Film
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012 · 42m · Documentary · Music
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Overview
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
Fab 5 Freddy
Self
Doctor Dré
Self
Ed Lover
Self
Moses Edinborough
Self
Todd-1
Self
Questlove
Self
Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels
Self
Bill Adler
Self
Treach
Self
Christopher Reid
Self
Mark 'DJ Wiz' Eastmond
Self
Rakim
Self
Big Daddy Kane
Self
Dan Charnas
Self
Peter Dougherty
Self
Doug Herzog
Self
Crew
- Mimi AdamsDirector · Producer
- Rebecca TeranProducer
- Lauren LazinExecutive Producer
- Jeremy KesslerEditor
Details
- Release date
- June 7, 2012
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 42m
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
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