Wait What! MTV Is Bringing Back The Hip-Hop Show Yo! MTV Raps #YoMtvRaps
Just months after it relaunched “Total Request Live,” MTV has announced plans to “reinvent” “YO! MTV Raps,” the iconic late ’80s and early ’90s program that lifted the visibility of rap and hip-hop musicians.
Thirty years after it first permeated the hip-hop scene, Yo! MTV Raps is coming back. Despite the failure of TRL, MTV is reviving its popular and iconic show. Back in the day, the show was famous for its interviews and performances from huge stars like Tupac, Wu-Tang Clan, and Notorious B.I.G. The revival will kick off with the Yo! MTV Raps: 30th Anniversary Experience, a kind of tribute to the show featuring performances from an awe-inspiring list of Golden Era favorites, which will be held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on June 1.
MTV promises performances from a long list of acts that appeared on the show during its original run from 1988 to 1995.
These acts include: Big Daddy Kane and the Juice Crew, Eric B. and Rakim, Doug E. Fresh, KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions, EPMD, Flavor Flav of Public Enemy, Melle Mel & the Furious Five, the Pharcyde, Brand Nubian, Nice and Smooth, Onyx, Black Sheep, Das EFX, Special Ed, Yo-Yo, Kid Capri. Finally, the concert will also boast the first performance of “Tap the Bottle” hitmakers Young Black Teenagers since they disbanded in 1994.
Hosts Fab 5 Freddy, Ed Lover, Doctor Dré, T-Money and DJ Skribble, DJ Red Alert, and DJ Chuck Chillout will also be at the event.
