After taking a year to develop, in 1988 MTV premiered Yo MTV Raps with Run DMC as the hosts for its pilot episode. This show was the first of its kind to bring the Hip-Hop world to a mainstream audience. With respected radio personality Ed Lover and Doctor Dré and Fab 5 Freddy field reporting. Yo MTV raps became a who's who of the biggest names in Hip-Hop including live performances, freestyles, andinterviews with Tupac, Nas, The Wu Tang Clan, and Rakim just to name a few. Showing that Hip-Hop w
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After taking a year to develop, in 1988 MTV premiered Yo MTV Raps with Run DMC as the hosts for its pilot episode. This show was the first of its kind to bring the Hip-Hop world to a mainstream audience. With respected radio personality Ed Lover and Doctor Dré and Fab 5 Freddy field reporting. Yo MTV raps became a who's who of the biggest names in Hip-Hop including live performances, freestyles, andinterviews with Tupac, Nas, The Wu Tang Clan, and Rakim just to name a few. Showing that Hip-Hop w
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The final stop on the Yo! MTV Maps Hush tours is the hometown of the Wu-Tang Clan, Staten Island, where our host Ralph McDaniels takes us through the history of the streets with original member Cappadonna and more! | MTV UK
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All the throwbacks. All the nostalgia. All the Yo! MTV Raps moments you’ve been waiting for are back – like MC Hammer being interviewed beside… Jennifer Lopez?! Don’t miss the 50 original episodes streaming now, before the new era of YO! MTV Raps kicks off on May 24, all exclusively on #ParamountPlus! | MTV
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Nicht verpassen: Unser Hip-Hop Wochenende bei MTV 👉📺 Jetzt einschalten! | MTV Germany
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Gotta bring us back to 1989 – when Queen Latifah stopped by Yo! MTV Raps to share her path to finding a unique identity in music! ✨ | MTV
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Back in 2001, Left Eye spoke to MTV News about the influence hip hop has on pop music and how the power & creativity within the hip hop community would make its mark on the world. Today, we honor her talent and legacy as one of the most influential #WomenInRap & a game-changer for the industry as it stands now. 💙 | MTV
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Back in 1996, Ms. Lauryn Hill shared how the beginning stages of her rap career went down on #MTVJams... and she's been an icon ever since! ⭐️ 🎶 #WomenInRap | MTV
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Yo! MTV Raps premiered today in 1988 and changed the hip-hop game. In 1991, RUN DMC dropped a live TV performance of “Beats to Rhymes” so incredible that it launched their Live Fridays segment going forward. | Homage
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