Yo! MTV Raps
| Yo! MTV Raps | |
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| Also known as | 'Yo!' |
| Genre |
Hip-hop music and culture Non Fiction |
| Created by | Ted Demme and Peter Dougherty |
| Directed by |
Ted Demme Moses Edinborough |
| Presented by |
Fab 5 Freddy Ed Lover Doctor Dré |
| Starring |
Fab 5 Freddy Ed Lover Doctor Dré |
| Theme music composer | Nigel Cox-Hagen Beau Tardy |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 1,830 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Jac Benson II Todd 1 Ted Demme Theron "Tee Smif" Smith (Classic Cuts 2011) |
| Cinematography | Jeff Muhlstock |
| Editor(s) | Rob Ortiz Glenn Lazzaro Rosanna Herrick |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network | MTV |
| Picture format | Video (1.33:1) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | September 6, 1988 – August 17, 1995 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Rap City (BET program) Sucker Free |
Yo! MTV Raps is a two-hour American television music video program, which ran from August 1988 to August 1995. The program (created by Ted Demme and Peter Dougherty) was the first hip hop music show on the network, based on the original MTV Europe show, aired one year earlier. Yo! MTV Raps produced a mix of rap videos, interviews with rap stars, live in studio performances (on Fridays) and comedy. The show also yielded a Brazilian version called Yo! MTV and broadcast by MTV Brasil from 1990 to 2005.
The U.S. version was originally hosted by Fab 5 Freddy. Later, the show's main host was Doctor Dré (not to be confused with N.W.A alumnus Dr. Dre) and Demme's High School friend, Ed Lover, who both hosted together on weekdays. Fab 5 Freddy proceeded to host on weekends. The original line-up of the show, starring only Fab as the host, premiered on MTV on August 6, 1988.
On the weekday version dubbed, Yo! MTV Raps Today (which debuted on March 13, 1989), Ed Lover created his own dance called the Ed Lover Dance (which was typically featured on Wednesdays) that became somewhat popular in the 1990s. The Ed Lover Dance was performed to the track "The 900 Number" by The 45 King.
In 1987 Ted Demme and Peter Doughtery developed the program for the then nascent MTV Europe. The year after that Run-DMC hosted the pilot episode in the US. Also featured in the pilot were DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince. Eric B. & Rakim's video for the title track of the album Follow the Leader was the first video to be shown on Yo! MTV Raps. The pilot was one of the highest rated programs to ever air on MTV at that point. Only the Video Music Awards and Live Aid received greater ratings.
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