Hip-Hop Squares
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| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Merrill Heatter and Bob Quigley |
| Based on | Hollywood Squares |
| Presented by |
Peter Rosenberg (2012) DeRay Davis (2017) |
| Narrated by |
DJ Ms. Nix (2012) Ice Cube (2017) |
| Theme music composer | Kush Klein (2012) |
| Opening theme | "Hip Hop Squares Theme" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) |
Steiner Studios, Brooklyn, New York (2012) Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, California (2017) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
| Production company(s) | MTV Networks in association with CBS Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network |
MTV2 (2012) VH1 (2017) |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Original release | May 22 – December 18, 2012 March 13, 2017 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Hollywood Squares Storybook Squares Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Hip Hop Squares is an American television game show originally hosted by New York City radio personality Peter Rosenberg, which debuted on MTV2 on May 22, 2012. The show is a licensed format of CBS Television Distribution's Hollywood Squares (King World Productions, CBS Television Distribution's predecessor company, acquired the franchise in 1991 from Orion Pictures) featuring mostly rappers. The MTV2 version of the show was taped in Brooklyn, New York.
Because of the show's status as part of the Hollywood Squares franchise, the show marked the sixth decade that a version of the franchise has aired on television, joining Let's Make a Deal, Jeopardy!, and The Newlywed Game as a game show that has aired in six different decades. (The Price Is Right and To Tell the Truth has aired in seven decades.)
On July 28, 2016, VH1 announced a new version of Hip Hop Squares, which premiered on March 13, 2017 executive produced by rapper and actor Ice Cube and hosted by DeRay Davis.
A win in the first two rounds is worth $500, and $1,000 in round three. The Secret Square (renamed the "G-Spot") takes place in round two, with a $1,000 cash bonus awarded for correctly answering the question (but does not count towards the player's score). If time runs out in the middle of a round, each square on the board is worth $100 and the contestant with the higher score wins.
The winning contestant then picks one of the three rows, with each celebrity in that row providing an answer to a multiple-choice question. The contestant must pick the celebrity with the correct answer to win a $2,500 bonus.
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