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Rap City

Rap City

Description: Various guest hosts share the newest music videos, DJ's from across the country and the most popular current and iconic rappers in hip hop culture. Featured segments include: "In My Hood" taking viewers into the neighborhoods of their favorite rappers, "Throwback Thursdays" featuring rap videos from back in the day and "The Director's Chair" which spotlights accomplished and upcoming Directors of music videos.
Genre: Drama, Romance, Music
Year Released: 1989
Number of seasons: 4
Number of episodes: 17
First episode air date: August 28, 1989
Network: BET
Language: English
Created By: Alvin Jones; Keith Paschell
Cast: Big Tigger
Predecessor: Yo! MTV Raps
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