Some of yall on the board are really young and probably don't remember what made MTV and BET so special. I think what made MTV and BET special in their prime was that not only did they show us all the music but they told the story behind the music on television. They gave us all access.....Unfortunately the internet does that now with no filter so that's what made MTV/BET switch it upp.......but there were so many special moments behind the music that we've seen on MTV/BET.
Snoop's murder trial with him winning and MTV showing this man bowing his head down and praying after being acquitted, the California love video shoot with pac talking about him and suge's face on the 100 dollar bill, talking shyt about faith with suge, dre and chris tucker laughing. How about 2pac on Yo MTV Raps basically admitting to beating up the Hughes Brothers on MTV then going to jail.....There's no way you don't remember those moments and they all came on MTV...There's so many more........I watched an interview with Puff talking about revolt. He said, there's no ESPN of Music.....That's what MTV and on a lower level BET was in it's prime before both switched their business model. Remember the MTV slogan....."MTV News, you hear it first" When Kirk Cobain died you turned to MTV, when Biggie got shot you turned to MTV.....
MTV's ultrasound was fukking amazing. They did amazing work covering the background on rappers.
MTV: Life on Death row documentary
MTV 2pac interview
How about Behind the Video.........That shyt was crazy. I know it sounds crazy but back then we didn't have this kind of access before MTV.
How about Rap City in the beginning before the basement when they would actually have Big Lez, Joe Claire and Big Tigger actually travel around the country to rapper's hoods, concerts, radio stations and interview rappers....
Rap City with Mase & Cam in Harlem
Rap City with Wu Tang
Rap City with Bone Thugs in Cleveland
Big Lez-Allen Iverson interview 97 Rap City
The Last Biggie interview ever on Rap City
Add in exclusive concerts, news, documentaries, interviews and everything like that to the mix and you have a damn good channel.....That's just my opinion tho.
It doesn't have to be just hip hop related....do this with all forms of music, all artists, genres and what not.....