Dr. Yolanda "YOYO" Whitaker of the new A&E series HIP HOP TREASURES

ABOUT HIP HOP TREASURES, PREMIERING AUGUST 12TH AT 10/9 CT ON A&E

A&E NETWORK ANNOUNCES NEW SERIES "HIP HOP TREASURES" FEATURING LL COOL J AND ICE T AS THEY TRACK DOWN ICONIC MEMORABILIA PREMIERING ON AUGUST 12 AT 10PM ET/PT IN HONOR OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIP HOP

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSAL HIP HOP MUSEUM, NEW SERIES SETS TO PRESERVE LEGACY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS

A&E Network announces the new series "Hip Hop Treasures" following the search for lost Hip Hop memorabilia set to premiere on August 12 at 10PM ET/PT. Led by LL COOL J and Ice T alongside field collectors and museum curators, the team tells the story of some of Hip Hop's greatest artists and the items they made famous such as The Notorious B.I.G.'s iconic jersey from the "Juicy" video, Flavor Flav's clocks, DMX's Aaliyah car, and more. This exclusive partnership between A&E, Pulse Films, LL COOL J's Rock The Bells and The Universal Hip Hop Museum honors these music legends and brings their items back to the birthplace of the culture, The Bronx.

"Hip Hop Treasures" provides a behind the scenes look at the people and items that gave birth to the cultural phenomenon that is Hip Hop. With the help of LL COOL J, Ice T, field collectors Cipha Sounds and Yo-Yo along with Chief Museum Curator Paradise Gray and curator Pete Nice, some of these elusive items are brought back to the archive and will be put on display at The Universal Hip Hop Museum. The museum is poised to become "The Official Record of Hip Hop" and is currently in the process of building the world's largest Hip Hop memorabilia collection. The permanent home of the Universal Hip Hop Museum will open to visitors worldwide in 2024.

Throughout the series, viewers will get a nostalgic look at the memorabilia, which is brought to life through personal stories from LL COOL J and Ice T along with unprecedented access to some of the biggest names in Hip Hop such as DMC (Run DMC), CeeLo Green, Flavor Flav, Fat Joe, Treach (Naughty by Nature,) Master P, Soulja Boy and many more. The series also features tributes to The Notorious B.I.G., DMX, Biz Markie and Coolio's last on-camera appearance before his passing in 2022.

*Join the conversation by following @AETV and using #HipHopTreasures* "Hip Hop Treasures" will be available and on demand to stream on the A&E app and aetv.com

"Hip Hop Treasures" is produced by Pulse Films and Rock The Bells for A&E Network. Executive producers for Pulse Films are Erica Hanson, Tracey Baker-Simmons, Andrena Hale and Mira King. Paradise Gray and Pete Nice are executive producers. Serving as executive producers for A&E Network are Elaine Frontain Bryant, Shelly Tatro and Jonathan Partridge. A+E Networks holds worldwide distribution rights

Here's the promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-QFdx_UuNg

ABOUT DR. YOLANDA "YO-YO" WHITAKER

Dr. Yolanda "Yoyo" Whitaker is a Grammy-nominated hip hop entertainer, actress, educator, and philanthropist. The cast member of VH1's popular "Love & Hip Hop Hollywood" series is affectionately known as Auntie Yo-Yo. Raised in the South Central district of Los Angeles, her big break came when she appeared on Ice Cube's 1990 debut, "It's A Man's World," representing her gender in admirable style. Her own debut "Make Way for the Motherload" introduced her confident attitude along with the formation of the Intelligent Black Women's Coalition organization, which is now expanding into the virtual space to continue its work helping young girls learn to love themselves. Her songs "You Can't Play With My YoYo," "Bonnie & Clyde Theme" with Ice Cube and her iconic features on Jamaican goddess Patra's hit song "Romantic Call" and Brandy's "I Wanna Be Down" remix with MC Lyte and Queen Latifah are...