Yo! MTV Raps is an American two-hour television music video program that first aired on MTV US on August 6th, 1988. #Fab5Freddy initially hosted the series. Later, the show’s main hosts were #DoctorDré and #EdLover. The advent of Yo! MTV Raps in the late 1980s was crucial to spreading hip-hop worldwide. African-American and Latino styles and sounds became instantly available to millions of people across the globe, helping to create worldwide appreciation and interest in the hip-hop scene.