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Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

06/07/2012

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0hr 42min

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Documentary

,Music

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Fab 5 Freddy
  • Doctor Dré
  • Ed Lover
  • Moses Edinborough
  • Todd-1

    Directors

  • Mimi Adams
  • Lauren Lazin

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • VH1 Productions

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Fab 5 Freddy

Self

Doctor Dré

Self

Ed Lover

Self

Todd-1

Self

Questlove

Self

Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels

Self

Bill Adler

Self

Treach

Self

Christopher Reid

Self

Mark 'DJ Wiz' Eastmond

Self

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