Those whose interest in hip hop rhyming contests has been rekindled (or created) by ‘8 Mile’ should check out a documentary about the MCing tournaments on MTV Base next week. The programme, called 'Survival of the Fittest', will chart the history of the contents, and retell the stories behind some of the legendary hip hop confrontations dating back to the seventies. Amongst the hip hop aficionados adding comment are Tim Westwood, Jay-Z, Black Twang and Greenpeace. The show will first air at 8pm on 31 Jan though, given that this is MTV, will probably be repeated ad infinitum.
Jan 23, 2003
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MTV doc on MCing contests
MTV Base will broadcast 'Survival of the Fittest' on 31 January, a documentary on hip hop MCing battles featuring Tim Westwood and Jay-Z.