106 & Park

106 & Park
File:106logo.jpg 106 & Park's current logo
Created by	Jon-Marc Sandifer
Starring	AJ Calloway (2000-2005) Free (2000-2005) Julissa Bermudez (2005-2006) Big Tigger (2005-2006) Terrence J (2006-Present) Rocsi (2006-Present) DJ Enuff(2002-2006) DJ Prostyle (2006-07)
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	90 minutes
Original release
Network	BET
Release	2000 – present

106 & Park: BET's Top 10 Live is a top-ten video countdown that has airs weekdays on BET. It is the network's #1 rated show. This show was created in 2000 to fill the void left by legendary BET Shows like Video Soul (1983-1997), Unreal, and Planet Groove (1996-1999).

About 106

106 & Park is a 90-minute countdown music video show that features popular hip hop and R&B music videos. 106 & Park was originally produced in Harlem, New York, and the title's namesake came from its studio location at East 106th Street and Park Avenue. When Viacom bought BET, the show was moved south to its present production site -- the CBS Broadcast Center at 524 West 57th Street, in the Hell's Kitchen section of Manhattan.

The program plays the top ten most requested videos of the day, as requested by viewers who can vote by telephone or online. In addition to the music video countdown, a typical show also airs one new music video known as the New Joint of the Day and a music video from the past known as the Flashback Joint of the Day. The flashback video is usually a no more than a few years old. The show usually has frequent guests as it is a popular promotion tool used by many musicians, actors, and other celebrities. It may also feature live performances by popular hip hop and R&B artists.

On March 30, 2007, Rocsi and Terrance announced that 106 & Park was the number 1 video show in the world. Also, on June 6, 2007, Terrence announced that the series will now begin airing in Japan. Photos from the press conference in Japan can be seen on the show's official website. It's the only video show to have their own fan club mobile number.

Freestyle Friday

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106 & Park's old logo used from 2004-2006

Every Friday, there is a special segment called Freestyle Friday. The format has two rappers compete in a freestyle battle before the studio audience and three celebrity judges (On certain cases the DJ was also the judge). Each rapper has two 30 second round to freestyle. The rappers are not allowed to use profanities or sexually suggestive lyrics (if they do, they get disqualified) which can prove hard for some of the more street orientated battle rappers such as Reed Dollarz who was disqualified in a battle for cursing in which he otherwise could have won. After the battle, the judges decide the winner. Any rapper who is able to win seven consecutive weeks is immortalized in the Freestyle Friday Hall of Fame. The first rapper to make it this far was Shaheed the Poster Boy. The popular segment has spawned the career of Jin and given a few other rappers the opportunity to get a record deal.

Cancellation

According to BET.com, 106 and Park has officially canceled Freestyle Friday for two main reasons. One, Challengers would sometimes use curse words by accident and BET finds it inappropriate for the Challengers to make a mistake when Terrence J announces the rules out loud and Two, most Challengers pre-write their verses to quickly gain the Champion title. People such as Nickel-US F the recent Hall of Fame representative on 106 and Park served 7 weeks with 2 disqualifications and way before the induction, an unofficial edited AVI video shows Terrence J and Rocsi exposing Nickel-US F when it was a June 8, 2007 recording of exposing a desperate Challenger Lethal and highlighting a May 25, 2007 recording of Nickel-US F using non improvised performances on the stage with a background female imitating one of the verses that Nickel-US F has said that set the audience to an extraordinary outburst. “That must of gave the editor a reason to set the part when Terrence and Rocsi expose the Challenger Lethal first and further than added a Nickel-US F part where a female repeats Nickel-US Fs lines” the producer has said. The video was viewed by many Freestyle battling fans on Forums and on the MySpace pages, having most of them to criticize both Nickel-US F and Lethal for performing non improvised rap verses off of the head and most of all making their complaints out to BET and mentioning inappropriate things and harsh comments about 106 and Park not only to hurt the ratings of the show but to make other future contestants to improvise on the stage with original performances. So by that being said, the producers had an agreement to cancel Freestyle Friday and to not have anymore auditions for underground rappers who pre-write their verses and street orientated rappers who use inappropriate unacceptable vulgar words that are not suitable for television and especially for children that haven’t reached maturity.

Hosts

Until July 28, 2005, the show was hosted by BET personalities Free and AJ Calloway for five years. On August 1, 2005, BET temporarily replaced rapper Free and AJ Calloway with two other popular BET personalities, Tigger (former host of Rap City and BET Style) and Julissa Bermudez (former host of BET's The Center). On July 10, 2006, they were replaced by Rocsi and Terrence J who were winners from the previous year's BET New Faces Contest.

Recent events

• July 19: Rapper Diddy and R&B singer Mario Winans premiered their new video, "Through the Pain (She Told Me): Dear Kim". Pop/R&B group B5 premiered their new video, "Hydrolics", which features Bow Wow. R&B/soul singer Keyshia Cole premiered her new video, "Let It Go", which features Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim.

• July 20: Rihanna, a pop/R&B singer, premiered her videos for "Shut Up and Drive" and "Don't Stop the Music" and confirmed she is working on her next music video, "Hate That I Love You" featuring Ne-Yo. Queen Latifah was interviewed about her Emmy-nomination and the new musical film, Hairspray. The number-one video was T.I.'s "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)".

• July 23: Ne-Yo's single, "Do You", was #8 on the countdown that day and was performed instead of the video being played, making Ne-Yo the first singer to perform on the new redesigned set. Rapper, Fabolous performed "Make Me Better" with Ne-Yo and the two were interviewed. Actor and comedian, Charlie Murphy came to promote his new series, We Got to Do Better, which premieres on July 25 on BET.

• July 24: 106 & Park host, Rocsi addressed the rumor that she and Keyshia Cole had a feud, claiming it was false. The Flashback Joint of the Day was "Soldier" by Destiny's Child featuring T.I. and Lil' Wayne from the girl group's final studio album, Destiny Fulfilled. The number-one video was "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" by T.I..

• July 25: Rapper Rich Boy came to premiere his new video "Good Things" featuring Polow Da Don and Keri Hilson. Mo'Nique was interviewed about the third season of Mo'Nique's Fat Chance. The Flashback Joint of the Day was "Work It" by Missy Elliott from the rapper's fourth studio album Under Construction. The new number-one video was Chris Brown's "Wall to Wall" from his sophomore album, Exclusive.

• July 25: Wild Out Wednesday All-Star Summer Series: Soul Singers Competition

Artist	% of Votes
Jay Rush of Toledo, Ohio	32%
Ywada of Sarasota, Florida	31%
Bradd Marquis of Trenton, New Jersey (Winner)	37%

• July 26: The Black Carpet co-host, Danella came to announce what would be on the show. The Flashback Joint of the Day was "It's like That" by Mariah Carey from the pop singer's tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi.

• July 27: The guest DJ was DJ Scratch. Rapper, Chamillionaire premiered his double music video for "Hip Hop Police & Evening News", which features Slick Rick. The Flashback Joint of the Day was "Touch" by Omarion from the R&B singer's debut studio album, O.

• July 30: Viewers were able to vote for the Flashback Joint of the Day. "U Should've Known Better" by Monica was chosen as the Flashback Joint, earning 43% of the votes. The number-one video was "Wall to Wall" by Chris Brown.

New Joints of the Day

Date (2007)	Video	Performers
July 19	"Through the Pain (She Told Me): Dear Kim"	Diddy featuring Mario Winans
	"Hydrolics"	B5 featuring Bow Wow
	"Let It Go"	Keyshia Cole featuring Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim
July 20	"Shut Up and Drive"	Rihanna
	"Don't Stop the Music"	Rihanna
	"Read a Book"	Bomani Armah
July 23	"Hood Figga"	Gorilla Zoe of Boyz n da Hood
July 24	"Promise Ring"	Tiffany Evans featuring Ciara
July 25	"Good Things"	Rich Boy featuring Polow Da Don and Keri Hilson
July 26	"Mamacita"	Collie Buddz
July 27	"Hip Hop Police & Evening News"	Chamillionarie featuring Slick Rick
July 30	"Sexy Lady (The Remix)"	Yung Berg featuring Jim Jones and Rich Boy
August 1	"Money in the Bank	Swizz Beatz

New Entries

A New Entry is a video that has officially debuted on the 106 & Park countdown after being featured as the New Joint of the Day on a previous countdown. New Entries are usually at one of the bottom three positions (8, 9, & 10).

Date (2007)	Video	Performers	Debut Position	Peak Position
July 19	"Can't Leave 'Em Alone"	Ciara featuring 50 Cent	8	5
July 20	"Coffee Shop"	Yung Joc featuring Gorilla Zoe	10	7
July 24	"Let It Go"	Keyshia Cole featuring Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim	9	8
July 27	"Bed"	J. Holiday	10	10

Upcoming guests

Most, but not all, guests are posted on official website.

• July 31: Sean Kingston
• August 1: T-Pain and Swizz Beatz

External links

• Official 106 & Park Website