ABOUT THE EVENT
Yo! MTV Raps was a show of epic proportion; an unabridged retrospective of all the funny, poignant and amazing moments would require more than the average 21st century attention span could handle. But don't worry, we got you. We've sifted through hundreds of tapes to give you the best of Yo! MTV Raps in small, but extremely dope doses. Take a look back with us as we count down the Top 10 classic moments, the Top 20 videos of the Yo! era and check out all the def dancing, hype hairstyles, fly fashion and fresh freestyles that defined the hip-hop explosion.
Classic Moments
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Yo! MTV Raps: The Roundtable Discussion MTV VJ Sway recalls the landmark series' impact on hip-hop culture with hosts Fab 5 Freddy, Doctor Dre and Ed Lover, authors Nakesa Moody, Elliot Wilson and Nelson George and artists Fabolous and Doug E Fresh.
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Yo! MTV Raps: The Hip-Hop Originals of Then & Now Fab 5 and Cipha salute 20 moguls, MCs, superstars, and players who rose to fame back in the day and are still goin' strong today.
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Yo! MTV Raps: Top 20 Moments In 'Yo!' History Fab 5 Freddy and Cipha Sounds count down the top 20 biggest, boldest and brashest moments in the seven-year history of 'Yo! MTV Raps.'
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Yo! MTV Raps: Top 20 Video Countdown DJ Cipha Sounds counts down the top 20 hip-hop videos in the history of 'Yo! MTV Raps,' with some help from the originals.
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Yo! MTV Raps: All-Star Yo! Drops! Watch old-school Yo! shout-outs from the biggest names in hip-hop, lifted straight from the shows.
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Yo! MTV Raps: Fab 5 Freddy's Main Moments Watch the godfather of Yo! make his mark in these old-school hip-hop highlights.
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Yo! MTV Raps: Classic Clips The hypest 'Yo!' highlights: the first-ever show, 'Yo!' goes to Africa, a Bill Cosby cameo and more.
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Yo! MTV Raps: Freestyles Caught on Camera Slick Rick, Beasties, Busta, Queen Latifah, Fab 5 Freddy, and the Fugees drop rhymes in these original Yo! clips.
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Yo! MTV Raps: Ladies First! Watch Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Salt-N-Pepa and more fearless females who paved the path for women in rap.
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Yo! MTV Raps: Famous First Times Watch history get written when Wu, Nas, Jay-Z and Jennifer Lopez made their Yo! debuts.
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Yo! MTV Raps: Paying Dues & Respect Snoop reflects on the early days of Yo!, and LL Cool J thanks Yo! for putting him in the game.
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Do the Ed Lover Dance! It's Not 'The Hammer' and it ain't 'Da Butt.' See how the 'Ed Lover Dance' was done in this vintage video.
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Yo! MTV Raps: The ABCs of Slanguistics From chillin' to illin,' Doctor Dre, Ed Lover and Doug E. Fresh school you in the necessary slang.
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Yo! MTV Raps: Style on Trial Relive the game gear, fades, braids, shades and more classic old- school hip-hop styles.
