KATC Video Feature: Uncle Ralph McDaniels Celebrating 25 Years of Video Music Box plus the Official Unveiling of the Video Music Box Nike Air Force 1
Jun 26, 2008 | Comments 7
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Uncle Ralph McDaniels is the original. Twenty five years ago Uncle Ralph McDaniels created the first ever urban music video program, Video Music Box. Video Music Box spawned the urban video music programming that we all take for granted today. If it were not for Video Music Box, programs like Yo MTV Raps, the Basement, 106 and Park, etc. may have never existed.
2008 marks the 25th Anniversary of Video Music Box. In celebration of the 25th anniversary, Uncle Ralph has planned 25 Video Music Box events, with the first taking place last weekend in Harlem NYC. At this kick-off event, DJ Clark Kent presented Uncle Ralph McDaniels with a gift, the "Video Music Box 25th Anniversary" Nike Air Force 1 Low.
In this video feature, Uncle Ralph McDaniels speaks on the history of Video Music Box and exclusively unveils the "Video Music Box 25th Anniversary" Nike Air Force 1 Low
This video feature can be watched by clicking on the player above or on the playlist entry in the WKATC TV Player
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MaZe is the founder of KixandtheCity.com. He has been rocking fresh sneakers since his teenage years in the early 90's. Now, his collection tallies somewhere near 500 pairs and includes everything from GRs, to QSs, to TZs, to 1 of 1s, to PEs, to Friends and Familys, and anything, and everything in between. His favorite sneaker of all time is the Air Jordan VIII. Beyond loving the physical sneaker, MaZe loves the culture behind it. When MaZe is not in front of the PC working on KATC, he's probably copping kix and making moves.
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THANK YOU MAZE.. I THINK THE YOUTH, IN OUR CULTURE, NEED TO KNOW EXACTLY HOW IMPORTANT THAT MAN IS... NO RALPH MCDANIELS... NO MTV RAPS... PERIOD... I TOOK 5 YEARS FOR MTV TO REALIZE THAT OUR MUSIC WAS REAL ENOUGH TO PLAY ON THIER NETWORK.. GOD BLESS UNCLE RALPH. HE HELPED SO MANY CAREERS BY OPENING THAT DOOR 25 YEARS AGO... HE IS MORE THAN WORTHY OF HAVING A SHOE!!!!!!
Real talk, Clark no rap city either...nonnadat! This man introduced so many artist to the game. This is the dude that introduced Nas to the world. I used to send Video Music Box VHS tapes to my cuz in the UK and it was like the news for cats over there...and the kicks? Official!
Long overdue but this is sick Raphael.
Congrats!!! For real...for real. LOL.
What up with the full voice mail?
Love you man!!!
Mel.
Ralph you are my inspiration.
I remember running home from school just to check out VMB @ 3:30 because I had to be in bed by the time it
re-aired @ night.
Vintage and relevant at the same time.
Peace
Debra
They are hot, but very stupid if only 25 pair were made and the public cannot pay respect to a legend. Who clark give them to his friends
Big up Uncle Ralph!!!!! Do your thing.
TO GEEZNDAHOOD. Respect. i am sure they might launch them later for the public. Nike is a big machine and it takes time to create mass production of shoe.
TO GEEZNDAHOOD.. FIRST : THE REASON THERE ARE ONLY 25 PAIR IS THIS.. VIDEO MUSIC BOX IS 25 YEARS OLD.. 1 PAIR FOR EACH YEAR. SECOND : I DIDN'T GIVE THEM TO MY FRIENDS.. RALPH WAS "GIVEN" ALL 25 PAIR, SO HE COULD SHARE THEM WITH WHOMEVER HE FEELS. IF YOU ARE PART OF HIS VMB CREW OR ONE OF HIS CLOSER FRIENDS, THEN YOU MIGHT GET A PAIR. (MY FRIENDS WOULDN'T DARE ASK FOR A PAIR.. THEY ARE REAL!!!)... LASTLY : GIVING A GIFT TO RALPH IS THE PROPER WAY TO PAY RESPECT FOR ALL THAT HE HAS DONE. IF NIKE PUTS THE SHOES ON THE SHELF THEY ARE EXPLOITING THE MAN & SHOW, THAT WAS EXPLOITED IN THE FIRST PLACE... THIS TRIBUTE ISN'T ABOUT MONEY.. ITS ABOUT RESPECT. THERE IS A RIGHT WAY & WRONG WAY TO DO THINGS... THIS IS RIGHT. DJ CLARK KENT