BET is set to honor Black History
Month, in a way that only BET can.
Kicking off its programming will be
a series of documentaries for Hip Hop History Weekend
and the 25 Events that (Mis) Shaped Black America .
Tupac: Thug Angel is the first documentary set to air.
The program covers the late emcees life through the eyes of friends, scholars
and artists he worked with. Pac’s
legacy will further be explored. Angel airs Friday, Feb. 23 at 8 pm .
The origins of the emcee get
showcased next in The MC: This is Why We Do It, which airs Saturday,
Feb. 24.
No Hip Hop history weekend would be
complete without examining Hip Hop’s ever evolving role with the police gets
the once over in Black & Blue: Legends of the Hip Hop Cop. New York
’s rapper profiling practices get put on blast. Black and Blue airs
Sunday, Feb. 25 at 1 pm .
Rounding out Hip Hop History
Weekend is The Art of 16 Bars (pay attention, aspiring emcees). This
documentary shares the writing and freestyling techniques of some of the game’s
biggest. Bars will air Feb. 25 at 3 pm .
Hot off the heels of last year’s Worst
Moments in Black History, Paul “I no longer use the N word” Mooney
is back with the 25 Events That (Mis) Shaped Black America . Commentary
from cultural critics, comedians and others
takes an intelligent look at several missteps in Black History.
Gotta love BET’s unique celebration
of Black History Month.
