Is ‘106 & Park’ Headed For A Reboot? AJ & Free Hint At*Possibilities

[KingsOfKings]

BET’s 106 & Park could be receiving the reboot treatment. Former host AJ Calloway took to Instagram to celebrate the show’s 22nd anniversary on Sunday (Sept. 11), giving thanks to the show that introduced himself and his cohost Free to the television industry. Calloway gave a shoutout to Free and shook the table with a reboot hint.

“I got sidetracked. Listen, I am saying hello to all of the original 106 crew and all those who blessed the stage and crew after us,” AJ expressed before dropping a possible bombshell. “Free, I got mad love for you, and I know our story isn’t over you ready!? I think the culture needs a little more love again!”

Free responded to the endearing post and fueled the reboot speculation.

“AJ, good morning and Happy 106 Anniversary DAY! Somehow you continue to be the coolest, most charismatic guy I know Who knows EVERYBODY lol,” she affectionately shared on Instagram. “Love you DEEP And helll Yeah we got more work to do? LETS GO!”

106 & Park made its debut on Sept. 11, 2000. AJ & Free became synonymous with the music video countdown show and hosted for five years before departing in 2005.
From there, BET’s highest-rated show bounced through multiple hosts, including Terrence J and Rocsi, as well as Bow Wow and Keisha Chanté. The show met its demise in 2014.
Read the legendary host’s posts below:

 

[MJ Truth]

How old are these mufukkas now?? Just move on and leave space for the next generation to create their own thing.

 

[KingsOfKings]

Lol

 

[iamduval]

It’s just an admission of faIlure. AJ caught a sexual harassment case and he’s probably down

 

[Kliq_Souf]

I watched 106 religiously back then, but nobody is checking for a video countdown show in 2022.
Yo MTV Raps came back on Paramount Plus and nobody cares

 

[Mike18jj]

Nope to late nobody really watching tv these days anyway

 

[KingsOfKings]

It’s just an admission of faIlure. AJ caught a sexual harassment case and he’s probably down

Who knows

 

[JustCKing]

BET doesn't even show videos any more. The days where a song dropped and we anticipated the videos and watched 106 & Park for the New Joint are gone sadly. Voting for your favorite video to see where it lands on the countdown, cringing because you knew as long Bow Wow, Ja Rule, Ashanti and B2K had new joints out, your favorite video wasn't going to be #1. They also had some cool interviews and 106 actually had performances and even interviews that we weren't going to see any where else.

 

[nieman]

I do think there's a place for video shows. It's not like videos went anywhere, anyway.

Imagine a Fat Joe hosted or Drink Champs type show (well not Drink Champs), in which they also had videos. A DJ that got to cut lose on the show with their skills...people that asked the light & sometimes tough questions, then they just showed videos...some freestyle sessions. It can still work.

 

[BK The Great]

I'll rather have Rap city where artists freestyling and giving interviews, but 106 was a fun show.

 

[FS4LFE]

Videos don’t even hit the same anymore.

 

[Stick Up Kid]

They tried rebooting TRL few years ago and was a total failure

 

[avon barksdale]

Who wants to see these new artists with guns and 17 dudes in a video dancing in the background and lil Nas x

 

[Hersh]

*waiting on pix of frees big ol booty*

 

[nieman]

Who wants to see these new artists with guns and 17 dudes in a video dancing in the background and lil Nas x

They were videos with dudes with 100 guns in the 90s