VH1 & Ice Cube Partner on Hip Hop Version of "Hollywood Squares"
by Denise Petski
July 28, 2016


The classic "Hollywood Squares" is getting a Hip Hop makeover. VH1 and Ice Cube are teaming up on "Hip Hop Squares", slated for a fall premiere.

In the new version, celebrity contestants will match wits and test their pop culture knowledge with the superstar squares, featuring the biggest names in hip hop, comedy and entertainment.





“’Hip Hop Squares’ is going to be fun and spontaneous; unlike typical game shows, viewers should never know what’s going to happen next,” said Ice Cube.

“When VH1 asked us to join the producing team, we jumped aboard as we have had success with VH1, and we love their team, excitement and commitment to the show.”



“Ice Cube is one of the most prolific figures in Hip Hop history and American culture at large,” added VH1 and Logo President Chris McCarthy.

“We are thrilled to partner with him and CBS Distribution to reinvent one of America’s most iconic game shows with ‘Hip Hop Squares.’”





Ice Cube will executive produce, with his Cube Vision production company, Jesse Collins Entertainment and Jeff Kwatinetz’s The Firm producing. Jesse Collins will also executive produce.

Producer, actor, filmmaker and member of N.W.A., O’Shea Jackson, aka Ice Cube, most recently, starred in and produced Barbershop: The Next Cut and the Oscar nominated Straight Outta Compton.

http://deadline.com/2016/07/vh1-ice-cube-hip-hop-version-hollywood-squares-1201794134/

Strange they're acting like this hasn't been done before. It's a remake, there's already been a version of Hip Hop Squares although I can't remember the original host's name right now. I watched it a couple times and hated it. So I won't be watching this version either.

Ed.

The last host of Hip Hop Squares you were thinking of was Peter Rosenberg.

Yes that's it, thank you howilu.

Ed.

Although Peter Rosenberg is East Coast and had proper influence,he was just getting into Hip Hop when Hip Hop was dieing out in 1993. To define dieing out,I talking about sampling was free at first,which was artists would simply use portions of other
artists' recordings,without permission,then they made significant money,
the original artists began to take legal action,claiming copyright infringement.
This lead to the demise of sampling,one of Hip Hops greatest strongholds
Peter Rosenberg was only fourteen in 1993 when Hip Hop was dieing out for multiple reasons.The point I am trying to make is,Peter Rosenberg was not qualified enough to host Hip Hop Squares.So it may have been done before,with the wrong host,it was never hosted correctly and should not be looked at as an example of what is to come. Ice Cube might make a good host,but I feel Ice-T would be more suited of the 2.

VH1 Sets Premiere for "Hip Hop Squares"
2/23/17
by Pavan


VH1 announced the network's highly anticipated game show "VH1 Hip Hop Squares", hosted by comedian DeRay Davis, kicks off Monday, March 13, 2017 at 10PM ET/PT with two new episodes per night for a branded "VH1 Hip Hop Squares Week."

Following the week-long premiere, "VH1 Hip Hop Squares" will join VH1's unstoppable Monday night programming block of "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" and new drama "The Breaks" every Monday at 10PM ET/PT.







Celebrity contestants and squares include:


Amber Rose
Affion Crockett
Bell Biv DeVoe
Bobby Brown
Cedric the Entertainer
Christina Milian
Deon Cole
Erica Ash
Fat Joe
French Montana
Ice Cube
Jessie T Usher
Kid 'N Play
Karrueche
Keri Hilson
LisaRaye McCoy
Machine Gun Kelly
Master P
Mel B
Michael Ealy
Mike Epps
Monica
Naughty By Nature
Nelly
"The New Edition Story's" Faizon Love and Woody the Great
Nick & Vanessa Lachey
Nick Young
O'Shea Jackson Jr.
"The Real's" Adrienne Bailon and Jeannie Mai
Remy Ma
Romeo
Sevyn Streeter
SWV
Teyana Taylor
T.I.P.
T-Pain
Tisha Campbell-Martin
Tyga
Tyson Beckford
Vivica A. Fox
Wale

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2017/02/vh1-sets-premiere-for-hip-hop-squares.html

Most,or none, of the celebrity contestants & squares were active prior to '86.

Kid 'N Play and Ice Cube both debuted there first record in 1986.

Whats needed here is some representation from old-school hip hop,prior to '86

Some examples:

Bambaataa
Newcleus
Melle Mel


KRS-One would be perfect,he started in 1985,but is considered Golden age.

"Hip Hop Squares" Renewed for Season 2 at VH1
by Denise Petski
April 6, 2017


VH1 has picked up a second season of its hit game show "Hip Hop Squares".

The renewal comes amid strong ratings for the series, which debuted to over 3.2 million viewers across premiere night plays. "Hip Hop Squares" is the No. 1 non-sports cable show in its time period with P18-34 and ranked as VH1’s highest-rated new series in a year, according to the network.



Based on the iconic "Hollywood Squares", "Hip Hop Squares", hosted by DeRay Davis, features some of the biggest names in hip hop, comedy and entertainment match wits and test their pop culture knowledge with the superstar squares.

The series is executive produced by Ice Cube and his Cube Vision production company in conjunction with Jesse Collins Entertainment, Scott St. John and Jeff Kwatinetz’s The Firm. "VH1 Hip Hop Squares" is developed in association with CBS Television Distribution.

http://deadline.com/2017/04/hip-hop-squares-renewed-season-2-vh1-1202063502/