Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)

"Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)" Genre Documentary Movies Director by Mimi Adams (Director), Mimi Adams (Supervising Producer), Flynn McCaffrey (Assistant Editor), Lauren Lazin (Executive Producer), Gillian Appleby (Associate Producer), Rebecca Teran (Producer). A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV Raps" premiered on August 6, 1988 with hosts Fab 5 Freddy, Ed Lover and Doctor Dré, and shaped the careers of many of today’s hip hop superstars, while simultaneously making groundbreaking strides in introducing hip hop to the mainstream.