You're Watching Video Music Box

You're Watching Video Music Box

2021 · 120 min · ★ 6.4 · Music, Documentary

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.

Directed by Nas · Written by Steve Rivo

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