106 & Park
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| 106 & Park: BET's Top 10 Live | |
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| Genre | Music Video Series |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Creator(s) | 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) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original channel | BET |
| Original run | 2000–present |
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106 & Park: BET's Top 10 Live is a top-ten video countdown that has aired every weekday on BET since 2000 and is the network's #1 rated show.
[edit] About the show
106 & Park is a 90-minute segment 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 Ol' School Joint of the Day, with the occasional flashback video. The show usually has daily 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. Since the shows original hosts AJ Calloway and Free left, the show has stopped being shown live and is now taped (delay).
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 one 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.
Until July 28, 2005, the show was hosted by BET personalities Free and AJ Calloway for five years. Speculation is that friction with upper management caused the hosts to leave the show. On August 1, 2005, BET temporarily replaced Free and AJ Calloway with two other popular BET personalities, Tigger (former host of Rap City and BET Style) and Julissa Bermudez (current host of BET's The Center). On July 10, 2006, they were replaced by Rocsi and Terrence who were winners from the previous year's BET New Faces Contest.
[edit] Recent Top 10
The following is the top ten music videos from Monday, November 13, 2006.
| Position | Artist | Single | Debut | Days | Peak | Previous |
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| 10 | Unk | Walk It Out | 11.13.06 | 1 | #10 | DEBUT |
| 9 | Chingy featuring Jermaine Dupri | Dem Jeans | 10.10.06 | 13 | #6 | #10 |
| 8 | Diddy featuring Christina Aguilera | Tell Me | 11.7.06 | 2 | #8 | — |
| 7 | Lil Scrappy featuring Young Buck | Money In The Bank | 10.5.06 | 18 | #4 | #8 |
| 6 | Ciara | Promise | 11.1.06 | 5 | #6 | #7 |
| 5 | Bow Wow featuring Chris Brown | Shortie Like Mine | 10.17.06 | 19 | #4 | #4 |
| 4 | Cherish | Unappreciated | 10.12.06 | 15 | #3 | #4 |
| 3 | Birdman and Lil Wayne | Stuntin' Like My Daddy | 9.14.06 | 35 | #1 | #3 |
| 2 | Jay-Z | Show Me What You Got | 10.18.06 | 18 | #1 | #1 |
| 1 | Jim Jones | We Fly High | 10.19.06 | 15 | #1 | #2 |
