Why did BET cancel Rap City?
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thernbroom
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thats what yall always say but once the grammys/bet awards come around yall tune in
Some of y'all are funny tho'... cause y'all reminiscing 
on the years during which BET became wack as fukk. Y'all talkin' bout how Viacom came thru and destroyed your precious BET- brehs, Bob Johnson sold that joint to Viacom in 1999. 106 debuted and Rap City had its highest viewership in the early 2000s. Of course Viacom's ownership led to that station falling the fukk off for the most part, but Rap City fell off as a show when Tigger left and the Basement concept got dropped. After that, it went through like three lame hosts and it didn't even have a "personality" anymore. It was just a two-hour block of videos, which is useless in an era where there's a 24-hour channel for rap videos AND numerous outlets on the internet. Rap City's best years stretch between the early 90s with the on-location interviews and the Basement years with Tigger... anything after that was a shell of itself.
Shows like that have to thrive off of something, and have something that draws people into watching. Nothing but music videos for 2 hours doesn't work now like it did in say, 1989. Back then, seeing that many rap videos on one show was the draw in itself. Great for that time, but eventually they had to get beyond that, so that's when you started to see Joe Clair in Cleveland with Bone Thugs, or Lez out in Cali with Snoop. That's when the show became a must-see. Then the Basement brought the rappers to the set, which was also a good look. But after that, havin' some cornball randomly introduce videos wasn't gonna be enough to keep that show afloat in the late 2000s. If anything, I'd say Rap City actually went backwards in those final years after building itself up to be a show nikkas made it a point to tune in to...
on the years during which BET became wack as fukk. Y'all talkin' bout how Viacom came thru and destroyed your precious BET- brehs, Bob Johnson sold that joint to Viacom in 1999. 106 debuted and Rap City had its highest viewership in the early 2000s. Of course Viacom's ownership led to that station falling the fukk off for the most part, but Rap City fell off as a show when Tigger left and the Basement concept got dropped. After that, it went through like three lame hosts and it didn't even have a "personality" anymore. It was just a two-hour block of videos, which is useless in an era where there's a 24-hour channel for rap videos AND numerous outlets on the internet. Rap City's best years stretch between the early 90s with the on-location interviews and the Basement years with Tigger... anything after that was a shell of itself. Shows like that have to thrive off of something, and have something that draws people into watching. Nothing but music videos for 2 hours doesn't work now like it did in say, 1989. Back then, seeing that many rap videos on one show was the draw in itself. Great for that time, but eventually they had to get beyond that, so that's when you started to see Joe Clair in Cleveland with Bone Thugs, or Lez out in Cali with Snoop. That's when the show became a must-see. Then the Basement brought the rappers to the set, which was also a good look. But after that, havin' some cornball randomly introduce videos wasn't gonna be enough to keep that show afloat in the late 2000s. If anything, I'd say Rap City actually went backwards in those final years after building itself up to be a show nikkas made it a point to tune in to...
There is nothing about this that is better than the way we videos today.
I know what he means, the excitement factor of it... but that's only good for nostalgia purposes. It was fun to tune in and not have any idea there was a new Wu video, then BAM it comes on and you're talkin' about it at school the next day. STILL, it's not something that's necessary now, given the other options that are available. And really, if we had the option of a YouTube or something like that back then, we wouldn't have been sittin' around waiting for videos to come on.
Don't get me wrong, I once LIVED for video shows, and tuned in faithfully. But just like how MTV and BET made shows like Soul Train and Bandstand less relevant, you had to know something was gonna make video shows lose relevance too... that's the way it goes. One day, there's gonna be something that knocks Youtube out.
Jone2three45
Superstar
BET was better back in the 90's when black culture was better and thriving. It was more than just rap music back then, there were different avenues for black music and entertainment back then than the same old fickle shyt you see today.
Culturally wise, modern BET represent the modern and common black man and woman. Regardless if Viacom controls it.
So let me ask you all this,
Where's your soul at?
Where's your appreciation for the black culture at? Where's the love for other black music besides rap?
Or are you just happy with modern raps about simping, turning up, selling coke and how materialistic you are?
fukk 106 and Rap Titty,
Bring back BET News!
Culturally wise, modern BET represent the modern and common black man and woman. Regardless if Viacom controls it.
So let me ask you all this,
Where's your soul at?
Where's your appreciation for the black culture at? Where's the love for other black music besides rap?
Or are you just happy with modern raps about simping, turning up, selling coke and how materialistic you are?
fukk 106 and Rap Titty,
Bring back BET News!
Thats what I'm saying. It made for fun times looking back.
But, the reality was.... They played 3 videos a segment and you had know idea what video would be playing. You could waste a lot of time watching a show waiting on 1 video to come on.
Right... and then it might not come on that day... unless you're lucky enough to have the Box, where someone calls and pays $2.50 to resquest a video.
Again, things I can happily say I enjoyed back in the day... but would never bother with today.
This is the BET lineup for today. what's wrong with it?
08:00am
Family Matters
BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
Eddie tells Carl that he wants to quit school and become a policeman. Carl explains that police work is extremely stressful and dangerous; it's not an easy career choice. But whe...
08:30am
Family Matters
CRAZY FOR YOU (PART 1)
Spurned by Steve, Myra devises an elaborate scheme to sabotage the relationship between Steve and Laura. But her plan fails, and Laura ends up kissing Steve. During Eddie's polic...
09:00am
God Send Me A Man
GOD SEND ME A MAN
Judgmental, materialistic and a bit promiscuous -- it's no wonder Stacey (Constance Washington) can't find a good man. But a sudden crisis with her younger sister prompts Stacey to attend a prayer meeting, where she vows to turn her life around. Opening her heart to spirituality helps Stacey see things in a completely different light, especially her cousin's pal James, whose advances she has previously dismissed. Starring Robin Givens and Constance Washington
TV-PG D
11:00am
The Little Richard Story
The LITTLE RICHARD STORY
The story of Little Richard (Leon), from his poor Southern upbringing to dealing with the trials and tribulations of being a black singer in the 50's, to his born-again phase & brief "retirement" from rock and roll.
TV-14 D
01:30pm
My Wife And Kids
MICHAEL'S GARDEN
TV-PG D
02:00pm
My Wife And Kids
LET THEM EAT PIE
After playing a game where Claire eats Michael's pie he gets his revenge by only letting them eat pie. Also Michael doesn't plan on sticking to the promise he made to Jay.
TV-PG D
02:30pm
Family Matters
CRAZIER FOR YOU (PART 2)
When Steve and Laura finally go on their first official date together, Myra interrupts it--dressed exactly like Laura. Carl gets into trouble when Harriette finds out that the eng...
03:00pm
Family Matters
WHO'S MAN IS IT ANYWAYS
The Winslow's foster child, 3J, yearns to know his biological parents. 3J's mother is an unmarried waitress recovering from drug addiction, but she doesn't want 3J to reunite with...
03:30pm
Honey 2
HONEY 2
Recently released from juvenile detention, talented dancer Maria Ramirez finds an outlet for her passion with a new dance crew. Starring: Kat Graham, Randy Wayne, Aaron Benjamin
TV-PG D,L
06:00pm
106 & Park
<106 & PARK>
TV-PG D
07:00pm
King's Ransom
KING'S RANSOM
Malcolm King is a wealthy and arrogant businessman whose ex-wife to be has plans to take him for everything he's worth in their divorce settlement. Determined to avoid losing his fortune to her, Malcolm plans his own kidnapping with the help of his dim-witted mistress and her ex-con brother. Unfortunately for Malcolm, he is not the only one with a kidnapping plot.
TV-14 D,L,V
09:30pm
Dirty Laundry
DIRTY LAUNDRY
Talented, gay and African-American, Patrick (Rockmond Dunbar) is a rising journalist at a New York City magazine who suddenly must confront his Southern roots and a mother not yet comfortable with her son's choices and sexual identity. Patrick and his partner's perfectly cosmopolitan world is shattered when an unexpected knock at their door brings to the forefront the issue of lifestyle acceptance within the down-home community of his youth.
TV-PG D,L
12:00am
Wendy Williams
Wendy Williams
01:00am
The Little Richard Story
The LITTLE RICHARD STORY
The story of Little Richard (Leon), from his poor Southern upbringing to dealing with the trials and tribulations of being a black singer in the 50's, to his born-again phase & brief "retirement" from rock and roll.
TV-14 D
03:30am
Second Generation Wayans
THE PITCH
Second Generation is on a high when one of the biggest agents in Hollywood agrees to represent them. But things go awry when he sends them out to pitch their movie idea.
TV-PG D,L
Jone2three45
Superstar
This is the BET lineup for today. what's wrong with it?
08:00am
Family Matters
BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
Eddie tells Carl that he wants to quit school and become a policeman. Carl explains that police work is extremely stressful and dangerous; it's not an easy career choice. But whe...
08:30am
Family Matters
CRAZY FOR YOU (PART 1)
Spurned by Steve, Myra devises an elaborate scheme to sabotage the relationship between Steve and Laura. But her plan fails, and Laura ends up kissing Steve. During Eddie's polic...
09:00am
God Send Me A Man
GOD SEND ME A MAN
Judgmental, materialistic and a bit promiscuous -- it's no wonder Stacey (Constance Washington) can't find a good man. But a sudden crisis with her younger sister prompts Stacey to attend a prayer meeting, where she vows to turn her life around. Opening her heart to spirituality helps Stacey see things in a completely different light, especially her cousin's pal James, whose advances she has previously dismissed. Starring Robin Givens and Constance Washington
TV-PG D
11:00am
The Little Richard Story
The LITTLE RICHARD STORY
The story of Little Richard (Leon), from his poor Southern upbringing to dealing with the trials and tribulations of being a black singer in the 50's, to his born-again phase & brief "retirement" from rock and roll.
TV-14 D
01:30pm
My Wife And Kids
MICHAEL'S GARDEN
TV-PG D
02:00pm
My Wife And Kids
LET THEM EAT PIE
After playing a game where Claire eats Michael's pie he gets his revenge by only letting them eat pie. Also Michael doesn't plan on sticking to the promise he made to Jay.
TV-PG D
02:30pm
Family Matters
CRAZIER FOR YOU (PART 2)
When Steve and Laura finally go on their first official date together, Myra interrupts it--dressed exactly like Laura. Carl gets into trouble when Harriette finds out that the eng...
03:00pm
Family Matters
WHO'S MAN IS IT ANYWAYS
The Winslow's foster child, 3J, yearns to know his biological parents. 3J's mother is an unmarried waitress recovering from drug addiction, but she doesn't want 3J to reunite with...
03:30pm
Honey 2
HONEY 2
Recently released from juvenile detention, talented dancer Maria Ramirez finds an outlet for her passion with a new dance crew. Starring: Kat Graham, Randy Wayne, Aaron Benjamin
TV-PG D,L
06:00pm
106 & Park
<106 & PARK>
TV-PG D
07:00pm
King's Ransom
KING'S RANSOM
Malcolm King is a wealthy and arrogant businessman whose ex-wife to be has plans to take him for everything he's worth in their divorce settlement. Determined to avoid losing his fortune to her, Malcolm plans his own kidnapping with the help of his dim-witted mistress and her ex-con brother. Unfortunately for Malcolm, he is not the only one with a kidnapping plot.
TV-14 D,L,V
09:30pm
Dirty Laundry
DIRTY LAUNDRY
Talented, gay and African-American, Patrick (Rockmond Dunbar) is a rising journalist at a New York City magazine who suddenly must confront his Southern roots and a mother not yet comfortable with her son's choices and sexual identity. Patrick and his partner's perfectly cosmopolitan world is shattered when an unexpected knock at their door brings to the forefront the issue of lifestyle acceptance within the down-home community of his youth.
TV-PG D,L
12:00am
Wendy Williams
Wendy Williams
01:00am
The Little Richard Story
The LITTLE RICHARD STORY
The story of Little Richard (Leon), from his poor Southern upbringing to dealing with the trials and tribulations of being a black singer in the 50's, to his born-again phase & brief "retirement" from rock and roll.
TV-14 D
03:30am
Second Generation Wayans
THE PITCH
Second Generation is on a high when one of the biggest agents in Hollywood agrees to represent them. But things go awry when he sends them out to pitch their movie idea.
TV-PG D,L
nikka....
That isn't what you were arguingnikka....Ain't nobody watching that shyt
Money Be Green
Superstar
nikka....Ain't nobody watching that shyt
dead @ mlk face
I watch BET from time to time and support the good shows they have on the network. The Game and Let's stay together are pretty good shows. It's a shame they cancelled the other show with Malcolm Jamal Warner and Tracee Ross.
Did they cancel TJ Holmes show?
Jone2three45
Superstar
That show been canceled.
