Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ Release date: 2012-06-07 Genres: Documentary, Music Actors: Snoop Dogg, Tariq Trotter, Q-Tip, Ice-T, KRS-One, Sen Dog, Don King, Shaquille O'Neal, Rozonda Thomas, Dr. Dre, Method Man, Cheryl 'Salt' James, Mel Gibson, Eric B., Eddie Murphy, Biz Markie, Doctor Dré, Mary J. Blige, Big Daddy Kane, Will Smith, Little Richard, Redman, Eazy-E, Mike Tyson, Chuck D, Ice Cube, Questlove, Bill Adler, Kurt Loder, Bill Cosby, DJ Yella, Ed Lover, Treach, Jada Pinkett Smith, Martha Quinn, Dennis Hopper, Slick Rick, Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels, MC Ren, Jermaine Dupri, Scarface, Todd-1, Phife Dawg, Queen Latifah, Tupac Shakur, Christopher Reid, Sandra 'Pepa' Denton, DJ Jazzy Jeff, The Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Big Boi, B-Real, Rakim, James Brown, Miss Info, Kid Frost, Angela Yee, Fab 5 Freddy, Flavor Flav, DJ Muggs, Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes, Tionne Watkins, Da Brat, Dan Charnas, Fresh Kid Ice, Parrish "PMD" Smith, T-Money, Bushwick Bill, Luther Campbell, Elliott Wilson, Peter Dougherty, Mark 'DJ Wiz' Eastmond, Chubb Rock, MC Delight, DJ Skribble, Robert "E.S.T." Waller, Angela Carbonetti, Malik Abdul-Basit Direction: Spike Lee, Ted Demme, Joe Perota Production: Nelson George, Doug Herzog, Sheri Howell, Moses Edinborough Runtime: 42 min. 42 min. Score: 5.0/10 Votes: 2 Countries: United States of America Companies: VH1 Productions Overview: 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 Doctor Dré, and shaped the careers of many of today’s hip hop superstars, while simultaneously making groundbreaking strides in introducing hip hop to the mainstream.
