Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

5.0 2012 42 min
Documentary Music

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…

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Mimi Adams

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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 Thomas Self

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