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Former YO! MTV Raps host, Doctor Dre, shared his struggles with diabetes during an intimate conversation about the disease to The New York Times. Dre was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes ten years ago and has lost a toe and his eyesight due to the disease. “My stubbornness put me where I’m at,” he stated […]

To mark the end of the summer, MTV’s 24-hour urban channel, MTV Jams, will feature a three-day marathon of “Yo! MTV Raps,” kicking off Saturday, Aug. 31 at 6 a.m. ET/PT. The weekend will include a new countdown of the 100 most played music videos during the “Yo! MTV Raps” era (1988-1995) and will feature […]

These days the little screens in the palms of our hands (remember when we used to talk on phones?) have become audio and visual jukeboxes. But once upon a time one of the best places to hear new music was on your TV. From dance shows like “Soul Train” to talent searches like “American Idol” […]