Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Movie 2012-06-07 42m Documentary Music
★ 5.0 / 10 · 2 votes

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.

Status
Released
Studio
VH1 Productions
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Director
Mimi Adams
Cast
Fab 5 Freddy Fab 5 Freddy Self Doctor Dré Doctor Dré Self Ed Lover Ed Lover Self
Moses Edinborough Moses Edinborough Self
Todd-1 Todd-1 Self
Questlove Questlove Self Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels Self
Bill Adler Bill Adler Self
Treach Treach Self Christopher Reid Christopher Reid Self
Mark 'DJ Wiz' Eastmond Mark 'DJ Wiz' Eastmond Self
Rakim Rakim Self
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