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A.J.
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Bill Adler
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Afrika Bambaataa
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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André Benjamin
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Busy Bee
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Eddie Cheba
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Chuck D
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Fab 5 Freddy
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Nelson George
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Grand Wizard Theodore
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Grandmaster Caz
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Grandmaster Flash
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Debbie Harry
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Herself
1 episode, 2004
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Michael Holman
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Adam Horovitz
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Ice-T
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Wyclef Jean
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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The Kidd Creole
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Kool Herc
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Kool Moe Dee
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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KRS-One
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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M.C. Hammer
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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MC Lyte
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Herself
1 episode, 2004
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Darryl McDaniels
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Mike D
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Nas
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Sylvia Robinson
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Herself
1 episode, 2004
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Kelefa Sanneh
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Russell Simmons
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Will Smith
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Snoop Dogg
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Lovebug Starski
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Bill Stephney
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Pharrell Williams
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Wonder Mike
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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Adam Yauch
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Himself
1 episode, 2004
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2 Live Crew
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Themselves
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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50 Cent
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Himself
unknown episodes
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Almighty K.G.
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Jin Au-Yeung
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Jean Michel Basquiat
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Tyson Beckford
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Big Boi
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Himself
unknown episodes
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Big Daddy Kane
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Big Pun
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Birdman
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Biz Markie
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Himself
unknown episodes
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Mary J. Blige
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Herself
unknown episodes
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Kurtis Blow
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Brother Marquis
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Himself (The 2 Live Crew)
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Foxy Brown
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Herself
unknown episodes
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Bill Bushwick
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Luther Campbell
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Himself (The 2 Live Crew)
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Lil' Rodney Cee
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Charlie Chase
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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George Clinton
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Lyor Cohen
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Himself
unknown episodes
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Cheo Hodari Coker
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Himself
unknown episodes
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Bootsy Collins
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs
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Himself
unknown episodes
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Irwin Corey
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Crazy Legs
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Angela Davis
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Herself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Ruby Dee
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Def Leppard
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Themselves
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Calvert DeForest
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Ted Demme
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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DJ Hurricane
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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DJ Jazzy Jeff
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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DJ Premier
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Himself
unknown episodes
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DJ Yella
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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DMX
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Nate Dogg
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Dot-a-Rock
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Dr. Dre
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Himself
unknown episodes
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Doctor Dré
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Jermaine Dupri
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Easy A.D.
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Eazy-E
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Missy Elliott
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Herself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Eminem
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Himself
unknown episodes
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Eric B.
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Eve
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Herself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Fatlip
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Flavor Flav
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Malcolm S. Forbes
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Fresh Kid Ice
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Himself (The 2 Live Crew)
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Funkmaster Flex
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Himself
unknown episodes
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Futura 2000
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Gloria Gaynor
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Herself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Ghostface Killah
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Irv Gotti
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Himself
unknown episodes
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The GZA
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Tré Hardson
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Havoc
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Jerry Heller
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Lauryn Hill
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Herself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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D.J. Hollywood
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Dennis Hopper
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Jalil Hutchins
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Ice Cube
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Inspectah Deck
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Jimmy Iovine
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Himself
unknown episodes
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J.D.L.
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Jesse Jackson
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Lord Jamar
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Jay Z
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Himself
unknown episodes
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Michele L. Jennings
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Mc Hammer Dancer
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Fat Joe
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Himself
unknown episodes
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Lil Jon
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Himself
unknown episodes
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Juvenile
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Kase 2
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Kid Rock
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Himself
unknown episodes
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Masta Killa
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Martin Luther King
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Rodney King
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Marion 'Suge' Knight
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Lil' Cease
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Lil' Kim
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Herself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Little Richard
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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LL Cool J
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Jennifer Lopez
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Herself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Monie Love
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Herself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Ed Lover
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Ludacris
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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M.C. Ren
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Mack 10
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Craig Mack
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Malcolm X
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Nelson Mandela
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Eddie Martinez II
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Mase
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Vincent Mason
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Master P
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Ralph McDaniels
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Himself
unknown episodes
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Method Man
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Himself
unknown episodes
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Pras Michel
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Jason Mizell
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Money-B
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Mark Morales
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Mr. Cee
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Himself
unknown episodes
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Mr. Mixx
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Nelly
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Huey P. Newton
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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The Notorious B.I.G.
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Ted Nugent
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Billy Ocean
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Ol' Dirty Bastard
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Joe Perry
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Posdnuos
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Prodigy
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Professor Griff
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Proof
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Q-Tip
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Queen Latifah
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Herself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Raekwon
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Raheim
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Rakim
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Joey Ramone
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Johnny Ramone
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Nancy Reagan
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Herself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Kool DJ Red Alert
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Redman
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Christopher Reid
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Slick Rick
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Master Rob
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Darren Robinson
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Romye Robinson
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Sha Rock
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Herself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Steve Rubell
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Rick Rubin
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Himself
unknown episodes
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RZA
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Raphael Saadiq
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Scarface
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Michael Score
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Scorpio
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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M.C. Serch
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Erick Sermon
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Tupac Shakur
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Himself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Roxanne Shanté
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Herself
(archive footage)
unknown episodes
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Shock-G
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Himself
(archive footage)
1 episode, 2004
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Hip-hop, what does it mean to you? Well, for starters, if it has any significance to your being, then you must (and "must" is italicized) check out this mini-series/documentary feature, titled "And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop." It aired in October of 2004 on VH1 and it is the single most important five hours I've ever spent glued to a television. Hip-hop, from its birth in the Bronx during the mid 1970s with DJ Kool Herc riding around the flatlands with his speakers blaring this brave new sound, is chronicled all the way up to the present. In it, themes, people, achievements, immortals, tragedies (2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G. and the East/West rivalries) and the music itself is explored with interviews from the pioneers themselves, rare, never-before-seen footage, and archival stock - all, in a colorful, joyful, passionate, and poignant fashion - is used to illustrate the rise of the greatest musical genre this 20-year-old hip-hop 'head has ever seen, and heard, and its acceptance into mainstream America. As I write this, my computer speakers are blasting "It Ain't Hard To Tell" by the one and only Nas, the rough Queensbridge borough's prodigal child, and whose rise in 1994 helped pave the way for other prolific New York MCs. Hip-hop, to me, or to anyone who truly appreciates it, is a part of the soul, and one of the single greatest achievements of young blacks in America. I've embraced it in such a way I feel it's become a part of me; to anyone who loves hip-hop as much as I do, this is a noble truth. Many pioneers are interviewed, including Chuck D (of Public Enemy), Ice-T, Nas, Dr. Dre, MC Lyte, Grandmaster Flash, "Reverend" Run and D.M.C. (RIP - Jam Master Jay), KRS-One, the Beastie Boys, Snoop Dogg, Method Man (of the Wu-Tang Clan), Eminem, and a number of critics and authors such as Nelson George (author of "Hip-Hop America") and Cheo Hodari Coker (biographer of the Notorious B.I.G.). When time is taken out for tragedy, like the East Coast/West Coast rivalries, it really gets your heart down. 2Pac and Biggie are both interviewed in archival footage and it's scary to see that two ghosts are talking to the camera, and it's even scarier that they can't see the fates awaiting them down the road. Still, this documentary is more celebration and doesn't drown itself in misery or hope for what once was in hip-hop. True there aren't many artists out today worth mention, but too many greats line the annals of music history to stop a few insignificants of contemporary times to hold hip-hop back. It just goes on and Doesn't Stop: it's Hip-Hop, y'all.