{"id":62866,"date":"2023-12-07T21:30:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T02:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=62866"},"modified":"2023-12-07T21:30:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T02:30:58","slug":"mtv-unplugged-presents-a-hip-hop-50th-celebration-of-jerseys-finest-music-special-to-premiere-thursday-december-14th-9pm-et-pt-on-mtv-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/07\/mtv-unplugged-presents-a-hip-hop-50th-celebration-of-jerseys-finest-music-special-to-premiere-thursday-december-14th-9pm-et-pt-on-mtv-video\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;MTV Unplugged Presents: A Hip Hop 50th Celebration of Jersey&#8217;s Finest&#8221; Music Special to Premiere Thursday, December 14th @ 9PM ET\/PT on MTV [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MTV today announced its trailblazing Grammy\u00ae and Emmy\u00ae award-winning global music franchise returns with the world premiere of &#8220;<em><strong>MTV Unplugged Presents: A Hip Hop 50th Celebration of Jersey&#8217;s Finest<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; on Thursday, December 14th @ 9PM ET\/PT on MTV in the US and globally. BET Media Group will encore the special on Friday, 12\/15 on BET and Tuesday, 12\/19 on VH1, @ 8 PM ET\/PT respectively.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R5xDVMk75jM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>MTV Unplugged Presents<\/em>&#8221; delivers an epic toast to 50 years of hip hop and an unforgettable celebration honoring some of New Jersey&#8217;s most legendary MCs and prolific performers.<\/p><div id=\"morty-534738807\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>An elite lineup of the Garden State&#8217;s greatest superstars, including Queen Latifah, Wyclef Jean, Redman, Naughty By Nature&#8217;s own Treach, Poor Righteous Teachers, Heather B, and hip hop pioneers The Sugarhill Gang, with musical direction from Emmy-winning artist, Adam Blackstone, joined forces on-stage for a once-in-a-lifetime episode of the iconic music series taped at the historic Newark Symphony Hall. 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