You're Watching Video Music Box (2021)

The untold story of the world’s longest running video show, Video Music Box. A hip hop mainstay since 1983, VMB gave a platform to artists like Jay-Z, Nas and Mary J. Blige before they hit it big. Host Ralph McDaniels’ archives — amassed over nearly 40 years — reveal the show’s importance to numerous big-name musicians, as well as to the kids that grew up watching.

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Nas
Nas
as Self
Ralph McDaniels
Ralph McDaniels
as Self
Wendy Williams
Wendy Williams
as Self
Sean Combs
Sean Combs
as Self
Jay-Z
Jay-Z
as Self
Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels
Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels
as Self
Fat Joe
Fat Joe
as Self
Sway Calloway
Sway Calloway
as Self
Shaggy
Shaggy
as Self
50 Cent
50 Cent
as Self (archive footage)
Aaliyah
Aaliyah
as Self (archive footage)
Yasiin Bey
Yasiin Bey
as Self (archive footage)
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah
as Self (archive footage)
The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.
as Self (archive footage)
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
as Self (archive footage)
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
as Self (archive footage)
Common
Common
as Self (archive footage)
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
as Self (archive footage)
DMX
DMX
as Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
as Self (archive footage)
Ice Cube
Ice Cube
as Self (archive footage)
Ice-T
Ice-T
as Self (archive footage)
Lil' Kim
Lil' Kim
as Self (archive footage)
LL Cool J
LL Cool J
as Self (archive footage)
Ludacris
Ludacris
as Self (archive footage)
Method Man
Method Man
as Self (archive footage)
Da Brat
Da Brat
as Self (archive footage)
Kanye West
Kanye West
as Self (archive footage)
Foxy Brown
Foxy Brown
as Self (archive footage)
Bushwick Bill
Bushwick Bill
as Self (archive footage)
Sandra 'Pepa' Denton
Sandra 'Pepa' Denton
as Self (archive footage)
Doug E. Fresh
Doug E. Fresh
as Self (archive footage)
Will Smith
Will Smith
as Self (archive footage)
Beyoncé
Beyoncé
as Self (archive footage)
Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland
as Self (archive footage)
Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams
as Self (archive footage)
Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan
as Self (archive footage)
Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx
as Self (archive footage)
Chuck Schumer
Chuck Schumer
as Self
Michael Bivins
Michael Bivins
as Self
Da Brat
Da Brat
as Self
Fred Buggs
Fred Buggs
as Self
Chuck Chillout
Chuck Chillout
as Self
Billy Danze
Billy Danze
as Self
Ray Dejon
Ray Dejon
as Self
Ed Dixon
Ed Dixon
as Self
Willie Geist
Willie Geist
as Self
Ghostface Killah
Ghostface Killah
as Self
Sabrina Gray
Sabrina Gray
as Self
Hakeem Jeffries
Hakeem Jeffries
as Self
Daymond John
Daymond John
as Self
Yvonne M. Lee
Yvonne M. Lee
as Self
Lionel C. Martin
Lionel C. Martin
as Self
Bryan McDaniels
Bryan McDaniels
as Self
Evelyn McDaniels
Evelyn McDaniels
as Self
Kimberly McDaniels-Richardson
Kimberly McDaniels-Richardson
as Self
Ernie Paniccioli
Ernie Paniccioli
as Self
Large Professor
Large Professor
as Self
Raekwon
Raekwon
as Self
Rakim
Rakim
as Self
Crazy Sam
Crazy Sam
as Self
Roxanne Shanté
Roxanne Shanté
as Self
General Steele
General Steele
as Self
Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
as Self
Korey Wise
Korey Wise
as Self
Luther Campbell
Luther Campbell
as Self
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