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Yo! MTV Raps is an American two-hour television music video program, which first aired on MTV Europe from 1987 to mid-90s and on MTV US from August 1988 to August 1995. The American version of the program (created by Ted Demme and Peter Dougherty) was the first hip hop music show on the network, and was based on the original MTV Europe show ...
Sep 16, 2020 · The first rap video to make its way into MTV’s rotation was Run-D.M.C.’s “Rock Box” in 1984, after the cable network had been on the air for three years. While certain artists,...
- Jen Chaney
- TV Critic
Jun 1, 2018 · MTV Raps, which aired weekday afternoons from 1989 to 1995 (Fab Five Freddy hosted the original, Saturday-morning edition launched in 1988), was the Desus & Mero of its day, an irreverent,...
- Jesse Serwer
- Contributor
Jun 1, 2018 · MTV Raps would end its inaugural run on August 17, 1995, when the show aired its finale episode, which included a historic freestyle rap cipher featuring rap’s elite, including Rakim, KRS...
- Preezy Brown
Feb 27, 2019 · In the 1988, MTV unleashed a show that would go on to define a new generation of black artists and introduce the nation to rap. Here's the unlikely story of how it happened.
Sep 19, 2023 · Yo MTV Raps was eventually given the green light, and premiered on August 6, 1988, with none other than the iconic rap group, Run-DMC, hosting the pilot episode.
Yo! MTV Raps: With Fab 5 Freddy, Doctor Dré, Ed Lover, T-Money. Interviews and music videos from the biggest and most notable rap artist of the time. This show gave the rap genre a platform to be seen and heard by mainstream viewers far and wide.
