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3 questions for 'Rap City' creator Alvin Jones...

Alvin Jones talks about the legacy of BET's Rap City and hip-hop's lasting influence on the world. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News: photos: Alvin Jones/Rhodman Enterprises) "Everybody thought hip-hop ...
AOL

3 questions for 'Rap City' creator Alvin Jones on giving hip-hop artists a platform on TV: 'Black people wanted to see people that they could relate to'

As hip-hop celebrates its 50th birthday, Rap City, the series that arguably did the most to catapult regional rap legends to global superstars, is also getting its flowers with a forthcoming 3-part ...
Black Enterprise

Alvin Jones Launched ‘Rap City’ To Combat Claims BET Didn’t Support Hip-Hop

Alvin Jones takes pride in his “unseen VJ” persona that developed as a result of creating BET’s “Rap City.” He was recently honored at the BET Hip Hop Awards for his game-changing work for the network ...
Hip-Hop Wired

Witness To History Podcast: D.L. Chandler & Alvin Blanco Talk 5 Decades of Hip-Hop

As the Witness To History podcast chugs along, Hip-Hop Wired decided to look at 50 years of our beloved genre from a fan’s, participant’s and journalist’s perspective. For the latest episode, Senior ...
Hip-Hop Wired

Alvin aqua Blanco

Alvin aqua Blanco is the Director of Content in the Men's Division for iOne Digital, steering Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. Representing the Bronx, he was nurtured by a steady diet of Hip-Hop ...