Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)

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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.

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  • Release Date: 2012-06-07
  • Runtime: 0h 42min
  • Director: Mimi Adams

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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

  • Big Boi

    Self

  • Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas

    Self

  • Joe Perota

    Self

  • Angela Yee

    Self

  • T-Money

    Self

  • Robert "E.S.T." Waller

    Self

  • Angela Carbonetti

    Self

  • Miss Info

    Self

  • Nelson George

    Self

  • Elliott Wilson

    Self

  • Sheri Howell

    Self

  • Parrish "PMD" Smith

    Self

  • Ted Demme

    Self (archive footage)

  • Will Smith

    Self (archive footage)

  • DJ Jazzy Jeff

    Self (archive footage)

  • Martha Quinn

    Self (archive footage)

  • Cheryl 'Salt' James

    Self (archive footage)

  • Sandra 'Pepa' Denton

    Self (archive footage)

  • LL Cool J

    Self

  • Malcolm S. Forbes

    Self

  • Little Richard

    Self (archive footage)

  • Flavor Flav

    Self

  • Chuck D

    Self

  • Biz Markie

    Self

  • Tupac Shakur

    Self (archive footage)

  • Queen Latifah

    Self

  • Scarface

    Self

  • Bushwick Bill

    Self

  • Ice Cube

    Self

  • Eazy-E

    Self

  • Dr. Dre

    Self

  • MC Ren

    Self

  • DJ Yella

    Self

  • Ice-T

    Self

  • Mike Tyson

    Self

  • Eric B.

    Self

  • Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins

    Self

  • Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes

    Self

  • Mary J. Blige

    Self

  • Chubb Rock

    Self

  • Kurt Loder

    Self

  • The Notorious B.I.G.

    Self (archive footage)

  • Snoop Dogg

    Self

  • KRS-One

    Self

  • Redman

    Self

  • Method Man

    Self

  • MC Delight

    Self

  • Jermaine Dupri

    Self

  • Da Brat

    Self

  • Dennis Hopper

    Self (archive footage)

  • Shaquille O'Neal

    Self

  • Spike Lee

    Self

  • Jada Pinkett Smith

    Self

  • Eddie Murphy

    Self

  • Bill Cosby

    Self

  • Mel Gibson

    Self (archive footage)

  • James Brown

    Self (archive footage)

  • Don King

    Self

  • Adam Yauch

    Self

  • Adam Horovitz

    Self

  • Michael Diamond

    Self

  • Q-Tip

    Self

  • Phife Dawg

    Self

  • Ali Shaheed Muhammad

    Self

  • B-Real

    Self

  • Sen Dog

    Self

  • DJ Muggs

    Self

  • Tariq Trotter

    Self

  • Malik Abdul-Basit

    Self

  • DJ Skribble

    Self (archive footage)

  • Fresh Kid Ice

    Self (archive footage)

  • Luther Campbell

    Self (archive footage)

  • Kid Frost

    Self (archive footage)

  • Slick Rick

    Self (archive footage)