Yo! MTV Raps
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Yo! MTV Raps was a pioneering television program that brought hip hop music and culture to a mainstream global audience in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yo! MTV Raps (2018 revival) | 1 |
| Yo! MTV Raps (MTV Europe) | 1 |
| Yo! MTV Raps: 20th Anniversary | 1 |
| Yo! MTV Raps: 30th Anniversary | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music television series
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television program ⓘ |
| airedOn |
MTV Asia
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MTV ⓘ
surface form:
MTV Europe
MTV Latin America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy |
Peter Dougherty
ⓘ
Ted Demme ⓘ |
| distribution | cable television ⓘ |
| ended | 1995 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Ted Demme ⓘ |
| featuredArtist |
A Tribe Called Quest
ⓘ
De La Soul ⓘ Ice-T ⓘ LL Cool J ⓘ N.W.A ⓘ Public Enemy ⓘ Queen Latifah ⓘ Run-D.M.C. ⓘ The Notorious B.I.G. ⓘ Tupac Shakur ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1988-08-06 ⓘ |
| format |
live performances
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music videos ⓘ studio interviews ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop
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music television ⓘ |
| host |
Doctor Dré
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Ed Lover ⓘ Fab 5 Freddy ⓘ T-Money ⓘ |
| influenced |
mainstream acceptance of hip hop on television
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subsequent hip hop television shows ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableSegment | Ed Lover Dance ⓘ |
| originalHost | Fab 5 Freddy ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | MTV ⓘ |
| reboot |
Yo! MTV Raps
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Yo! MTV Raps (2018 revival)
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| significance |
helped globalize hip hop culture
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pioneered mainstream television exposure for hip hop ⓘ |
| specialEpisode |
Yo! MTV Raps
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Yo! MTV Raps: 20th Anniversary
Yo! MTV Raps self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Yo! MTV Raps: 30th Anniversary
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| spinOff |
Yo! MTV Raps
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Yo! MTV Raps (MTV Europe)
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| subject |
hip hop culture
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rap music ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
hip hop fans
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youth ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1990s
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late 1980s ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yo! MTV Raps (2018 revival)
this entity surface form:
Yo! MTV Raps: 20th Anniversary
this entity surface form:
Yo! MTV Raps: 30th Anniversary
this entity surface form:
Yo! MTV Raps (MTV Europe)