Saturday, April 5, 2025

When MTV meant something: Yo! MTV Raps (1988)

 We previously covered this next topic over at Saturday Morning Archives many moons ago, but it's way past time to profile it here.

"It" being Yo! MTV Raps, which launched as a Saturday morning entry in 1988, and added a weekday edition not too long after.

Fab 5 Freddy, immortalized in the lyrics to Blondie's 1981 hit, "Rapture", hosted the Saturday show, while Dr. Dre (NY) and Ed Lover had the gig Monday-Friday afternoons for a 30 minute after-school treat.

In both cases, the hosts featured and interviewed some of the top names in hip-hop, but Dre & Ed brought the funny on weekdays. One popular feature was Ed doing his own signature dance, as seen in this compilation.....


Rating: A.

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