MissAshley Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 if anyone has the TV One channel in their cable package, i found out about all this @ the site: June 27, 2005 TV One Celebrates Independence Day With Founding Fathers of the Hip Hop Nation Weekend Marathon -- -- The network for African American adults kicks off the celebration earlier that week with G. Garvin Grilling Special and Exclusive Interview -- with Movie and Music Superstar Will Smith -- -- Silver Spring, MD, June 27, 2005 -- TV One will celebrate Independence Day in its own special way July 3-4 with the Founding Fathers of the Hip Hop Nation Independence Day Weekend Marathon, beginning July 3 at 9 PM with the TV One premiere of Beat Street, the pioneering hip hop movie covering the early days of rap music and featuring appearances by hip hop originators Kool Herc, Doug E. Fresh, Afrika Bambaataa, and more. . Over the course of more than 30 hours, the marathon honors 25 years of the hip hop culture, with a wide range of music, comedy and interview series and specials featuring the founding fathers (and mothers) of hip hop from early groundbreaking rap acts Run-D.M.C., LL Cool J and Whodini to recent Grammy winners Outkast. Other superstar appearances include contemporary legends such as Snoop Dogg and LL Cool J, the late Notorious B.I.G., and even a rare appearance by Tupac Shakur from his days as a back-up dancer for the group Digital Underground. The marathon also features profiles and interviews with those who have branched out from hip hop into movie stardom and media entrepreneurship, such as Will Smith, Queen Latifah and Russell Simmons. The lineup includes TV One On One interviews with Will Smith and Queen Latifah, a special edition of TV One Access profiling rap music moguls entitled 'Hip Hop, Incorporated', episodes of Martin and It's Showtime At The Apollo featuring appearances from rap music pioneers, and a special return presentation of Historymakers, in which Radio One founderCathy Hughes interviews DefJam founder and hip hop impresario Russell Simmons. The marathon schedule is listed below (all times ET): Sunday, July 3 9P - Movie: Beat Street, starring Rae Dawn Chong 11P - "It's Showtime At The Apollo," with Kool Moe Dee (who also appeared in Beat Street) 12M - "It's Showtime At The Apollo," with Run-D.M.C. 1A - "Historymakers," with Russell Simmons 2A - "It's Showtime At The Apollo," with Whodini 3A - "It's Showtime At The Apollo," with DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince (Will Smith) 4A - "TV One On One," with Will Smith 5A - "It's Showtime At The Apollo," with Eric B & Rakim Monday, July 4 7A - "TV One Access" - Hip Hop, Incorporated 8A - "It's Showtime At The Apollo," with MC Hammer 9A - "TV One On One," with Queen Latifah 10A - "It's Showtime At The Apollo," with Queen Latifah 11A - "Historymakers," with Russell Simmons 12N - Movie: "Beat Street," starring Rae Dawn Chong 2P - "It's Showtime At The Apollo," with Outkast 3P - "Martin," with Outkast 3:30P - "Martin," with Notorious B.I.G. 4P - "It's Showtime At The Apollo," with Notorious B.I.G. 5P - "Martin," with Snoop Dogg 5:30P - "Martin," with Christopher "Kid" Reid of Kid 'N' Play 6P - "It's Showtime At The Apollo," with LL Cool J 7P - Movie: "Beat Street," starring Rae Dawn Chong 9P - "TV One On One," with Will Smith 10P - "It's Showtime At The Apollo," with DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince (Will Smith) 11P - "TV One Access" - Hip Hop, Incorporated 12M - "It's Showtime At The Apollo," with The Fugees 1A - "It's Showtime At The Apollo," with Salt 'N' Pepa 2A - "Martin," with Outkast 2:30A - "Martin," with Notorious B.I.G. 3A - "Martin," with Snoop Dogg 3:30A - "Martin," with Christopher "Kid" Reid of Kid 'N' Play 4A - "It's Showtime At The Apollo," with A Tribe Called Quest 5A - "It's Showtime At The Apollo," with Digital Underground, featuring backup dancer 2Pac Leading up to the holiday weekend, TV One will offer a special one-hour episode of Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin that premieres Wednesday, June 29 at 8 PM, featuring TV One's signature chef offering tips for that holiday cookout. G. Garvin will share recipes, including his own favorite barbecue sauce and signature baby back ribs, plus offer tips for turning out perfectly grilled meat and fish that will help viewers celebrate July 4th in style. The network will also premiere its exclusive TV One on One interview with movie and music superstar Will Smith on Thursday, June 30 from 8-9 PM (ET). Host Catherine Hughes conducts a wide-ranging and insightful interview with one of America's hottest box-office and music stars, covering subjects ranging from his multi-faceted career, his parents, wife Jada Pinkett Smith and children, why he avoids politics and his passion about his role as an ambassador for AIDS awareness. http://www.tvoneonline.com/inside_tvone/ne...ent.asp?ID=1052 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted June 30, 2005 Admin Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 god i hope maxfly has tv one..id love to see that showtime at the apollo jjfp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan 4ever Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 god i hope maxfly has tv one..id love to see that showtime at the apollo jjfp! ← :word: That would be great if somebody could tape that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesSyde Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 man that sounds great!!! i really wish i could watch that whole marathon. unfortunately i don't have TV one nor have i ever heard of it :thumbsdown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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