You know MC Magic when you hear him, and not only because the Phoenix producer/rapper/singer often intros himself at the top of his songs. Whether on one of his own records or features for Latin ...

Before Yo! MTV Raps and Rap City, the Tri- State area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut had the gift Video Music Box, hosted by VJ Ralph McDaniels and the Vid Kid aka Lionel C. Martin. It was ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. “Video Music Box” hit the scene in 1983 and ...

"I knew a lot of our history, especially in Black music, had been discarded and thrown away. But I said, 'I can't let that happen,'" the hip-hop veteran, who directed Nas' first-ever solo music… By ...

We sat down with Ralph McDaniels to delve into the making of his new documentary You're Watching Video Music Box and the importance of preserving the history of Black music in this country. Legendary ...

Showtime has just released a new documentary on the making of “Video Music Box,” an iconic hip-hop series that debuted in 1983 that featured some of the most prominent hip-hop artists of the eighties ...