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Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

20 %|Jun 7, 2012|Documentary, Music

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.

Featured Crew

Mimi Adams
Director
Mimi Adams
Supervising Producer
Lauren Lazin
Executive Producer
Gillian Appleby
Associate Producer
Flynn McCaffrey
Assistant Editor
Mimi Adams
Producer
Jeremy Kessler
Editor
Fab 5 Freddy
Consulting Producer

Cast

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Todd-1
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Treach
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Rakim
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Ted Demme
Self (archive footage)
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Will Smith
Self (archive footage)
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DJ Jazzy Jeff
Self (archive footage)
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Martha Quinn
Self (archive footage)
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Cheryl 'Salt' James
Self (archive footage)
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Sandra 'Pepa' Denton
Self (archive footage)
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Little Richard
Self (archive footage)
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Tupac Shakur
Self (archive footage)
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Eazy-E
Self
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MC Ren
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Ice-T
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The Notorious B.I.G.
Self (archive footage)
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Redman
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Dennis Hopper
Self (archive footage)
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Mel Gibson
Self (archive footage)
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James Brown
Self (archive footage)
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Q-Tip
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B-Real
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DJ Skribble
Self (archive footage)
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Fresh Kid Ice
Self (archive footage)
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Luther Campbell
Self (archive footage)
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Kid Frost
Self (archive footage)
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Slick Rick
Self (archive footage)