The Network Premieres Hip-Hop History Weekend at 8:00 p.m. Friday, February p.
m. Tuesday, February 20. WASHINGTON, Jan.
24 /PRNewswire/ -- BET takes a no-holds-barred approach to Black History Month this February by examining the people, History Weekend," and a groundbreaking BET News special, THE TOP 25 EVENTS is "Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel," featuring interviews with friends, today; "The MC: This is Why We Do It," which explores the origins of MC'ing, as well as the environmental, spiritual and moral aspects to the art form airs Saturday February 24 at 11:00 p.m.; "Black Blue: Legends of the Hip Hop Cop," bringing to light hard evidence of the NYPD's controversial "rap unit" profiling premieres Sunday, February 25 at 1:00 p.
m.; and closing out the weekend is "The Art of 16 Bars" in which some of to hold the Mic and dealing with being on tour, airing Sunday, February 25 Tuesday, February 20 at 10:00 pm. This special takes an intelligent yet critics, comedians and celebrities.
Bringing it all together is host Paul Mooney, returning from the highly-rated 2006 special Top 25 Worst Moments in Black History, with the brilliant and politically incorrect humor that like the jheri curl, this one hour special takes an intelligent yet critics, comedians and celebrities. Hosted by comedian Paul Mooney. Tuesday, February 20 at 10:00 p.
m. ET/PT stirring, hand clapping and inspiring gospel music. Hosted by Steve Harvey.
Jr., Kelly Price, and Tonex. Saturday, February 3 at 9:00 p.
m.; Wednesday, February 7 at 9:00 p.m.
; Sunday, February 18 at 10:00 a.m. ET/PT race to mount the Dreamgirls play.
Within the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, these kids are rebuilding their homes, school, and community while also trying to enjoy their teenage years. Can the cast pull it off? Watch and you shall see.
Fame Comes and Goes, Stars Rise, but Dreams Live Forever! Tuesday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m.
ET/PT through all-new interviews with friends, collaborators and scholars as they look back on Tupac and define his legacy today. Friday, February 23 at 8:00 explore the origins of MC'ing, as well as the environmental, spiritual and moral aspects to this art form. MC's consider the past, present and future of their music, giving a unique insight into what drives these artists to Talib Kweli, Method Man, Rakim, Twista, Kanye West and Mekhi Phifer.
Saturday, February 24 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT Long the subject of rumors in the hip-hop community, this program profiling, and features interviews with Detective Derrick Parker, who founded the unit following the killing of Notorious B.
I.G. in 1997.
Featuring 50 Cent, Damon Dash, Ice T, The Game and more. Sunday, February 25 at 1:00 p.m.
ET/PT For the first time, the worlds hottest MCs show you how to do it. From dealing with being on tour. Featuring Jadakiss, Jay-Z, KRS-One, Talib Kweli, MC Lyte, Method Man, Kool Moe Dee, Rakim, Twista and Kanye West.
Sunday, February 25 at 3:00 p.m. ET/PT For additional information about Black History Month on BET, please log BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom, Inc.
(NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), is consumers of Black culture on a global basis. The primary BET cable network research, and can be seen in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.
BET Digital Networks - BET J, BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop - serve a broader and more diverse audience than the core network. BET.com is the number one internet destination for the target audiences.
BET Mobile delivers music, gaming, and video content to the target audiences on wireless devices across virtually all service providers. BET Event Productions is a events spanning the globe.
News RSS