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The reimagined global iteration will include hosted segments, live performances, cyphers, lifestyle content, and serve as a comprehensive deep dive into the current state of hip-hop.

After its debut 33 years ago on August 6, 1988, YO! MTV RAPS became the premiere destination for all things hip-hop. The advent of the series coincided with the rise in hip-hop and was crucial to the growth in popularity of rap music worldwide, creating a global passion for the genre and greater hip hop culture, which has since become the most dominant force in mainstream music and pop culture worldwide.