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64 %|Dec 3, 2021|Music, Documentary

The untold story of the world’s longest running video show, Video Music Box. A hip hop mainstay since 1983, VMB gave a platform to artists like Jay-Z, Nas and Mary J. Blige before they hit it big. Host Ralph McDaniels’ archives — amassed over nearly 40 years — reveal the show’s importance to numerous big-name musicians, as well as to the kids that grew up watching.

Featured Crew

Ethan Mills
Director of Photography
Lance Cain
Editor
Nas
Director
Ralph McDaniels
Executive Producer
Steve Rivo
Writer
Andre Wilkins
Writer
Mimi Valdés
Executive Producer

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Cast

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Nas
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Jay-Z
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Shaggy
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50 Cent
Self (archive footage)
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Aaliyah
Self (archive footage)
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Yasiin Bey
Self (archive footage)
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Queen Latifah
Self (archive footage)
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The Notorious B.I.G.
Self (archive footage)
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Tupac Shakur
Self (archive footage)
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Mary J. Blige
Self (archive footage)
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Common
Self (archive footage)
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Lauryn Hill
Self (archive footage)
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DMX
Self (archive footage)
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Whitney Houston
Self (archive footage)
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Ice Cube
Self (archive footage)
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Ice-T
Self (archive footage)
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Lil' Kim
Self (archive footage)
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LL Cool J
Self (archive footage)
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Ludacris
Self (archive footage)
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Method Man
Self (archive footage)
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Da Brat
Self (archive footage)
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Kanye West
Self (archive footage)
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Foxy Brown
Self (archive footage)
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Bushwick Bill
Self (archive footage)
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Sandra 'Pepa' Denton
Self (archive footage)
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Doug E. Fresh
Self (archive footage)
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Will Smith
Self (archive footage)
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Beyoncé
Self (archive footage)
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Kelly Rowland
Self (archive footage)
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Michelle Williams
Self (archive footage)
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Tracy Morgan
Self (archive footage)
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Jamie Foxx
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Rakim
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