Yo! MTV Raps

  • Released on September 21, 1988
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Popular rap music videos showcased along with live performances and interviews with notable rap artists.

Main Cast of Yo! MTV Raps

Fab 5 Freddy as Self

Fab 5 Freddy

as Self (50 episodes)
Doctor Dré as Self

Doctor Dré

as Self (50 episodes)
Ed Lover as Self

Ed Lover

as Self (50 episodes)

Secondary Cast of Yo! MTV Raps

Sir Mix-a-Lot as Self

Sir Mix-a-Lot

as Self (1 episode)

Ray (born August 12, 1963), better known by his stage name Sir Mix-a-Lot, is an American rapper, songwriter, and reco...

Queen Latifah as Self

Queen Latifah

as Self (1 episode)

Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, actress, and s...

James Brown as Self

James Brown

as Self (1 episode)

James Brown (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter, eventually referred to as "The G...

Chuck D as Self

Chuck D

as Self (1 episode)
Heavy D as Self

Heavy D

as Self (1 episode)
Lil' Cease as Self

Lil' Cease

as Self (1 episode)

Andres "Dres" Vargas-Titus

as Self (1 episode)

Mista Lawnge

as Self (1 episode)
The Lady of Rage as Self

The Lady of Rage

as Self (1 episode)

Eric B.

as Self (1 episode)
Redman as Self

Redman

as Self (1 episode)

Reginald Noble (Born April 17, 1970) better known by his stage name, Redman is an American rapper, record producer, D...

Ed "Special Ed" Archer

as Self (1 episode)

Chubb Rock

as Self (1 episode)
KRS-One as Self

KRS-One

as Self (2 episodes)
Rakim as Self

Rakim

as Self (2 episodes)

Erick Sermon

as Self (1 episode)
Cheryl 'Salt' James as Self

Cheryl 'Salt' James

as Self (1 episode)
Sandra 'Pepa' Denton as Self

Sandra 'Pepa' Denton

as Self (1 episode)
Deidra Roper as Self

Deidra Roper

as Self (1 episode)
Angie Martinez as Self

Angie Martinez

as Self (1 episode)

One of the more famous hip hop radio personalities Angie have been around and remained relevant since the 90's. She's...

Lil' Kim as Self

Lil' Kim

as Self (1 episode)
Da Brat as Self

Da Brat

as Self (1 episode)
Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes as Self

Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes

as Self (1 episode)
Missy Elliott as Self

Missy Elliott

as Self (1 episode)

American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Elliott embarked on her music career with all-female R&B gr...

Everlast

as Self (1 episode)
DJ Lethal as Self

DJ Lethal

as Self (1 episode)
B-Real as Self

B-Real

as Self (1 episode)

Sen Dog

as Self (1 episode)
DJ Muggs as Self

DJ Muggs

as Self (1 episode)
Nas as Self

Nas

as Self (1 episode)
Mary J. Blige as Self

Mary J. Blige

as Self (1 episode)

From Wikipedia, Free Online Encyclopedia: Mary Jane Blige (/blaɪʒ/; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, so...

Grand Puba

as Self (1 episode)
Sean Combs as Self

Sean Combs

as Self (1 episode)

Sean Love Combs (born Sean John Combs; November 4, 1969), also known by his stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, or Didd...

Joseph Simmons as Self

Joseph Simmons

as Self (2 episodes)

Joseph Ward Simmons (born November 14, 1964), known by the stage name Rev. Run or DJ Run, is one of the founding memb...

Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels as Self

Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels

as Self (2 episodes)

Jason Mizell

as Self (2 episodes)
The Notorious B.I.G. as Self

The Notorious B.I.G.

as Self (2 episodes)

Craig Mack

as Self (3 episodes)
RZA as Self

RZA

as Self (1 episode)

Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA or The RZA ( /ˈrɪzə/; born July 5, 1969), is an American ...

The GZA as Self

The GZA

as Self (1 episode)
Inspectah Deck as Self

Inspectah Deck

as Self (1 episode)
U-God as Self

U-God

as Self (1 episode)
Ghostface Killah as Self

Ghostface Killah

as Self (1 episode)
Method Man as Self

Method Man

as Self (2 episodes)

Clifford Smith (born April 1, 1971 in Staten Island, New York), better known by his stage name Method Man or Meth is ...

Raekwon as Self

Raekwon

as Self (1 episode)
Masta Killa as Self

Masta Killa

as Self (1 episode)
Ol' Dirty Bastard as Self

Ol' Dirty Bastard

as Self (1 episode)

Russell Tyrone Jones, better known by his stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard (often abbreviated as O.D.B.), was an American...

Super Cat

as Self (1 episode)
Shaquille O'Neal as Self

Shaquille O'Neal

as Self (1 episode)

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6, 1972), nicknamed "Shaq”, is an American former professional basketball player...

Q-Tip as Self

Q-Tip

as Self (1 episode)
Phife Dawg as Self

Phife Dawg

as Self (1 episode)

Ali Shaheed Muhammad

as Self (1 episode)

Jarobi White

as Self (1 episode)
Busta Rhymes as Self

Busta Rhymes

as Self (1 episode)
Spike Lee as Self

Spike Lee

as Self (1 episode)

Spike Lee was born Shelton Lee in 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia. At a very young age, he moved from pre-civil rights Geor...

Posdnuos

as Self (2 episodes)

Trugoy The Dove

as Self (2 episodes)

Maseo

as Self (2 episodes)
Mike Tyson as Self

Mike Tyson

as Self (1 episode)

Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer, competing from 1985 to 2005. He r...

Mel Gibson as Self

Mel Gibson

as Self (1 episode)

Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Pe...

Adam Horovitz as Self

Adam Horovitz

as Self (2 episodes)

Adam Keefe Horovitz (born October 31, 1966), popularly known as Ad-Rock, is an American rapper, guitarist and actor....

Adam Yauch as Self

Adam Yauch

as Self (2 episodes)

Adam Nathaniel Yauch (August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012), was a founding member of hip hop trio the Beastie Boys. He was f...

Michael Diamond as Self

Michael Diamond

as Self (2 episodes)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Diamond was born in New York City to an upper-middle-class Jewish household. ...

Eddie Murphy as Self

Eddie Murphy

as Self (1 episode)

Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, voice actor, film director, producer, comedian...

Snoop Dogg as Self

Snoop Dogg

as Self (1 episode)

Snoop Dogg (given name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, ac...

Eazy-E as Self

Eazy-E

as Self (2 episodes)
Dr. Dre as Self

Dr. Dre

as Self (3 episodes)
Ice Cube as Self

Ice Cube

as Self (2 episodes)

O'Shea Jackson Sr., better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, screenwri...

Treach as Self

Treach

as Self (1 episode)
Tupac Shakur as Self

Tupac Shakur

as Self (2 episodes)
John Singleton as Self

John Singleton

as Self (1 episode)

​John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968-April 29, 2019) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. A ...

MC Hammer as Self

MC Hammer

as Self (1 episode)

MC Hammer was born on March 30, 1962 and is currently 62 years old.

Slick Rick as Self

Slick Rick

as Self (1 episode)
LL Cool J as Self

LL Cool J

as Self (1 episode)

James Todd Smith, better known as LL Cool J (acronym for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, songwriter, ...

Big Daddy Kane as Self

Big Daddy Kane

as Self (1 episode)

Mellow Man Ace

as Self (1 episode)

Kid Frost

as Self (1 episode)
Scarface as Self

Scarface

as Self (1 episode)

Bushwick Bill

as Self (1 episode)
Will Smith as Self

Will Smith

as Self (1 episode)

Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper. Known for variety of roles, Smith...

DJ Jazzy Jeff as Self

DJ Jazzy Jeff

as Self (1 episode)

DJ Yella

as Self (2 episodes)
MC Ren as Self

MC Ren

as Self (2 episodes)
Biz Markie as Self

Biz Markie

as Self (1 episode)

M.C. Serch

as Self (2 episodes)
Coolio as Self

Coolio

as Self (1 episode)

Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022), known professionally as Coolio, was an American rapper, re...

MC Lyte as Self

MC Lyte

as Self (1 episode)

MC Lyte aka Lana Moorer (born October 11, 1970) is an American DJ, actress, model, Grammy-nominated rapper and entrep...

Flavor Flav as Self

Flavor Flav

as Self (2 episodes)

Flavor Flav, born William Jonathan Drayton, Jr., is an American rapper, actor, and television personality. He's a fou...

T-Money

as Self (5 episodes)
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