A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV Raps" premiered on August 6, 1988 with hosts Fab 5 Freddy, Ed Lover and Doctor Dré, and shaped the careers of many of today’s hip hop superstars, while simultaneously making groundbreaking strides in introducing hip hop to the mainstream.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Fab 5 FreddySelf | Self |
 Doctor DréSelf | Self |
 Ed LoverSelf | Self |
| MMoses EdinboroughSelf | Self |
| TTodd-1Self | Self |
 QuestloveSelf | Self |
 Darryl 'DMC' McDanielsSelf | Self |
 Bill AdlerSelf | Self |
 TreachSelf | Self |
 Christopher ReidSelf | Self |
| MMark 'DJ Wiz' EastmondSelf | Self |
 RakimSelf | Self |
 Big Daddy KaneSelf | Self |
| DDan CharnasSelf | Self |
| PPeter DoughertySelf | Self |
| DDoug HerzogSelf | Self |
 Big BoiSelf | Self |
 Rozonda ThomasSelf | Self |
| JJoe PerotaSelf | Self |
 Angela YeeSelf | Self |
| TT-MoneySelf | Self |
| RRobert "E.S.T." WallerSelf | Self |
| AAngela CarbonettiSelf | Self |
| MMiss InfoSelf | Self |
 Nelson GeorgeSelf | Self |
| EElliott WilsonSelf | Self |
 Sheri HowellSelf | Self |
| PParrish "PMD" SmithSelf | Self |
 Ted DemmeSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Will SmithSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |