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Did you know that before “Vote or Die” and “Choose or Lose,” Yo! MTV Raps started “Rap the Vote”?  In the above clip, Fab 5 Freddy goes to Harlem for the 1990 Voter Registration Rally… and chats with a young Al Sharpton, black jumpsuit and all.

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12 years ago

Yes, that’s Bobby Brown in his heyday. And yes, he’s wearing suede fringed chaps. Of course he is.

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12 years ago

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WIN: In 1989, the Grammys added a “Rap Performance” category.

FAIL: That category was not televised.

Three of the five nominees boycotted the Grammys that year, and Yo! MTV Raps threw them a party. Video above.

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12 years ago
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