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You're Watching Video Music Box (2021)

Genre : Music, Documentary

Runtime : 2H 0M

Director : Nas

Synopsis

The untold story of the world’s longest running video show, Video Music Box. A hip hop mainstay since 1983, VMB gave a platform to artists like Jay-Z, Nas and Mary J. Blige before they hit it big. Host Ralph McDaniels’ archives — amassed over 40 nearly years — reveal the show’s importance to numerous big-name musicians, as well as to the kids that grew up watching.

Actors

Nas
Nas
Self
Ralph McDaniels
Ralph McDaniels
Self
Wendy Williams
Wendy Williams
Self
Sean Combs
Sean Combs
Self
Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Self
Darryl McDaniels
Darryl McDaniels
Self
Fat Joe
Fat Joe
Self
Sway Calloway
Sway Calloway
Self
Shaggy
Shaggy
Self
50 Cent
50 Cent
Self (archive footage)
Aaliyah
Aaliyah
Self (archive footage)
Yasiin Bey
Yasiin Bey
Self (archive footage)
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah
Self (archive footage)
The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.
Self (archive footage)
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
Self (archive footage)
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Self (archive footage)
Common
Common
Self (archive footage)
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Self (archive footage)
DMX
DMX
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Self (archive footage)
Ice Cube
Ice Cube
Self (archive footage)
Ice-T
Ice-T
Self (archive footage)
Lil' Kim
Lil' Kim
Self (archive footage)
LL Cool J
LL Cool J
Self (archive footage)
Ludacris
Ludacris
Self (archive footage)
Method Man
Method Man
Self (archive footage)
Da Brat
Da Brat
Self (archive footage)
Kanye West
Kanye West
Self (archive footage)
Foxy Brown
Foxy Brown
Self (archive footage)
Bushwick Bill
Bushwick Bill
Self (archive footage)
Sandra 'Pepa' Denton
Sandra 'Pepa' Denton
Self (archive footage)
Doug E. Fresh
Doug E. Fresh
Self (archive footage)
Will Smith
Will Smith
Self (archive footage)
Beyoncé
Beyoncé
Self (archive footage)
Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland
Self (archive footage)
Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams
Self (archive footage)
Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan
Self (archive footage)
Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx
Self (archive footage)
Chuck Schumer
Chuck Schumer
Self
Michael Lamont Bivins
Michael Lamont Bivins
Self
Da Brat
Da Brat
Self
Fred Buggs
Fred Buggs
Self
Luther Campbell
Luther Campbell
Self
Chuck Chillout
Chuck Chillout
Self
Billy Danze
Billy Danze
Self
Ray Dejon
Ray Dejon
Self
Ed Dixon
Ed Dixon
Self
Willie Geist
Willie Geist
Self
Ghostface Killah
Ghostface Killah
Self
Sabrina Gray
Sabrina Gray
Self
Hakeem Jeffries
Hakeem Jeffries
Self
Daymond John
Daymond John
Self
Yvonne M. Lee
Yvonne M. Lee
Self
Lionel C. Martin
Lionel C. Martin
Self
Bryan McDaniels
Bryan McDaniels
Self
Evelyn McDaniels
Evelyn McDaniels
Self
Kimberly McDaniels-Richardson
Kimberly McDaniels-Richardson
Self
Ernie Paniccioli
Ernie Paniccioli
Self
Large Professor
Large Professor
Self
Raekwon
Raekwon
Self
Rakim
Rakim
Self
Crazy Sam
Crazy Sam
Self
Roxanne Shanté
Roxanne Shanté
Self
General Steele
General Steele
Self
Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
Self
Korey Wise
Korey Wise
Self

Crews

Nas
Nas
Director
Ralph McDaniels
Ralph McDaniels
Executive Producer
Steve Rivo
Steve Rivo
Writer
Andre Wilkins
Andre Wilkins
Writer
Ethan Mills
Ethan Mills
Director of Photography
Lance Cain
Lance Cain
Editor

Trailers and other movies

You're Watching Video Music Box (2021) Official Trailer | SHOWTIME Documentary Film

Posters and backgrounds

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