Fuse celebrates “Hip-Hop at 45” with special TV premiere of Hip-Hop Evolution and more
Through Saturday, August 11, Fuse and FM will celebrate “Hip-Hop at 45” with 45 days of content celebrating hip-hop and its influence throughout the years.
The Thursday, June 28th launch lineup:
Fuse.tv will premiere three all new episodes of Rant & Rave featuring two of the hottest ladies in the rap game today, Young M.A and Snow tha Product as well as hip-hop royalty, Salt-N-Pepa. A fresh episode of Lie Detector with hip-hop legends DJ Skribble & Kid Capri follows along with a brand new episode of the ASMR-triggering, digital series Mind Massage with Tierra Whack.
FM @ 8 p.m. ET The Artists to Watch weekly block celebrates the future of hip-hop, spotlighting the freshest up-and-coming artists making waves in the industry, both today and tomorrow such as Trippie Redd, Sango, and HoodCelebrityy.
Fuse @ 9 p.m. ET It’s a triple-hitter movie night, beginning with the classics Torque, Rhyme & Reason, and I Got The Hook Up. Additional featured movies throughout the summer are top lined by bevy of hip-hop star power including Jay Z, Nas, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg and more.
This lineup also includes:
Fuse.tv debut special 45th Anniversary-themed episodes of Weekly News Rap, kicking off with Harlem battle rapper, Loaded Lux, spitting the history of battle rap. And we’ll have A Seat With… rap legend Big Daddy Kane. Also debuting during Hip-Hop at 45 is Made from Scratch with Ayo & Teo. Additionally, Fuse.tv will celebrate Hip-Hop at 45 with the premieres of two original digital series: Deep Cuts (working title), an interview series delivering an intimate look into the lives and creative process of emerging and established producers in the hip-hop industry; and The Kickback (working title), a roundtable-style digital series exploring hip-hop culture.
Every Saturday at 6p ET/3p PT throughout the 45 days, FM will offer a series of Hip-Hop at 45 video countdowns, celebrating the latest and greatest hip-hop artists in the game. Featured music video blocks:45 Legends of Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop’s First Hits, 45 Freshman of Hip-Hop, 45 Videos of the 2000s, Iconic Hip-Hop Videos, 45 Hip-Hop Crossovers, and FM’s Guide to the 45 Best Hip-Hop Videos.
Tune in to Fuse for a four-night event beginning Sunday, August 5th, for the television premiere of Hip-Hop Evolution. This docu-series chronicles the life and career of hip-hop pioneers such as Kool Herc, Russell Simmons and LL Cool J, among others.
Fuse’s Hip Hop at 45 programming:
https://www.fuse.tv/shows/hip-hop-at-45
New episode of Lie Detector featuring DJ Skribble and Kid Capri:
https://www.fuse.tv/videos/2018/06/dj-skribble-kid-capri-hip-hip-at-45-lie-detector-interview
New episode of Rant & Rave featuring Snow tha Product:
https://www.fuse.tv/videos/2018/06/snow-tha-product-hip-hop-at-45-rant-and-rave-interview
New episode of Rant & Rave featuring Salt-N-Pepa:
https://www.fuse.tv/videos/2018/06/salt-n-pepa-hip-hop-at-45-rant-and-rave-interview
New episode of Rant & Rave featuring Young M.A:
https://www.fuse.tv/videos/2018/06/young-ma-hip-hop-at-45-rant-and-rave-interview
DJ Skribble and Kid Capri feature on Fuse’s digital series, Lie Detector
