Yo! The Story of Yo! MTV Raps (2012)

Genre : Documentary, Music, Documentary, Music

Runtime : 42M

Director : Mimi Adams

Synopsis

"Yo! The Story of Yo! MTV Raps” takes 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.

Actors

Treach
Treach
Self
Darryl McDaniels
Darryl McDaniels
Self
Questlove
Questlove
Self
Christopher Reid
Christopher Reid
Self
Mark
Mark "DJ Wiz" Eastmond
Self
Rakim
Rakim
Self
Big Daddy Kane
Big Daddy Kane
Self

Crews

Mimi Adams
Mimi Adams
Director
Mimi Adams
Mimi Adams
Supervising Producer
Lauren Lazin
Lauren Lazin
Executive Producer
Gillian Appleby
Gillian Appleby
Associate Producer
Flynn McCaffrey
Flynn McCaffrey
Assistant Editor