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

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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Fab 5 Freddy

Self

Doctor Dré

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Ed Lover

Self

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Moses Edinborough

Self

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Todd-1

Self

Questlove

Self

Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels

Self

Bill Adler

Self

Treach

Self

Christopher Reid

Self

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Mark 'DJ Wiz' Eastmond

Self

Rakim

Self

Big Daddy Kane

Self

D

Dan Charnas

Self

P

Peter Dougherty

Self

D

Doug Herzog

Self

Big Boi

Self

Rozonda Thomas

Self

J

Joe Perota

Self

Angela Yee

Self

T

T-Money

Self

R

Robert "E.S.T." Waller

Self

A

Angela Carbonetti

Self

M

Miss Info

Self

Nelson George

Self

E

Elliott Wilson

Self

Sheri Howell

Self

P

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

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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

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Eric B.

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Tionne Watkins

Self

Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes

Self

Mary J. Blige

Self

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Chubb Rock

Self

Kurt Loder

Self

The Notorious B.I.G.

Self (archive footage)

Snoop Dogg

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KRS-One

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