Author Topic: Director And 'Yo! MTV Raps' Co-Founder Dies (Read 190 times)

Crenshaw_blvd · « **on:** January 14, 2002, 07:16:55 PM »

Ted Demme, whose credits include directing the movie "Blow" and co-founding and producing the seminal hip-hop program "Yo! MTV Raps," died of an apparent heart attack after playing basketball on Sunday. He was 38.

Demme joined MTV in 1985 as a production assistant and worked on a variety of programs, including the game show "Remote Control," before launching "Yo! MTV Raps" in 1988.

In the '90s, Demme left MTV to pursue a career as a director, making films such as "Who's the Man?," "Beautiful Girls" and most recently "Blow," starring Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz.

Demme also helmed the video for Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia." The track was recorded for "Philadelphia," a film directed by Demme's uncle, Jonathan Demme, who won an Academy Award for "The Silence of the Lambs."

Dope Money Clean · « **Reply #1 on:** January 14, 2002, 08:42:45 PM »

Remote Control was the shit!

and YO! MTV RAPS was a show that changed my life just about . RIP To That Man , 1LOVE.

West Coast Veteran · « **Reply #2 on:** January 14, 2002, 09:03:58 PM »

YO! MTV Raps was the best Hip Hop video show ever. The best hosts Fab 5 Freddy & Doctor Dre and Ed Lover were on that shit!

R.I.P. Ted Demme

Blow was a hot movie too.

The Watcher · « **Reply #3 on:** January 14, 2002, 09:16:15 PM »

Who's The Man? is probably the best hiphop related movie I've seen, if only there were more movies like this.

West Coast Veteran · « **Reply #4 on:** January 14, 2002, 09:22:26 PM »

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Who's The Man? is probably the best hiphop related movie I've seen, if only there were more movies like this.

That movie was fucking hilarious. The cop car with the hydros and ABACADABA LOL!

The Watcher · « **Reply #5 on:** January 14, 2002, 10:41:31 PM »

haha, yeah. the whole movie is laughs from start to end.

esp at the end when Dre is tryna keep up wit everybody but gives up just after they start runnin. or how they keep givin everybody fucked up haircuts tryna convince them its in style!