Re: Why Wasn't "The Message" Played a Lot on MTV Before the Early 9...

Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2003 16:43:40 GMT
Newsgroups: rec.music.hip-hop
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In article <email-address-deleted>,
email-address-deleted (DJ Purfiya) wrote:
> Natty sort of did answer his Q. Rap videos or black artist videos for
> this matter was not played on MTV until 1986 I think.My theory to add to
> that answer is that maybe they didnt realize the importance of the song
> back then. I remember seeing that video being played alot when Puffy
> sampled it for "Cant Hold Me Down" back in 1997.
> Respect
MTv started playing rap music to keep from going bankrupt.
That's the only reason. It is a documented fact that MTv was about to fold
until Yo! MTv Raps came out.
It's the same with Nike. They were about to fold until they brought out
Air Jordans.