
Self
Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri
Self
Da Brat
Da Brat
Self
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
Self (archive footage)
Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal
Self
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Self
Jada Pinkett Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith
Self
Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Self
Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
Self
Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
Self (archive footage)
James Brown
James Brown
Self (archive footage)
Don King
Don King
Self
Adam Yauch
Adam Yauch
Self
Adam Horovitz
Adam Horovitz
Self
Michael Diamond
Michael Diamond
Self
Q-Tip
Q-Tip
Self
Phife Dawg
Phife Dawg
Self
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Self
B-Real
B-Real
Self
Sen Dog
Self
DJ Muggs
Self
Tariq Trotter
Tariq Trotter
Self
Malik Abdul-Basit
Self
DJ Skribble
Self (archive footage)
Fresh Kid Ice
Fresh Kid Ice
Self (archive footage)
Luther Campbell
Luther Campbell
Self (archive footage)
Kid Frost
Self (archive footage)
Slick Rick
Slick Rick
Self (archive footage)
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