MTV@40
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MTV - The Evolution of Hip Hop
Legendary jas musician miles davis was particularly outspoken when he was asked about the acts played on m t v. The criterion was, you had to be thought of as a rock orn nif to goten to be black, yellow, green, a ye, deydidn't care, as long as that was that was the criterion. Michael jackson was so massive and so popular around the time of billy jean and bedit, that it became just glaringly obvious and kind of racest that the channel wasn't playing it.
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