May 18, 2013

MTV Bringing Back Nick Cannon’s ‘Wild ‘N Out’ for 2013

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*MTV2, MTV’s sibling network, today announced a deal with Nick Cannon and his NCredible Entertainment to bring back his successful sketch comedy and improv series “Nick Cannon Present’s Wild ‘N Out” specifically for the MTV2 audience. The revamped version is set to debut in 2013 and the search is on for the next generation of [...]




MTV2’s ‘Hip Hop Squares’ Premiere Sets Network Record

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*MTV2’s debut of the original comedic-game show series “Hip Hop Squares” premiered strong this week as the network’s highest rated original series launch in the age 12-34 demo, and the most watched original series premiere among the same group in the network’s history. The series is MTV2’s take on the original “Hollywood Squares,” but with [...]




MTV2 to Turn ‘Hollywood Squares’ into ‘Hip Hop Squares’

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*MTV’s sister network MTV2 has greenlighted a rap version of the classic TV game show “Hollywood Squares.” Titled “Hip Hop Squares,” the new show will premiere May 22 and star Nick Cannon; “Jackass” alum Bam Margera; Kat Graham; DJ Khaled; rappers Fat Joe, Biz Markie, Ghostface Killah, Mac Miller and MGK; and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ [...]




Mos Def to Change Rap Name in 2012

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*Mos Def, whose real name is Dante Terrell Smith, has announced that he’s letting go of his rap name at the end of 2011 and will take on the new moniker, Yasiin. He told “Mtv2′s Sucker Free” show, “Mos Def is a name that I built and cultivated over the years; it’s a name that [...]