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Drop the Beat

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2000 Canadian TV series or program
Drop the Beat
GenreDrama
Written byNoel S. Baker
Vance Chapman
Directed byPaul Fox
Daniel Grou
StarringMark Taylor
Merwin Mondesir
Ingrid Veninger
Michie Mee
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producersJanis Lundman
Adrienne Mitchell
Suzanne Chapman
ProducerSusan Alexander
CinematographyJérôme Sabourin
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBack Alley Film Productions
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
ReleaseFebruary 7, 2000 (2000年2月7日) –
April 9, 2001 (2001年4月9日)

Drop the Beat is a Canadian television series produced by Back Alley Film Productions that aired on CBC Television in 2000 and 2001.[1] A short-run dramatic series, the show was one of the first television series in the world centred around hip hop music and culture.[1]

A spinoff of the earlier CBC teen drama series Straight Up ,[2] the show starred Mark Taylor as Jeff and Merwin Mondesir as Dennis, the hosts of a hip hop show on CIBJ-FM, a fictional campus radio station in Toronto, Ontario.[3] Michie Mee also starred as Divine, a rapper who was part of Jeff and Dennis' crew, and Ingrid Veninger played the station manager. The supporting cast also included Arlene Duncan, Vanessa Ford, Jennifer Baxter, Jason Harrow, Shamann Williams and Omari Forrester.

The use of a campus radio station was a deliberate reflection of Canadian reality — until Toronto's Flow 93.5 hit the airwaves in early 2001, Canada did not have any radio stations dedicated specifically to urban music.

Production

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As a tie-in to help promote emerging hip hop musicians, the series released a soundtrack album in conjunction with the first season, featuring artists such as Maestro Fresh Wes, Infinite, Frankie Ano, Bahamadia, Ja Rule, Black Child, Choclair, Rahzel, Jully Black and Erykah Badu.[4]

The show was also released as one of the first "interactive" dramatic television series on WebTV.[5] Viewers on that platform could call up character biographies, post messages on an interactive user forum, or buy the soundtrack album through embedded sales links.[5]

Episode directors included John Greyson, Paul Fox, Daniel Grou, Eleanore Lindo, T. W. Peacocke, Frances-Anne Solomon and Sudz Sutherland.

Awards

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The series received two Gemini Award nominations for Best Dramatic Series, at the 15th Gemini Awards in 2000[6] and at the 16th Gemini Awards in 2001.[7] Sutherland received a nomination for Best Writing in a Drama Series in 2000 for the episode "Battle Royale",[6] and Taylor received a nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series in 2001.[8]

Episodes

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Season 1

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Public Nuisance"UnknownUnknownFebruary 7, 2000 (2000年2月7日)
2"Life Sentence"UnknownUnknownFebruary 14, 2000 (2000年2月14日)
3"Battle Royale"UnknownSudz Sutherland February 21, 2000 (2000年2月21日)
4"Superstar"UnknownUnknownFebruary 28, 2000 (2000年2月28日)
5"Image Is Nothing"UnknownUnknownMarch 13, 2000 (2000年3月13日)
6"Rapped Out"UnknownUnknownMarch 20, 2000 (2000年3月20日)
7"Caught"UnknownUnknownMarch 27, 2000 (2000年3月27日)
8"1 Night Stand"UnknownUnknownApril 3, 2000 (2000年4月3日)

Season 2

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Roti Boy"UnknownUnknownOctober 2, 2000 (2000年10月2日)
2"Belly"UnknownUnknownOctober 9, 2000 (2000年10月9日)
3"Palya Position"UnknownUnknownOctober 16, 2000 (2000年10月16日)
4"Payback"UnknownUnknownOctober 23, 2000 (2000年10月23日)
5"Break 'n Enter"UnknownUnknownNovember 6, 2000 (2000年11月6日)
6"Deja You"UnknownUnknownNovember 13, 2000 (2000年11月13日)
7"Girlz Night Out"UnknownUnknownNovember 20, 2000 (2000年11月20日)
8"Fallen Hero"UnknownUnknownDecember 4, 2000 (2000年12月4日)
9"Trigger Man"UnknownUnknownFebruary 5, 2001 (2001年2月5日)
10"Connections"UnknownUnknownFebruary 12, 2001 (2001年2月12日)
11"Shaka"UnknownUnknownFebruary 19, 2001 (2001年2月19日)
12"Katalyst"UnknownUnknownFebruary 26, 2001 (2001年2月26日)
13"One of the Boys"UnknownUnknownMarch 5, 2001 (2001年3月5日)
14"Trippin"UnknownUnknownMarch 12, 2001 (2001年3月12日)
15"Doing Good With Evil"UnknownUnknownMarch 19, 2001 (2001年3月19日)
16"Sabotage"UnknownUnknownMarch 26, 2001 (2001年3月26日)
17"Rage"UnknownUnknownApril 2, 2001 (2001年4月2日)
18"Choices"UnknownUnknownApril 9, 2001 (2001年4月9日)

Soundtrack album

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  1. Saukrates, "Drop the Beat" (4:06)
  2. Kardinal Offishall, "Husslin'" (3:43)
  3. Ja Rule, Black Child and Caddillac Tah, "4 Life" (4:24)
  4. Rahzel, Jully Black and Choclair, "What You Do to Me" (4:19)
  5. Erykah Badu and Rahzel, "Southern Gul" (3:07)
  6. Marvel, "Red Light District" (3:57)
  7. Infinite, "Addicted" (3:36)
  8. Common, "Dooinit" (4:12)
  9. Rascalz, "C-IV" (3:18)
  10. Bahamadia and Frankie Ano, "Droppin' Gems" (4:14)
  11. Mathematik feat. Dub-Ill, "Illmath (Weapons)" (3:19)
  12. Canibus, "100 Bars" (4:58)
  13. Kardinal Offishall and Thrust, "The Chosen Are Few" (3:22)
  14. Maestro and Infinite, "We Came Wid It" (3:24)
  15. Ivana Santilli and Natcha, "New World" (4:21)
  16. Lil' Troy feat. Fat Pat, Yungstar, Lil' Will, Big T and H.A.W.K., "Wanna Be a Baller" (5:55)

References

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  1. ^ a b "TV show puts spotlight on hip-hop". Sudbury Star , February 9, 2000.
  2. ^ "CBC finds a home for good and bad of the hip-hop scene". Ottawa Citizen , February 7, 2000.
  3. ^ "Yo, big up -- CBC goes hip-hop urban". The Globe and Mail , February 7, 2000.
  4. ^ "Drop the Beat becomes a CD: Canada's first hip hop TV show releases soundtrack". National Post , March 7, 2000.
  5. ^ a b "Interactive TV arrives, a decade late, and turns out to be another sales job". National Post , February 10, 2000.
  6. ^ a b "Complete list of Gemini nominees". Toronto Star , September 20, 2000.
  7. ^ "Gemini show sinks to new levels". Ottawa Citizen , October 30, 2001.
  8. ^ "LaFlamme among nominated eyeing a Gemini tonight". Waterloo Region Record , October 29, 2001.
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