Damn I feel old ......props homie
Video Music Box 30th Anniversary Apprecition Thread
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feelosofer
#ninergang
I been with VMB since day one. This show is responsible for putting me up on all of my favorite artists of my youth, Kool Moe Dee and the Treacherous 3, Run DMC, Whodini, Schooly D, Just Ice, KRS-One, just so much piff. Ralph McDaniels is truly an inner city griot, spinning tales of the culture and preserving the essence which is hip-hop at it's roots. All aspects of hip hop, the MC, the DJ, the clothing, the art and the dance. If ever young bucks wanted to see how it was like growing up in that golden age, watch the sage Ralph and VMB.
Newark88
Superstar
My first memorial moment of VMB was when I was 7years old, watching their coverage of the Fresh Fest (the first big Hip Hop concert). Seeing performances and Ralph getting backstage access to some of the big rap acts of that time (Run DMC, Whodini, Fat Boys, UTFO. etc)
Newark88
Superstar
I remember one show Ralph was broadcasting from the Zanzibar (This had to be 89/90?) And I remember seeing all the big time drug dealers from around the way giving shoutouts to their hoods and future babymamas on the mic lol
feelosofer
#ninergang
That's the thing kids this generation will never appreciate how street level the hip-hop game was. Like rappers and street n1ggas just chillin and not shooting each other. Real sh1t.
Newark88
Superstar
Yea, I know there were a few I forgot
tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
That show has never changed with the times. Literally. That show comes on now and it looks like he still uses the same cameras from the 80s. shyt is grimey.
Ralph McDaniels introduced you to the art of the shoutout. When you're a kid it was the most annoying shyt in the world since he'd shout out a laundry list of people while the song was on. Now, it's still the most annoying shyt in the world, but at least you know what it means.
*remembers when Yo, Rap City, and VMB would come on at the same time
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but when you didn't have cable, VMB held it down. When I was little, they'd show some Barney, some Lamb Chop's Play Along, if you got home earlier than that they had Bob Ross painting piff. Then the theme song would hit on channel 31. That channel was the holy grail back then. Until 5 PM that shyt had everything I needed except porn, and as a kid I didn't even know what the fukk that was til I got my first illegal cable box.
You knew it was a wrap when the show would end and all of a sudden RAI came on and all you heard was fast ass Italian news voices. It was dinnertime at that point.
Ralph McDaniels introduced you to the art of the shoutout. When you're a kid it was the most annoying shyt in the world since he'd shout out a laundry list of people while the song was on. Now, it's still the most annoying shyt in the world, but at least you know what it means.
*remembers when Yo, Rap City, and VMB would come on at the same time
*but when you didn't have cable, VMB held it down. When I was little, they'd show some Barney, some Lamb Chop's Play Along, if you got home earlier than that they had Bob Ross painting piff. Then the theme song would hit on channel 31. That channel was the holy grail back then. Until 5 PM that shyt had everything I needed except porn, and as a kid I didn't even know what the fukk that was til I got my first illegal cable box.
You knew it was a wrap when the show would end and all of a sudden RAI came on and all you heard was fast ass Italian news voices. It was dinnertime at that point.
MR. Conclusion
All Star
100% pure hip hop on TV.
Club performances, videos, interviews, album documentaries (Illmatic), so much underground piff.
Props to OP and plus rep.
Club performances, videos, interviews, album documentaries (Illmatic), so much underground piff.
Props to OP and plus rep.
thelonious21
I like my women tall
My youf 
Newark88
Superstar
Who remembers when Ralph was filming backstage at Justos Mixtape Awards and got footage of Kay Slay slapping the shyt out of some mixtape DJ?
Rapmastermind
Superstar
Dope. Legendary show. I can't believe how much it really changed the game considering it was before MTV Jams, Rap City etc. I think even Biggie made one of his 1st appearances on there:
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[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIUJq8yNGpc[/ame]
cosigns...