I had a song back then called “Can We Talk” where we sampled the old school Tevin Campbell. (We’d also like to make a public plea to anyone out there who might have the final episode of “BET Un:Cut” recorded to please upload it, or at least the final montage that set these videos’ most memorable moments to the tune of Boyz II Men’s “So Hard To Say Goodbye to Yesterday.”)īlack Jesus – “What That Thing Smell Like”īlack Jesus: My man John Deloney who does camerawork for BET, and Kevin G, who was one of the producers of Un:Cut, were going to shoot a video for us. It is with those heroes in mind that we caught-up with the legends of BET Un:Cut to find out what it was like being part of such a unique niche in hip-hop history. Such attention allowed Texas rap group Danoiz to spark a regional mainstream radio hit with “Freak of Nature,” as well as introduced the world to Khia’s “My Neck, My Back.” The show aired both the low budget “classics” like The Team Uncut’s “Time For Freakin” as well as extravagantly hedonistic videos like Nelly’s controversial “Tip Drill,” whose infamous credit-card-buttcheeks-slide allegedly got the show into the hot water that eventually lead to its cancelation, and made unforgettable icons out of its most famous videos, many of which stayed in rotation for over five years. cable show) BET Un:Cut amassed a loyal cult following of club-goers, college kids, and horny insomniac hip-hop enthusiasts.
Regularly getting a 0.3 in the ratings (roughly 215,000 viewers, unheard of for a 3:00 a.m. Such a national platform proved to be incredibly valuable. It uniquely paired the biggest artists in the game such as 50 Cent and Nelly alongside any number of independent and underground rap artists across the country who reached a national audience thanks to a little explicit content. ET that specialized in the racier side of the genre. BET Un:Cut was an hour block of hip-hop videos that aired at 3:00 a.m. Tomorrow is America’s 237th birthday, but it also has the unfortunate distinction of marking seven years since the demise of one of the finest series of music programming ever broadcast.
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