Film
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021 · 120 min · ★ 7.5 · Dir. Nas
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.
Starring
Ralph McDaniels
Self
Nas
Self
Wendy Williams
Self
50 Cent
Self (archive footage)
Sean Combs
Self
Yasiin Bey
Self (archive footage)
Jay-Z
Self
Mary J. Blige
Self (archive footage)
Darryl McDaniels
Self
Fat Joe
Self
Sway Calloway
Self
Shaggy
Self
Common
Self (archive footage)
Aaliyah
Self (archive footage)
The Notorious B.I.G.
Self (archive footage)
Ice Cube
Self (archive footage)
Ice-T
Self (archive footage)
LL Cool J
Self (archive footage)