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You're Watching Video Music Box 2021 Directed by Nas

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Documentary , Music
Production Companies Showtime Networks , Mass Appeal
Release Date 3 December 2021
120 mins
Cast
Nas
Nas Self
Ralph McDaniels
Ralph McDaniels Self
Wendy Williams
Wendy Williams Self
Sean Combs
Sean Combs Self
Jay-Z
Jay-Z Self
Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels
Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels Self
Fat Joe
Fat Joe Self
Sway Calloway
Sway Calloway Self
Shaggy
Shaggy Self
50 Cent
50 Cent Self (archive footage)
Aaliyah
Aaliyah Self (archive footage)
Yasiin Bey
Yasiin Bey Self (archive footage)
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah Self (archive footage)
The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G. Self (archive footage)
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur Self (archive footage)
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige Self (archive footage)
Common
Common Self (archive footage)
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill Self (archive footage)
DMX
DMX Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston Self (archive footage)
Ice Cube
Ice Cube Self (archive footage)
Ice-T
Ice-T Self (archive footage)
Lil' Kim
Lil' Kim Self (archive footage)
LL Cool J
LL Cool J Self (archive footage)
Ludacris
Ludacris Self (archive footage)
Method Man
Method Man Self (archive footage)
Da Brat
Da Brat Self (archive footage)
Ye
Ye Self (archive footage)
Foxy Brown
Foxy Brown Self (archive footage)
Bushwick Bill
Bushwick Bill Self (archive footage)
Sandra 'Pepa' Denton
Sandra 'Pepa' Denton Self (archive footage)
Doug E. Fresh
Doug E. Fresh Self (archive footage)
Will Smith
Will Smith Self (archive footage)
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Self (archive footage)
Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland Self (archive footage)
Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams Self (archive footage)
Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan Self (archive footage)
Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx Self (archive footage)
Chuck Schumer
Chuck Schumer Self
Michael Bivins
Michael Bivins Self
Da Brat
Da Brat Self
Fred Buggs
Fred Buggs Self
Chuck Chillout
Chuck Chillout Self
Billy Danze
Billy Danze Self
Ray Dejon
Ray Dejon Self
Ed Dixon
Ed Dixon Self
Willie Geist
Willie Geist Self
Ghostface Killah
Ghostface Killah Self
Sabrina Gray
Sabrina Gray Self
Hakeem Jeffries
Hakeem Jeffries Self
Daymond John
Daymond John Self
Yvonne M. Lee
Yvonne M. Lee Self
Lionel C. Martin
Lionel C. Martin Self
Bryan McDaniels
Bryan McDaniels Self
Evelyn McDaniels
Evelyn McDaniels Self
Kimberly McDaniels-Richardson
Kimberly McDaniels-Richardson Self
Ernie Paniccioli
Ernie Paniccioli Self
Large Professor
Large Professor Self
Raekwon
Raekwon Self
Rakim
Rakim Self
Crazy Sam
Crazy Sam Self
Roxanne Shanté
Roxanne Shanté Self
General Steele
General Steele Self
Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson Self
Korey Wise
Korey Wise Self
Luther Campbell
Luther Campbell Self
Crew
Director
Nas
Nas
Writers
Steve Rivo
Steve Rivo
Andre Wilkins
Andre Wilkins
Executive Producers
Ralph McDaniels
Ralph McDaniels
Mimi Valdés
Mimi Valdés
Cinematography
Ethan Mills
Ethan Mills
Editor
Lance Cain
Lance Cain