BET Banned Artist List

By Crank - 08-10-2005, 09:55 AM - Boxden > The Hip-Hop Spot

this has been posted in the underground section but most of yall dont go there so i thought it was interesting... its ok to play gwen stefani on black entertainment television but you cant play some of the biggest, most respected and people that brought hip hop to were it is [smiley]

!! BET

Props to Vega

a memo that the bet video department got has this listing of artists to not spin

this doesnt count old ish just newer stuff

The following artists are banned from airplay(meaning all their NEW videos):

Kool G. Rap
Craig G
MC Lyte
Buckshot
Kool Keith
A Tribe Called Quest
A+
Jeru
The Liks
The Artifacts
AZ
Bad Seed
Bahamadia
Da Brat
Goodie Mob
Bone Thugs N Harmony
Black Moon
Methodman
E-40
Canibus
Afu Ra
Cappadonna
Channel Live
Cocoa Brovaz
Freddie Foxxx
GZA
El-P
D.O.C.
Diamond D
dead prez
De La Soul
MF Doom
Camp Lo
Geto Boys
Brand Nubian
Boot Camp Clik
KRS One
Black Sheep
Raekwon
4th Avenue Jones
Heather B
Jayo Felony
Killah Priest
Lil Cease
McGruff
Mic Geronimo
Monie Love
Mos Def
Ice Cube
Hieroglyphics
Inspectah Deck
Jean Grae
Nate Dogg
O.C.
Onyx

Reason why? Their music is not "relevant" to the BET audience. (12-19 year old black females). Buckshot speaks on it in the new XXL.

08-10-2005, 10:01 AM

so where do they go now?

08-10-2005, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by Da_Time

so where do they go now?

over there ---->

08-10-2005, 10:08 AM

is this for real?
if it is !! bet for real.
damn how dey gon dog my man bis like dat.
and bone thugs? wtf

08-10-2005, 10:10 AM

Wow...

That ish is Pathetic!

08-10-2005, 10:10 AM

wow thats crazy

08-10-2005, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by g0tt1

over there ---->

to the right?

08-10-2005, 10:28 AM

on the real its !!ed up, but i dont miss heather b, cappadonna, or the da brat, they need to be banned period lol

08-10-2005, 10:28 AM

bone thugs, Method Man, Ice Cube, you gotta be kidding me. yeah, !! BET. not that I ever watch BET anyways, but still, !!'em.

08-10-2005, 10:35 AM

there turnin into a commerical fanbased station.. just like mtv did.. they only play whats hot.. and appeals and gets on the countdowns.... !! all music stations... they shouldnt play 50

08-10-2005, 10:43 AM

street rap > uncut...

08-10-2005, 10:45 AM

its only one philly rapper up there so im not affected

08-10-2005, 10:52 AM

damn krs one kool g rap... on da real !! BET..... and MTV

08-10-2005, 10:53 AM

Bone come on now

08-10-2005, 10:56 AM

They need to make a channel called Real Hip Hop Televison and play all underground artist cause this ish is not fair

08-10-2005, 10:58 AM

BET Is a wannabe MTV

08-10-2005, 10:58 AM

AZ
Canibus
Inspectah Deck????

are u !!in kidding me....this is the biggest bullish i ever heard...i cant believe all those artists are banned....theres like 50 artists on that ish....i dont understand why they have the right to ban anything that they come out with...i can understand if someone comes out with a controversial video or something and it gets banned...but how can u go and say we are gonna ban anything these artists put out in the future...

!! bet...i am deleting that channel off my tv to make sure it never appears on my tv again

08-10-2005, 11:10 AM

nate dogg and ice cube?

08-10-2005, 11:12 AM

if im not mistaken, someone correct me if im wrong, but BET is owned by the same ppl as MTV.

08-10-2005, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by reggieblac

if im not mistaken, someone correct me if im wrong, but BET is owned by the same ppl as MTV.

yea thats true viacom owns mtv, bet, vh1 and a bunch other music stations

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