May 25, 2013

Fab 5 Freddy, Russell Simmons Talk ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (Audio)

(L-R) Ed Lover, Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, John Singleton on the set of MTV's "Yo! MTV Raps"

*VH1’s “Roc Docs” series on Thursday premiered its latest effort, a walk through the history and cultural impact of “Yo! MTV Raps.” [Scroll down to view dates of rebroadcasts.] [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Through archival footage and interviews with past guests, viewers are treated to highlights from the show’s seven year run – including [...]




EUR Perspective: Get on Your Neon: The 1990s are Back!

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*What’s with the sudden blast of 1990s nostalgia (“Yo! MTV Raps’ Returns for One Night Only“)? Suddenly, everything old is new again. Beavis and Butthead is airing new episodes on MTV. 120 Minutes is back. There may be a new Friday movie. That got us thinking…what else should we bring back from that decade? Here’s [...]




‘Yo! MTV Raps’ Returns for One Night Only

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*In a one-off return, MTV2 is airing a brand new episode of “Yo! MTV Raps!,” the show that originally aired from August 1988 through 1995 and helped bring once little-known acts like Ice-T, N.W.A., A Tribe Called Quest and Public Enemy to households across America. The show will return as a 30-minute retrospective called “Yo! [...]