The man who helped bring HipHop to the MTV audience has passed away at 59 years old. PeterDougherty, co-creator of "Yo! MTV Raps", passed away October 12th from a heart attack.
YoMTVRaps premiered in 1988 and ran until 1995. It was the only hip-hop show on the station and was initially hosted by Fab5Freddy before being taken over by edLover and DoctorDre. Dougherty was a lover of a variety of music genres and he was always looking to push the edge. "He was always the guy who took you to the newest, coolest club, the most underground place" said colleague, Doug Herzog. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his friends and family.
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