Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
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.
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
June 7, 2012
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Cast (90)
Fab 5 Freddy
Self
Doctor Dré
Self
Ed Lover
Self
Moses Edinborough
Self
Todd-1
Self
Questlove
Self
Bill Adler
Self
Treach
Self
Christopher Reid
Self
Rakim
Self
Big Daddy Kane
Self
Dan Charnas
Self
Peter Dougherty
Self
Doug Herzog
Self
Big Boi
Self
Joe Perota
Self
Angela Yee
Self
T-Money
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
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)
Crew (9)
Directing
Mimi Adams
Director
Writing
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Fab 5 Freddy
Consulting Producer
Lauren Lazin
Executive Producer
Mimi Adams
Producer
Gillian Appleby
Associate Producer
Mimi Adams
Supervising Producer
Rebecca Teran
Producer
Sound
No data availableArt
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No data availableCostume & Make-Up
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No data availableEditing
Jeremy Kessler
Editor
Flynn McCaffrey
Assistant Editor