Yo! MTV Raps aired from 1988 to 1995 and has since become synonymous with Golden Era Hip Hop. On June 1, Brooklyn’s Barclay Center will host the Yo! MTV Raps: 30th Anniversary Experience featuring an all-star lineup.
Big Daddy Kane, the Juice Crew, Eric B. and Rakim, Doug E. Fresh, KRS-One, Boogie Down Productions, EPMD, Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav, Melle Mel, the Furious Five, Pharcyde, Brand Nubian, Nice and Smooth, Onyx, Black Sheep, Das EFX, Special Ed, Yo-Yo and Kid Capri are all expected to make an appearance.
Just like back in the day, weekend host Fab 5 Freddy and the weekday crew – Ed Lover, Doctor Dre and T-Money – will be spearheading the event alongside DJ Skribble, Kool DJ Red Alert and Chuck Chillout.
“We came together with an idea that would be a great homage to the I Love ’90s Tour,” Doctor Dre explains to HipHopDX. “We figured there should be a Yo! MTV Raps Tour. We reached out to our manager, Charlie Stettle, and he went to work.”
When it comes to a reboot of the O.G. television show, MTV says it “will reinvent the franchise for a new generation as a both a linear and digital series across its platform.” But Dre is unsure of how it will play out. [apple_news_ad type=”any”]
“That’s what they say,” he says. “I don’t know how that’s going to work in today’s world. The unique thing about Yo! MTV Raps was videos were very important back then. In today’s streaming world, not sure how that would work. I’m not sure what they plan on doing. All I know is on June 1, we’ll be at the Barclays Center to celebrate the show and its success — internationally, nationally and globally.”
The 2BlindMics podcast host adds, “It might be coming to a city near you. Many more announcements to come.”
MTV will livestream the arena concert on its website.
Tickets to Yo! MTV Raps: 30th Anniversary Experience go on sale April 21.
First TRL and now Yo MTV Raps? OG MTV sure is making a comeback… Too bad Teen Mom is still relevant… Take that show to TLC or something then y’all could be fine
Would be hot if they played music videos from that era to show young artist and fans today where lots of their dreadlock. hairstyles and crazy dress codes come from. And interview as many old school guests as possible. Even do throwback episodes once a week. 90s had so much great fuckin music. That’s a show on it’s own.
MANNN DONT NOBODY WANNA SEE THESE OLD WASHED UP HAS BEEN AARP 55+ HOME, BRIDGE AND SHUFFLEBOARD PLAYIN “REAL HIP HOP” RAPPERS IN CONCERT . IF MIGOS LIL UZI LIL YACHTY AINT THERE ITS A WACK BORING SHOW REAL TALK
lol u just named clown rappers !!! this show was fun with a lot of real rappers there nobody wanna see ur wack rappers on that show !
TROLL HARDER PUNK!
I’ll tell you what’s “Fucked Up”. The state of Hip Hop for the last 10-20 years. It turned into a hateful, angry, anti Black love force controlled by people who are not of the black community. Music has always uplifted a people. Our music has become a sick caricature of that idea. Delores Tucker was so right.
OMG, I love Doctor Dre! His last album Compton was really good. I hope he does an album with Eminem though <3
Another troll haha
Dr. is short for doctor and there’s not going to be two rappers with the same name. Also I’m not your “baby”, okay? Stop forcing your patriarchy influenced names on me.
I heard that shit years ago from some guys who knew of him. I wouldn’t be surprised with all the shit that came out about Mr Cee, Afrika Bambatta etc
Remember when this loser beat up Dee Barnes?
Nope…. I only remember when he played in Who’s the Man & Co Hosted the Source Awards
That was Dr. Dre, not Doctor Dre.
Two completely different people with similar names.