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'Yo! MTV Raps' Returns To Network For One-Off Show Special
Music ♦ Posted 11/21/2011
Popular 1980s-90s MTV hip-hop show, "Yo! MTV Raps," is making a return in early December for a one-night retrospective show. The show originally aired from 1988 to 1995, and was the first major hip-hop program on a network. It helped rap videos garner international attention, giving some of the genre's biggest stars a forum to... |
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Big Sean, Kreayshawn & Tyler The Creator On MTV's 'When I Was 17' (Video)
Music, Videos ♦ Posted 08/28/2011
MTV features Best New Artist VMA nominees, Big Sean, Kreayshawn and Tyler The Creator, in the latest episode of their series, "What I Was 17." In the half-hour episode, the network interviews and goes over what the hip-hop newcomers were doing at the age of 17, which wasn't too long ago for most of them. Prior to signing to Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music label, Detroit... |
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The Game's Video For 'Red Nation' Banned For MTV, BET
Music ♦ Posted 05/10/2011
The Game filmed a music video in early April for his Lil Wayne-assisted single, "Red Nation," but just this week, it's been revealed that he clip has been deemed too controversial for rotation on MTV and/or BET. Thus, it's been banned. The Compton rapper took to his Twitter account to express his frustration over his upcoming music video being banned from major music networks. "So... |
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Lupe Fiasco Lashes Out At MTV Over Article
Music ♦ Posted 10/22/2010
Lupe Fiasco celebrated "Fiasco Friday" last week (October 15), where he and fans celebrated a victory over his label Atlantic Records, outside its offices, when they finally gave his long-awaited Lasers album a release date, following the announcement of a planned protest. ow, Lupe is taking on another major corporation -- a little company called MTV. In a series of Twitter updates on Thursday (October... |
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Kanye West's MTV VMAs Performance: 'Runaway'
Music, Videos ♦ Posted 09/13/2010
Sunday's (September 12) MTV Video Music Awards was quite a show -- you had Chelsea Handler as host, which was cool, Eminem opened up the show and Lady Gaga killed it on the awards side. But, one of the most anticipated appearances was from Kanye West, who was there to close out the show and he did so by performing his new track "Runaway." 'Ye... |
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Nicki Ninaj's MTV VMAs Performance: 'Your Love/Check It Out'
Music, Videos ♦ Posted 09/13/2010
The Young Money First Lady didn't get a big stage show during the actual show, but Nicki Minaj sure made her presence known when she opened the pre-show in her own Barbie way. The female MC had fans rocking out as she opened with her smash "Your Love," coming out in a tight-fitting purple spandex out and pink wig, but it was short-lived. After just... |
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Eminem's MTV VMAs Performance: 'Not Afraid/Love The Way You Lie'
Music, Videos ♦ Posted 09/13/2010
Although Lady Gaga smashed everyone at the VMAs by taking home eight moon men, Eminem did his thing too. He took home two of his own. Problem is, he didn't have a chance to accept the trophies on stage. Nope, he was needed in New York for his highly anticipated show with Jay-Z. However, fans did get a chance to peep Em at the awards... |
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Wiz Khalifa Named ‘Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010′ By MTV
Music ♦ Posted 07/27/2010
After four weeks and more than 200,000 votes, MTV officially name indie Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa their "Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010," beating out some 19 others in a poll ran on MTVNews.com. Wiz beat out the likes of Nicki Minaj, J. Cole, Travis Porter, Big Sean, Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs and Diggy Simmons. "It's a great thing to be recognized on that level, and really... |
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MTV Names Gucci Mane Mixtape Artist of the Year
Music ♦ Posted 12/19/2009
Even while behind bars for a probation violation, Gucci Mane is still one of the hottest acts in hip-hop. 2009 was definitely his breakout year, and due mostly, to his string of guest appearances and definitely his mixtape grind. All those mixtapes were so popular that MTV names the Atlanta rapper the Mixtape Artist of the Year for 2009, a title he probably... |
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Jay-Z Named 'Hottest MC in the Game' By MTV
Music ♦ Posted 10/05/2009
After unveiling their list one-by-one each day last week, MTV has revealed that Jay-Z tops their "Hott MCs In The Game" list for 2009. With everything he has in the mix, it makes sense that Jay would land atop MTV's annual... |
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