Why do I think WGN was 9? Might be misremembering.
Missed out on the beginning of MTV because we didn’t have cable at the time. It might not have even been available then. I did watch VH1 on its launch day. I think Solid by Ashford and Simpson played about 2 times per hour.
This little honky was weened at the teat of Yo! MTV Raps. It was appointment television for young funKY. Seems like it was on Saturday mornings, IIRC (it’s been a while). Mom would be cleaning the house and dad would be at work and/or asleep. Free time for me and Fab 5 Freddy to explore the world of hip hop. Don’t get me wrong, Ed and Dre were great, but Freddy knew everybody. I still have the original Yo! cassette and probably a few issues of Word Up! somewhere.
Good times.