You're watching Video Music Box, Showtime Documentary Films presents ; a Mass Appeal production ; produced by Steve Rivo ; written by Steve Rivo, André Wilkins ; directed by Nasir "Nas" Jones
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You're watching Video Music Box, Showtime Documentary Films presents ; a Mass Appeal production ; produced by Steve Rivo ; written by Steve Rivo, André Wilkins ; directed by Nasir "Nas" Jones
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eng
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videorecording
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Rating: TV-MA
Main title
You're watching Video Music Box
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11309092022
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Showtime Documentary Films presents ; a Mass Appeal production ; produced by Steve Rivo ; written by Steve Rivo, André Wilkins ; directed by Nasir "Nas" Jones
Runtime
91
Summary
The untold story of the world's longest running video show, Video Music Box. A hip hop mainstay since 1983, VMB gave a platform to artists like Jay-Z, Nas and Mary J. Blige before they hit it big. Host Ralph McDaniels' archives amassed over 40 nearly years reveal the show's importance to numerous big-name musicians, as well as to the kids that grew up watching
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live action
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- Documentary films
- African Americans + Social aspects -- Music
- Race discrimination
- Reggae music
- Nonfiction films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Rap (Music)
- Feature films
- Historical films
- Video music box (Television program)
- Popular music -- 1981-1990
- Black people + History
- African Americans + Political aspects -- Music
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- Documentary films
- African Americans + Social aspects -- Music
- Race discrimination
- Reggae music
- Nonfiction films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Rap (Music)
- Feature films
- Historical films
- Video music box (Television program)
- Popular music -- 1981-1990
- Black people + History
- African Americans + Political aspects -- Music
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