5th Letter
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The Box used to be the shit. I guess Lil Wayne would run it.
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If the box was still around which rapper do you think would run it.
SheerExcellence
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numbaz...80's baby;5121755 said:U barely have ppl spending 10 on a cd. They won't spend 4 on a music video. The shit wouldn't last three months.
people paid 4 dollars just to watch a video?
why the fuck would u pay for it after u saw it once, why not just tape it?
From wiki
The Box's original version existed in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s, debuting in Miami in 1985. The channel was initially a product of the Miami Music scene, hosted by local Miami Bass rappers known as Miami Boyz. "The Box" is a shortened term as the channel was originally named 'Video Jukebox Network'.
From the early 1990s the service allowed their viewers the ability to dial a telephone number, enter a code, and the latest or a classic music video that was requested was played on their TV. At first all of The Box's request lines used a large block of Miami, Florida telephone numbers and callers were only charged for a long distance call, However realizing that they needed to make money The Box switched to the pay-per-call 1-900 line service in which callers were charged from $1.99 to $3.99 per call to make a request of up to three videos.
The channel was famous for being an "underground" outlet for music videos not shown or even banned on MTV, with up to 350 videos selectable at any given time in each of the 170 (in September 1992) different "Boxes" throughout the United States. Each "Box" had a unique playlist, usually custom catered to the market it was in, giving great exposure to more local and obscure groups. Videos cost between $0.99 and $3.99 and, on a national average, took around 20 minutes to appear after being ordered. The channel was known for its rough-around-the-edges and "bootleg"-like feel, sometimes making it appear like the channel was of low quality. Despite this, the channel was known to have many very famous videos appear in heavy rotation on The Box months before appearing on MTV - Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time" was seen on The Box many months before "breaking out" - and was largely responsible in breaking out acts such as Sir Mix-A-Lot and Green Jelly.
The Box was acquired by MTV Networks in May, 1999 and The Box's programming was replaced on January 1, 2001 with the signal of the MTV2 cable network.
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99 cents is more reasonable.
especially for 1992.
i couldnt imagine spending 4 bucks on a video
i also remeber they used to do promotions were if you ordered certain videos you got 1 or sometimes even 2 more for free
The Box's original version existed in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s, debuting in Miami in 1985. The channel was initially a product of the Miami Music scene, hosted by local Miami Bass rappers known as Miami Boyz. "The Box" is a shortened term as the channel was originally named 'Video Jukebox Network'.
From the early 1990s the service allowed their viewers the ability to dial a telephone number, enter a code, and the latest or a classic music video that was requested was played on their TV. At first all of The Box's request lines used a large block of Miami, Florida telephone numbers and callers were only charged for a long distance call, However realizing that they needed to make money The Box switched to the pay-per-call 1-900 line service in which callers were charged from $1.99 to $3.99 per call to make a request of up to three videos.
The channel was famous for being an "underground" outlet for music videos not shown or even banned on MTV, with up to 350 videos selectable at any given time in each of the 170 (in September 1992) different "Boxes" throughout the United States. Each "Box" had a unique playlist, usually custom catered to the market it was in, giving great exposure to more local and obscure groups. Videos cost between $0.99 and $3.99 and, on a national average, took around 20 minutes to appear after being ordered. The channel was known for its rough-around-the-edges and "bootleg"-like feel, sometimes making it appear like the channel was of low quality. Despite this, the channel was known to have many very famous videos appear in heavy rotation on The Box months before appearing on MTV - Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time" was seen on The Box many months before "breaking out" - and was largely responsible in breaking out acts such as Sir Mix-A-Lot and Green Jelly.
The Box was acquired by MTV Networks in May, 1999 and The Box's programming was replaced on January 1, 2001 with the signal of the MTV2 cable network.
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99 cents is more reasonable.
especially for 1992.
i couldnt imagine spending 4 bucks on a video
i also remeber they used to do promotions were if you ordered certain videos you got 1 or sometimes even 2 more for free
