Nas

Nas

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (September 14, 1973), better known by his stage name Nas, is an American rapper and businessman. Rooted in East Coast hip hop, he is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, Jones's musical career began in 1989 as he adopted the moniker of "Nasty Nas" and recorded demos for Large Professor. He was a featured artist on Main Source's "Live at the Barbeque" (1991), also produced by Large Professor. Nas's debut album Illmatic (1994) received universal acclaim upon release, and is considered to be one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time; in 2021, the album was inducted into the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry. His second album It Was Written (1996) debuted atop the Billboard 200 and charted for four consecutive weeks; the album, along with its single "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" (featuring Lauryn Hill), catapulted Nas into international success. Both released in 1999, Nas's albums I Am and Nastradamus were criticized as inconsistent and too commercially oriented, and critics and fans feared that his output was declining in quality. From 2001 to 2005, Nas was involved in a highly publicized feud with Jay-Z, popularized by the diss track "Ether". It was this feud, along with Nas's albums Stillmatic (2001), God's Son (2002), and the double album Street's Disciple (2004), that helped restore his critical standing. After squashing the feud, Nas signed to Jay-Z's Def Jam Recordings in 2006 and went in a more provocative, politicized direction with the albums Hip Hop Is Dead (2006) and his untitled 9th studio album (2008). In 2010, Nas released Distant Relatives, a collaboration album with Damian Marley, donating all royalties to charities active in Africa. His 10th studio album, Life Is Good (2012), was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. After receiving thirteen nominations, his 12th studio album, King's Disease (2020), won him his first Grammy for Best Rap Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards; he then followed it by releasing his 13th studio album, King's Disease II (2021), as the album's sequel. In the same year, his 14th studio album, Magic, was released on Christmas Eve. In 2012, The Source ranked him second on their list of the "Top 50 Lyricists of All Time". In 2013, Nas was ranked 4th on MTV's "Hottest MCs in the Game" list. About.com ranked him first on their list of the "50 Greatest MCs of All Time" in 2014, and a year later, Nas was featured on the "10 Best Rappers of All Time" list by Billboard. He is also an entrepreneur through his own record label; he serves as associate publisher of Mass Appeal magazine and the co-founder of Mass Appeal Records. Nas has released fourteen studio albums since 1994, ten of which are certified gold, platinum or multi-platinum in the U.S. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Nas
  • Popularity: 2.504
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1973-09-14
  • Place of Birth: Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Homepage: https://www.nasirjones.com/
  • Also Known As: Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, Nasty Nas, Nasir (Nas) Jones, Nasir Jones
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Nas Movies

  • 2021
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    Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3

    Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3

    7 2021 HD

    Get ready for the launch of Rihanna's 2021 Savage X Fenty collection. Celebrating togetherness and community in a post pandemic world, this...

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  • 1998
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    Belly

    Belly

    5.981 1998 HD

    Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by...

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  • 2003
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    Uptown Girls

    Uptown Girls

    6.8 2003 HD

    Molly Gunn, the freewheeling daughter of a deceased rock legend, is forced to get a job when her manager steals her money. As nanny for precocious...

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  • 2002
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    Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1

    Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1

    2 2002 HD

    Hype's acclaim for skillfully imaginative visually intoxicating music videos, The Videos Vol. 1, features 10 videos depicting his creative approach...

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  • 2021
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    You're Watching Video Music Box

    You're Watching Video Music Box

    6.4 2021 HD

    The untold story of the world’s longest running video show, Video Music Box. A hip hop mainstay since 1983, VMB gave a platform to artists like...

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  • 2022
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    B.I.B.L.E. - The Documentary

    B.I.B.L.E. - The Documentary

    1 2022 HD

    Official short documentary for Fivio Foreign's debut studio album: B.I.B.L.E.

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  • 2005
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    The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents

    The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents

    8.7 2005 HD

    The Notorious B.I.G exploded onto the hip-hop scene in 1994 with the hip-hop anthem "juicy" after blazing remixes for Craig Mack and Mary J. Blige....

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  • 2013
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    Black Nativity

    Black Nativity

    5.061 2013 HD

    A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged...

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  • 2003
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    Nas: Made You Look - God's Son Live

    Nas: Made You Look - God's Son Live

    1 2003 HD

    Nas' first concert DVD, filmed at Webster Hall in New York. Special guests include Jadakiss, Ludacris, Bravehearts, DJ Kay Slay and a special...

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  • 2005
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    The MC: Why We Do It

    The MC: Why We Do It

    5 2005 HD

    "The MC: Why We Do It" takes a look inside the world of Hip Hop and MCs to explore the issues and concerns that define todays most popular music...

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  • 1997
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    Rhyme & Reason

    Rhyme & Reason

    6.9 1997 HD

    A study in the world of hip-hop, done mostly with interviews, in order to see why it is as popular as it is today and what the future holds.

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  • 2014
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    Nas: Time Is Illmatic

    Nas: Time Is Illmatic

    7 2014 HD

    Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions...

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  • 2022
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    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    6.932 2022 HD

    An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings...

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  • 2022
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    N.Y. State of Mind Tour

    N.Y. State of Mind Tour

    10 2022 HD

    From the slums of Shaolin Wu Tang Clan strikes again, paired with the great Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones. In this back-to-back event the Hip-Hop legends...

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  • 2015
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    Fresh Dressed

    Fresh Dressed

    6.4 2015 HD

    The history of Hip-Hop / Urban fashion and its rise from southern cotton plantations to the gangs of 1970s in the South Bronx, to corporate America,...

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  • 2015
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    Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

    Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

    8 2015 HD

    Exploring the social impact of what The Source Magazine in 1998 voted, "The Best Hip Hop Radio Show Of All-Time." The documentary film is the story...

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  • 2024
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    Wu-Tang Clan & Nas: NY State of Mind Tour at Climate Pledge Arena

    Wu-Tang Clan & Nas: NY State of Mind Tour at Climate Pledge Arena

    1 2024 HD

    Wu-Tang and Nas unite once again for a joint tour along with an appearance by De La Soul. Watch the iconic hip-hop event, recorded live from the...

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  • 2006
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    Jay Z: Live at the Royal Albert Hall

    Jay Z: Live at the Royal Albert Hall

    8 2006 HD

    The Jay Z Royal Albert Hall concert marks the first time that a hip hop act has headlined at the 135 year old London venue. The event follows Jay...

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  • 2016
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    Black America since MLK: And still I rise

    Black America since MLK: And still I rise

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2023
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    Amazon Music Live: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, and De La Soul's 'N.Y. State of Mind Tour'

    Amazon Music Live: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, and De La Soul's 'N.Y. State of Mind Tour'

    2 2023 HD

    Wu-Tang and Nas unite once again for a joint tour along with an appearance by De La Soul. Watch the iconic hip-hop event, recorded live from the...

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  • 2016
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    Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

    Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

    6.617 2016 HD

    When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to...

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  • 2004
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    Murda Muzik

    Murda Muzik

    1 2004 HD

    This movie is the story of Fresh (Big Noyd), a street kid with connections inside the music industry. When his friend (G.O.D. III of Infamous Mobb)...

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  • 2016
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    The American Epic Sessions

    The American Epic Sessions

    7 2016 HD

    Jack White and T Bone Burnett invite today’s greatest artists to test their skills against the long-lost machine that recorded their musical...

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  • 2017
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    Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.

    Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.

    6.5 2017 HD

    The first authorized biography of Christopher Wallace, allowing Christopher to narrate his own life story. Using archival footage and previously...

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  • 2017
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    Word is Bond

    Word is Bond

    6.6 2017 HD

    This documentary film examines the transformative power of lyrics in the world of hip-hop music. Through dynamic archival footage, in-depth...

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  • 2018
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    Nas: Live from the Kennedy Center

    Nas: Live from the Kennedy Center

    9 2018 HD

    Two decades after the album’s critically acclaimed release, hip-hop artist Nas teamed up with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy...

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  • 1970
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    Nas: Live at Reading and Leeds Festival 2016

    Nas: Live at Reading and Leeds Festival 2016

    10 1970 HD

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  • 2010
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    One Night in Vegas

    One Night in Vegas

    6.2 2010 HD

    On the evening of Sept. 7, 1996, Mike Tyson, the WBC heavyweight champion, attempted to take Bruce Seldon’s WBA title at the MGM Grand in Las...

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  • 2004
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    And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

    And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

    4.7 2004 HD

    The film documents the development of hip hop culture since its inception in the 1970s. With interviews from various figures in the community such as...

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  • 2021
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    Monster

    Monster

    6.4 2021 HD

    The story of Steve Harmon, a 17-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder.

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  • 2009
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    DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do

    DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do

    7 2009 HD

    DJ SWB is back at it again with his crazyyyy video mixes, and this time YUNG JOC and LUPE FIASCO lend a helping hand by hosting over 107 minutes of...

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  • 2003
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    Beef

    Beef

    6.2 2003 HD

    A documentary on the evolution of MC battles from verbal one-upmanship to street warfare.

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  • 2009
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    DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70

    DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70

    6 2009 HD

    DJ Juice is making his dope DVD blend again and this time its time for volume 70!! So just lay back and relax to some dope music videos from 2009 and...

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  • 2009
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    DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd

    DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd

    6.6 2009 HD

    DJ Cinema is mixing up blends with artists like Biggie, Nas, Jay-Z, AZ, Rick Ross, Fabolous, 50 Cent and Jadakiss.

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  • 2020
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    David Blaine: The Magic Way

    David Blaine: The Magic Way

    6.5 2020 HD

    Magician David Blaine performs reality-defying magical acts; featured celebrities include Odell Beckham Jr., Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Tom Brady,...

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  • 2001
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    Ticker

    Ticker

    3.6 2001 HD

    Ray Nettles, a detective of San Francisco, and his partner Fuzzy must take up to one of the most dangerous terrorist gangs of the city. When one of...

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  • 2016
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    Alicia Keys - Here in Times Square

    Alicia Keys - Here in Times Square

    8 2016 HD

    Here in Times Square is a concert television special featuring American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys. Recorded at Times Square in New York City, the...

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  • 1999
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    In Too Deep

    In Too Deep

    6.401 1999 HD

    Drug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on the streets. Determined to break Gittens' stranglehold...

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  • 2002
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    John Q

    John Q

    7.1 2002 HD

    John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because...

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  • 2024
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    TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment

    TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment

    6.7 2024 HD

    Diddy faces shocking new charges and a high-profile indictment. TMZ digs into the federal case against the notorious bad boy.

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  • 2014
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    Shake the Dust

    Shake the Dust

    6.6 2014 HD

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  • 2022
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    N.Y. State of Mind Tour

    N.Y. State of Mind Tour

    10 2022 HD

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  • 2021
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    You're Watching Video Music Box

    You're Watching Video Music Box

    6.4 2021 HD

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  • 2024
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    Space Dogg

    Space Dogg

    1 2024 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Park Bench

    The Park Bench

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2018
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    Nas: Live from the Kennedy Center

    Nas: Live from the Kennedy Center

    9 2018 HD

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  • 2021
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    Monster

    Monster

    6.4 2021 HD

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  • 1998
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    Belly

    Belly

    5.981 1998 HD

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  • 2003
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    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    5.5 2003 HD

    Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.

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  • 2007
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    Short Circuitz

    Short Circuitz

    1 2007 HD

    Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz was a sketch comedy show starring Nick Cannon on MTV that debuted April 5, 2007. The show was cancelled and...

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  • 1994
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    All That

    All That

    7.446 1994 HD

    A zany sketch comedy featuring many wacky characters hosted for kids and by kids.

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  • 2012
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    Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

    6.2 2012 HD

    Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of...

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  • 2005
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    The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

    6.822 2005 HD

    The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. It stars political...

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  • 2000
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    Diary

    Diary

    1 2000 HD

    Diary is an American documentary television series that premiered February 16, 2000, on MTV. The show's opening titles begin with the slogan "You...

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  • 2018
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    The Shop

    The Shop

    5.3 2018 HD

    A one-of-a-kind barbershop experience with unfiltered conversation and debate from the biggest names in sports and entertainment.

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  • 2008
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    The Wendy Williams Show

    The Wendy Williams Show

    6.6 2008 HD

    Radio personality Wendy Williams is the host to her own live syndicated talk show. Wendy injects her television series with the same style that...

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  • 2011
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    Billy on the Street

    Billy on the Street

    6.6 2011 HD

    Comedian Billy Eichner, unfiltered and unapologetic, hits the streets of New York City to test unsuspecting strangers on their knowledge of music and...

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  • 1997
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    The Chris Rock Show

    The Chris Rock Show

    4.4 1997 HD

    The Chris Rock Show is a late night comedy talk show featured on HBO. It was created by Chris Rock and featured various guests. The show won an Emmy...

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  • 1984
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    MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

    7.5 1984 HD

    An annual award ceremony presented by MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.

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  • 1988
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    Yo! MTV Raps

    Yo! MTV Raps

    7.5 1988 HD

    Popular rap music videos showcased along with live performances and interviews with notable rap artists.

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  • 2018
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    Rapture

    Rapture

    5.8 2018 HD

    Groundbreaking artists share their life stories in this vibrant documentary series that captures hip-hop's impact on global culture.

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  • 1998
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    Britney Spears: The Videos

    Britney Spears: The Videos

    1 1998 HD

    Over the years, various music videos of Spears have been hailed for their major impact on pop culture and are deemed amongst the most influential...

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  • 2014
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    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    5.835 2014 HD

    After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program...

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  • 2013
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    The Arsenio Hall Show

    The Arsenio Hall Show

    5.7 2013 HD

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  • 1996
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    The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

    6.4 1996 HD

    The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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  • 2003
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    Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

    6.022 2003 HD

    Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's...

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  • 2015
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    6.6 2015 HD

    Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an...

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  • 2017
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    The Defiant Ones

    The Defiant Ones

    7.8 2017 HD

    A four-part documentary series that tells the stories of Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre -- one the son of a Brooklyn longshoreman, the other straight out...

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  • 2020
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    The Last Dance

    The Last Dance

    8.2 2020 HD

    A 10-part documentary chronicling the untold story of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty with rare, never-before-seen footage and sound...

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  • 2003
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    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    5.5 2003 HD

    Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.

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  • 2010
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    Hawaii Five-0

    Hawaii Five-0

    7.746 2010 HD

    Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-0)....

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