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[upbeat hip-hop music]

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- Hey, yo, what's up?

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I'm Sway.

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If you black, you know me
from "The Wake Up Show."

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If you white,
you know me from this hat.

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Today on "Hip Hop Classics,"

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we look back at artists
who got their start on camera

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before they went behind the mic.

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By now, everyone knows
Drake appeared

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on the Canadian teenage drama

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"Degrassi:
The Next Generation."

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But did you know
Drake isn't alone

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in his transition
from the small screen

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to hip-hop royalty?

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Before Eminem
was a hard-core rapper,

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he showed a softer side

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on the coming-of-age drama
"Felicity."

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See if you can pick him out.

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[light instrumental music]

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- Hey.
- Hey.

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- Hey!

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- Thank you both
for meeting me here,

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in my giant dorm room.

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- What?
I can't hear you!

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- I love you both,
but I can only choose one.

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- Choose yourself.

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Your internship's important!

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- Okay.

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Now, "Family Matters" was,

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for many people
with terrible taste,

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the best show of the '90s.

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But before Jaleel White starred
as the iconic Steve Urkel,

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he was played by
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.,

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better known as Lil Wayne.

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[upbeat saxophone-driven music]

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- Dad, I need the car.

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- Uh, you don't need the car,

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because you're grounded.

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- But, Dad, the dance!

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- Y'all got any cheese?

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- It's in the fridge.

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[gunshots]

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- Did I do that?

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- Steve!

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- [chuckling]

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- [laughing]

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[applause]

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Now, what I like about the line,
"Did I do that?"

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was that the answer was
almost always, "Yes, you did."

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Okay, now, before Rihanna
was an international superstar,

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she starred in a Barbados
television reboot

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of the early '90s classic
"Blossom."

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Here are the opening credits.

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[upbeat piano music]

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- [singing]
Don't know about the future

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- [singing] Eh-eh
- That's anybody's guess

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- Oh, la-la

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- And no good reason
for getting all depressed

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- [vocalizing]
- Fire up your pad and pencil

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- Ooh
- I give you a piece of my mind

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- Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh

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Umbrella, eh-eh-eh-eh

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- And in my opinionation

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The sun is gonna surely shine

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- [singing] What's my name?

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- Now, a few years ago,

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the hip-hop community
was abuzz

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when it was discovered
that Rick Ross

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had worked
as a corrections officer.

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But did you know
he was also the red Teletubby?

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- Time for "Teletubbies."
[baby giggling]

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- Tinky-Winky.
- Tinky-Winky!

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- Dipsy.
- Dipsy.

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- Laa-Laa.
- Laa-Laa.

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- Rick Ross!

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[upbeat music]

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Rosé!

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- Teletubbies!

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- Rosé!

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- Hello!

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all: Uh-oh!

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[applause]

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- Many pop stars got their start
with the Disney Channel--

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Justin Timberlake,
Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus.

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But it seems history
has forgotten

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the short-lived classic
"That's So 2 Chainz."

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Here's a clip
from the talent show episode.

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[upbeat music]

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both: [singing]
Me may my may moe

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- Wow, they are good.

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We're never gonna win.

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- Sydney, it's not about
winning or losing.

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It's about having fun.

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- You're right, 2 Chainz.

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That's why you're
the big brother.

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- Exactly, yeah.

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- 2 Chainz, you're
in the talent show?

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I guess they let
anyone in these days.

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- What the [bleep]
did you just say to me?

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- What?
- Huh?

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- I didn't--
- What did you say?

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Huh?
What did you say?

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- I didn't say anything.

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- You ain't say nothing.

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Say it again!

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That's what I thought.
What you looking at?

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[upbeat music]

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- Interesting fact:
"That's So 2 Chainz"

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still holds the record

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for the Disney show
with the most bleeps.

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Now, long before Jay Z
was the king of rap,

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as young Shawn Carter,
was a guest on "Mr. Wizard."

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- All right, Shawn,
today you and I

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are gonna make a volcano.

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- Ha-ha, Hov.
- That's right.

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Now, I power my volcano
with baking soda and vinegar.

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- Ha-ha-ha, Brooklyn.

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- Now, why don't you go ahead
and pour that in there?

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- Oh, that's crazy.
- Oh, look at that.

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- Yo, that is crazy.

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[rapping] M-to-the-ister

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Wh-to-the-izard

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Mr. Wizard,
get your damn hands up

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- Like this?
- Yeah, just like that.

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- And now we're having fun.

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[laser zapping]

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- And finally, we take a look

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at the original pilot
to "The Wonder Years."

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See if you can recognize
the '80s hip-hop legend

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who provided the voice-over.

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[crickets chirping]

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- Flavor Flav in the house!

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- I'm sorry.

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About Brian.

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- Who's Brian?

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Yo, give her your coat.

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Give her your coat.
Give her your coat.

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Give her your coat.
Give her your coat.

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Yo, give her your coat.

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Yee-ah...yee-ah...

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Yeah.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

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Yeah, boy-ee!

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- In the end, producers
felt that Flavor Flav

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wasn't believable
as Fred Savage's adult voice.

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[cat meows]

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What?

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You just ate.

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[cat meows]

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Okay, um, I'm not saying

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that there's a cat on my head,
but, uh...

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if there is,
I have to feed it.

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For "Hip Hop Classics,"
I'm Sway.

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[upbeat hip-hop music]