| Hip Hop Squares | |
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| Genre | Game show |
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| Theme music composer | Kush Klein (2012) |
| Opening theme | "Hip Hop Squares Theme" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 69 |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
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| Network | MTV2 |
| Release | May 22 – December 18, 2012 |
| Network | VH1 |
| Release | March 13, 2017 – September 17, 2019 |
| Related | |
| Hollywood Squares Storybook Squares Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour Nashville Squares | |
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Hip Hop Squares is an American television game show originally hosted by Peter Rosenberg, which debuted on MTV2 on May 22, 2012.[1] The show is a licensed format of CBS Television Distribution's Hollywood Squares (King World Productions, CBS Television Distribution's predecessor company, acquired the franchise in 1991 from Orion Television) featuring mostly rappers.[2] The MTV2 version of the show was taped in Brooklyn, New York. The VH1 version was taped in Hollywood, California.
Because of the show's status as part of the Hollywood Squares franchise, the show marked the sixth decade that a version of the franchise has aired on television, joining Let's Make a Deal, Jeopardy!, and The Newlywed Game (later joined by Wheel of Fortune and Family Feud) as a game show that has aired in six different decades. (Only The Price Is Right and To Tell the Truth have been on longer; both have aired in eight decades.)
On July 28, 2016, VH1 announced a new version of Hip Hop Squares, which premiered on March 13, 2017. The series is executive produced by rapper and actor Ice Cube and hosted by DeRay Davis. Additionally, Davis was a semi-regular panelist on the original MTV2 version before becoming the host of the VH1 version.[3] A fourth season (second for VH1) began on April 18, 2018.[4] The fifth season (third for VH1) premiered on August 13, 2019.
- ^ Ryzik, Melena (19 April 2012). "Tick-Tack-Toe for the Vigorously Unsquare". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ Rob Markman (30 March 2012). ""Hip Hop Squares": New Game Show Coming To MTV2!". MTV. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ Michael Malone (28 July 2016). "VH1 Bringing Back 'Hip Hop Squares'". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Hip Hop Squares, Season 2". Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2018.