MtvU's The Lab: 1st Episode (Host: Pete Rock)

By: MTVu

 

I was really excited when I caught wind of this new MTVu program today. ESPECIALLY since they are encouraging everyone to embed it on their sites, blogs, myspace, etc. I think it's one hell of an idea, so I wanted to embed the entire show for you all!

Please, share this link or embed the videos on your site, blog, or myspace! Let's feed this great idea. Peep the show below! Support this. We have been complaining about MTV's bullshit for years...now they have something that we've been asking for YEARS.

The Lab premiers this month (dates to be announced), and begins with an episode hosted by Pete Rock in New York's Fat Beats Records. Every episode will feature at least two videos, with contributions from artists such as Consequence, Madlib and Big Noyd.

Of the show, a publicist wrote, "They scream Hip Hop dead, it's alive and kicking on mtvU! And After all your help I need a lil bit more to keep this show alive. Hit up all your peoples,blast the word out everywhere, and tell them to check out the show online! not only that, they can pull any of the videos from the site and post them on their Facebook, Myspace, blogs, etc. They're embeddable ala Youtube now. We'll be able to track these pulls, and thus determine the amount of traction the show is getting. The same goes for the downloads as well. We need to show the suits that people are checking for this, that although the mainstream is cool, there is a huge untapped resource of quality undergroud/Indie Hip Hop music out there being done by artists making their own videos, running their own labels, grinding it out day to day."

Part 1: Pete Rock Intro

Video: Pacific Division- F.A.T. Boys

Part 2: Pete Rock Loves Vinyl

Video: Big Noys- Things Done Changed

Video: Chen Lo- Brooklyn

Part 3: Pete Rock on Diggin'

Part 4: Pete Rock on the Current State of Hip Hop

Video: Sheek Louch- Good Love

Video: Duo Live- Caught Up

Video: Amanda Diva- Supa-Woman

Part 5: Pete Rock on NY's Finest

Part 6: Pete Rock on the Golden Age

Classic Video: Cypress Hill- Insane in the Membrane

Video: Madvillain: Accordion

Video: Consequence- The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Part 7: Pete Rock Answers Questions...

Part 8: Pete Rock on What Inspires His Rhymes...

Video: Del the Funkee Homosapien- Workin' It