Yo! MTV Raps Retrospective on MTV2
Nov23

Yo! MTV Raps Retrospective on MTV2

On December 4th, you can relive a little of the golden age of hip hop as MTV2 looks back on the hugely influence show “Yo! MTV Raps” with a 30-minute special called “Yo! MTV Raps Classic Cuts.” The special will feature former hosts Fab 5 Freddy, Ed Lover and Dr. Dre, and hip-hop stars from the past and present. They include A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip, Geto Boys’ Scarface, and Ice Cube, in addition...

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Fab 5 Freddy

Anyone into hip hop during the late 1980’s and early 1990’s has undoubtedly heard of this guy. Fred Brathwaite was born in 1959. He has grown up to be one of hip hop’s most popular figures and he’s never had a hit single. F5F’s first exposure to hip hop culture was as a graffiti artist in the 70’s.  He studied painting in college. He is responsible for introducing Afrika Bambaataa to the uptown hip...

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Blondie

This is an example of non-hip hop group that produced a song that became part of the hip hop heritage. The group’s song “Rapture” from the 1980 album “Autoamerican” featured a rap from lead singer Debbie Harry where she mentions both Fab 5 Freddy and Grandmaster Flash. Fab 5 shows up in the video doing some fake graffiti in the background.  The song was hugely successful in both the US and UK. Official...

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Wild Style

Click to Buy it From Amazon.Com DIRECTOR: Charlie Ahearn PRODUCER: Charlie Ahearn WRITER: Charlie Ahearn COMPANY: Wea Corp YEAR: 1982 Synopsis Well, the story doesn’t really matter much in this film, but basically it follows a young graffiti artist around for a little while. He pals around with Fab 5 Freddy and Busy Bee. But the performances make the film PERFORMANCES IN FILM: If you watch the film or hear the soundtrack be sure...

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Celluloid Records Roots of Rap: The 12 Inch Singles Volume 1 – Various
Jan07

Celluloid Records Roots of Rap: The 12 Inch Singles Volume 1 – Various

Label: Celluloid Records Year: 1999 Click to Buy it From Amazon.Com Song Listing 1.Grandmixer D.St – Cuts It Up 2.Grandmixer D.St – Home Of Hip Hop 3.Grandmixer D.St – Megamix II 4.Grandmixer D.St & Jalal – Mean Machine 5.Fab Five Freddy – Change The Beat 6.Futura 2000 With The Clash – Escapades Of… 7.Time Zone -Feat. Afrika Bambaataa – Wild Style 8.Time Zone -Feat. Afrika Bambaataa...

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