YO! MTV Rap's Classic 1990's Video's: December 2018

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THE END OF YO! MTV RAP'S *

Yo! MTV Raps had its series finale on August 17, 1995. Numerous high-profile names in the world of hip-hop closed the show out with a freestyle rap session. Salt-N-Pepa holds the distinction of appearing on the first (technically, the first episode to feature Fab 5 Freddy) and last episodes of Yo! MTV Raps.

From 1996 to 1999, MTV repackaged it as simply Yo! The repackaged version was far more stripped down. Yo! had a weekly slate of special guest hosts. Angie Martinez and Fatman Scoop served as its hosts. By 1997, Yo! was hosted by various Hip Hop and Rap artists. By 1998, Yo! had no guest hosts and became a one hour program airing late Friday nights at 1am or 1:30am (Eastern Standard Time). With the occasion of Thursdays.

In 2000, MTV's outlet for hip-hop videos became Direct Effect, known since 2006 as Sucker Free. It airs three times a week around 7:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time). It is one of the few music video outlets for MTV besides its late-night/early-morning music video rotation hours, as MTV continues to focus on non-music video programming, especially reality television shows.

20th Anniversary *

In April 2008, Yo! MTV Raps celebrated its 20th anniversary[3] by making a comeback on MTV. MTV's show Sucker Free transformed into Yo! MTV Raps and featured classic hip-hop music videos as well as current hip-hop videos. Fab 5 Freddy, Dr. Dre and Ed Lover contributed to the tribute of the show. At the end of April 2008, MTV aired Yo! countdown shows and featured the top moments from the show during its airing on MTV.

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Yo! MTV Raps - was a two-hour American television music video program, which ran from August 1988 to August 1995through its original Yo! MTV Raps name and later by Yo! (until 1999).
The program (created by Ted Demme and Peter Doughtery) was the first hip hop music show on the network, based on the original MTV Europe show, aired one year earlier. The U.S. version was hosted by Doctor Dré (not to be confused with N.W.A. alumnus Dr. Dre), Ed Lover and Fab 5 Freddy, premiering on MTV on August 6, 1988.

Run-DMC hosted the pilot episode. Also featured in the pilot were DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince. Eric B. & Rakim's video for the title track of the album Follow the Leader was the first video to be shown on Yo! MTV Raps.

The pilot was one of the highest rated programs to ever air on MTV at that point. Shinehead's "Chain Gang" was the first video to be shown during a regular season episode. Only the Video Music Awards and Live Aid received greater ratings.

Yo! MTV Raps and the spread of hip-hop *

The advent of Yo! MTV Raps in the late 1980s was crucial to the spread of hip-hop around the world. Through MTV Europe, MTV Asia, and MTV Latino, African-American and Latino style and sound was instantly available to millions of people across the globe.

This helped to create a worldwide appreciation and interest in the hip-hop scene, which is something that was celebrated on the Yo! MTV Raps 20th anniversary.

One of the most popular artists to be featured on Yo! MTV Raps was Naughty by Nature. When MTV started its Down With MTV advertising campaign in 1992, Naughty by Nature's smash hit "O.P.P." was used as the basis.

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Who could forget the prequel to the RM - The Posse, co starring Victor Romeo Evans and cast from The Real McCoy.

Who could forget the cool and collected Ritchie Rich from (The Soul of MTV), and more importantly the very best of YO! MTV Rap's hosted by Ed Lover, Dr Dre, T-Money, including the all inspiring Fab 5 Freddy.

So I'd thought to put together a compilation of rare and hard to get footage, CD's, LP's from the 80's & 90's era. In addition to the aforementioned, I've put together a sample of my huge record collection accessible via pages linked and titled 'My Bad Record Collection'. Here you will find the best in soul, funk, mid-tempo, dance and jazz. The collection consists mostly of artifacts collected during the 70's - 80's and beyond. From the like's of Rene' & Angela, The Detroit Spinners, Kashif to the all inspiring sounds of Howard Johnson and Aretha Franklin.

You will find a host of material to view and play at your leisure. I've included a self help tutorial page so you can get use to navigating your way around much easier, (please view). The blog also makes use of the standard Internet Explorer (IE) Web Browser Version 8. The tutorial will guide IE version 6 and 7 users also.

So kick back, relax, feet up or down and get ready to sample the best of the 80's & 90's in it's entirety - via pictures, video's, CD's and LP's & Shout Out's.

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