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11 Facts About BET Jams

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BET Jams is an American pay television network controlled by BET Networks and owned by Paramount Media Networks.

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The network's name was taken from a two-hour daily program block on MTV, called MTV BET Jams, which ran from 1992 to 2000 and was the general branding for urban music broadcast on the flagship channel.

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MTV BET Jams was the last remaining MTV network in the US to use MTV's original Kabel font for its music video credit tags, which the main MTV network discontinued in October 2007.

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MTV BET Jams shifted to the font style used by MTV Hits and rarely by MTV itself in May 2011.

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Currently, the breadth of BET Jams' playlist surpasses that of BET Soul, with several hundred more videos played on a regular basis.

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6.

The relaunch as BET Jams was tied to the 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards held nine days later, along with promotion for nominated artists and songs.

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7.

MTV BET Jams aired a frequent live game show, Hood Fab, hosted by Buttahman; in which two contestants are asked questions about hip-hop.

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8.

In Fall 2004, MTV BET Jams presented a week of shows titled "Takeover", where artists were invited to host a day of programming.

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In March 2005, MTV BET Jams invited 50 Cent to its studios to introduce his and his posse's music videos, as well as to play some of his favorite old school videos.

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BET Jams spoke briefly between videos about his newest album and about his musical inspirations.

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11.

BET Jams is available on the high-tier packages of most pay television providers, but was not available on Dish Network until 2016.

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