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Yo! MTV Raps | |
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Also known as | Yo! |
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Created by | Ted Demme and Peter Dougherty |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 1,838 |
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Cinematography | Jeff Muhlstock |
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Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
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Network | MTV |
Release | August 6, 1988 August 17, 1995 | –
Network | Paramount+ |
Release | May 24 July 12, 2022 | –
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Yo! MTV Raps is an American two-hour television music video program, which first aired on MTV Europe from 1987 to mid-90s and on MTV US from August 1988 to August 1995. The American version of the program (created by Ted Demme and Peter Dougherty) was the first hip hop music show on the network, and was based on the original MTV Europe show, which first aired one year before the American version. Yo! MTV Raps produced a mix of rap videos, interviews with rap stars, live in-studio performances (on Fridays), and comedy. The show also yielded a Brazilian version called Yo! MTV and broadcast by MTV Brasil from 1990 to 2005.