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A weekly guide to rock and rap on the small screen

Posted Mar 08, 1999 12:00 AM

MONDAY, MARCH 8


MTV Hip-Hop 2000 : Times Square transforms into a hip-hop mecca when Busta Rhymes, Foxy Brown and Run join VJ Ed Lover for a live discussion about the state of urban music.


CBS The Late Show with David Letterman: Haitian musician Wyclef Jean appears sans his Fugees cohorts. (rerun)


ABC Politically Incorrect: South African-born roots rock superstar Dave Matthews speaks his mind.


TUESDAY, MARCH 9


SYN Howie Mandel: Outspoken hip-hop icon Busta Rhymes makes a rare daytime appearance.


MuchUSA VideoFlow: The rejuvenated Lenny Kravitz discusses the runaway success of his latest radio single, "Fly Away."


NBC Tonight Show with Jay Leno: The other son, Julian Lennon, promotes his latest album, Photograph Smile.


MTV Turntable Skills: Who says MTV isn't educational television? Grandmaster Flash, Kid Capri and DJ Clue grab their instructional materials and chalkboard erasers for this live lesson in truly dope turntable skills.


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9


MTV FANatic: MTV defies the laws of nature by guaranteeing a pleasant Courtney Love experience for the winner of their "Celebrity Skin" Contest. The victor receives airfare to Los Angeles, a Hollywood agent and personal assistant for a day, a film role and a chance to appear in Rolling Stone with Hole.


NBC Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Eagle-Eye Cherry performs choice cuts from his 1998 debut, Desireless.


COM Saturday Night Live: Consummate Eighties rockers Jane's Addiction return for an earth-shattering stage show. (rerun)


BET Planet Groove: Rappers Mase and Harlem World get down to business.


THURSDAY, MARCH 11


SYN Rosie O'Donnell: Alt-country singer/songwriter Joe Henry comes out to play.


MTV Ultra Sound: MTV ventures deep into Wu-Tang Clan territory and returns with interviews and performance footage.


FRIDAY, MARCH 12


MTV The Hard Knock Life Concert: Hard knockers Jay-Z, Method Man, DMX and Redman offer up a taste of the hip-hop tour of the year.


MuchUSA Electric Circus @ Winterlude '99: This wintry wonderland showcases new artists such as Sky, 3 Deep, Temperance, Cassius and guest DJs David Morales and Kid SL.


VH1 Hard Rock Live: Balladeer Phil Collins stages a live spectacle featuring favorites like "In the Air Tonight," "Sussudio" and "Easy Lover."

SATURDAY, MARCH 13


NBC Saturday Night Live: Celtic folk troupe the Corrs break away from their national tour to appear on late night television.


MTV Ultra Sound: "Life on Death Row" charts the rise and fall of Suge Knight's Death Row Records, including snippets about Tupac Shakur and the east-west rivalry that allegedly took his life.


MuchUSA Big Ticket: Sneaker Pimps, Orbital, Faithless and Fluke perform at 1997's Tribal Gathering at the Luton Hoo Estate, UK.


PBS Austin City Limits: Country performers Ray Noble Price and Hank Thompson return to show the newcomers how it's done.


SYN Sessions at West 54th: This week's segment packs a double punch with American commentator John Mellencamp and American newcomer Anggun, who is releasing her first English-language album, Snow on the Sahara, at age twenty-four.


SUNDAY, MARCH 14


BRV Steel City: This dance spectacular by Australian Dien Perry features music by Tim Finn.


LIF Intimate Portrait: This profile of Patti LaBelle contains interviews with family and friends, including Debbie Allen, Bette Midler, Ophrah Winfrey and Luther Vandross, who discuss the importance of LaBelle's soulful music.


VH1 Behind the Music: This Iggy Pop case study boasts lost footage of a 1968 performance and various lewd acts, including fragments of inebriated interviews and wrathful live performances from the Stooges' heyday.


Courtesy of RockOnTv


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