He grew up in Patterson, N.J. into the realm of hip-hop — watching music videos in the 1980s featuring rappers who looked like him and came from similar backgrounds, coolly telling their stories using creative lyrics set to base-filled beats. Now at age 37, Rahman Ali Bugg is the producer of the upcoming special, MTV2 Presents: #yo! #mtv#raps#classic#cuts, scheduled to … Read More
Tupac Shakur Was ‘Mad Talented,’ Phife Dawg Recalls – MTV
During its history, “Yo! MTV Raps” documented the rise of hip-hop’s most revered artists. One of rap’s most iconic figures, tupac shakur, gave the show many memorable moments; one in particular found a fiery ‘Pac airing out his beef with “Menace II Society” film directors Albert and Allen Hughes. Still, as controversial as Tupac was, he sure did get a … Read More
MTV2 Brings Back Iconic “Yo! MTV Raps” as Part of an Incredible Celebration of Hip-Hop – TheFutonCritic.com
New York, NY (November 17, 2011) – mtv2 announced today the return of one of hip-hop’s most celebrated and influential music franchises ever with “MTV2 Presents: yo! mtv raps Classic Cuts.”Set to air on sunday, december 4th at Midnight ET/PT immediately following the first-ever “Sucker Free Awards,” at 11pm ET/PT, this is a 30-minute retrospective special taking viewers to the … Read More
Landing the big name internship for you – New York Women in Communications, Inc.
A MTV intern, me? Not in million years! But this January, my broadcast career path took a turn for the better, and I landed an internship at MTV Studios in New york City. MTV Networks have been the source for all things music on television since 1984, and now I was going to be a part of history. How can … Read More
MTV’s Spanking New Music W/Dr Dre – hydroguru.tripod.com
It started with an e-mail from Rahman Ali Bugg from the Offices of MTV. It stated that they wanted to rent a couple low riders for a upcoming program. He had found my website by surfing the web. I sat on that e-mail for awhile then decided to give him a call to find out more info about it. It turned out they … Read More
MTV2 Presents: ‘Yo! MTV Raps Classic Cuts’ – TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com
Host Sway Calloway Leads Reflection of Three Epic Tracks Including Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A., I Used to Love H.E.R. By Common and O.P.P. by Naughty By Nature With Appearances by Ice Cube, Common, Naughty By Nature and More New York, NY (february 6, 2012) – mtv2 announced today the next three monumental singles and artists selected to be featured … Read More
NABJ SU Celebrates 10 Years! Summer Series 2012 Kick Off – National Association of Black Journalists-Syracuse University
Remember when you were a child and you used to tune into The Magic School Bus around 4pm after you got home from school? Remember how you used to wish school was really that exciting? Spontaneous trips to “forbidden” lands and exclusive access to special knowledge–would’ve been nice, huh? Well welcome to the life of #nabj–#su members. On Friday … Read More
