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.

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Fab 5 Freddy

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Doctor Dré

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Ed Lover

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Questlove

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Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels

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Bill Adler

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Treach

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Christopher Reid

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Rakim

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Big Daddy Kane

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Big Boi

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Rozonda Thomas

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