The 1998 MTV VMAs were CHAOTIC

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[@carolynbird8271]

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[@Burnski91]

Mad respect for Adam from Beastie Boys for speaking up during his acceptance speech about the bombings in the Middle East… just a few years before 9/11 😢

[@samanthabarnhisel3049]

I know right! So ahead of the times. He could've given the same speech today. It's so sad to see such little progress

[@Xargers]

@@giarichards8379 nothing that concerns the US has happened in the late 2010s in the middle east.

[@toothemaxx8428]

That was their ray of light era because prior to that in the 80s and early 90s they were considered a party rock band of crazy fraternity boys who were girl crazy and misogynistic. It had changed by this time

[@XDheyXD123]

so crazy how these words fell on silent ears…. people don’t listen

[@miloseviczarko45]

Few months before 1999 Nato bombing of Serbia... Even worse.

[@TheBlackPanther05]

That Whitney + Mariah moment will forever live rent free in my head! Absolutely ICONIC moment from two iconic queens!

[@approx4ft]

Everyone reading this: Temu is just Shein and AliExpress. It's not high quality. Don't bother.

[@aprilleerose]

I hope most people with common sense know this lol

[@angelgregory9445]

MTV in the mid to late 90s was like a fever dream. I feel for all the youngins that missed out on this awesomeness.

[@Wowitzkay]

Lol I’m sad I was literally born in ‘98 I feel like y’all definitely had a better generation of pop culture

[@Kimdone365]

Jesus Christ gurl you said it 🤘🏼

[@dannyaraya8017]

alllllll of the 1990's! peak mtv or mtv at its finest

[@XxLIVRAxX]

The 90s were an awesome era to grow up.

[@OsagieGuobadia]

I know. I never watch MTV in my life. : (

[@giarichards8379]

Whitney and Mariah at the same place at the same time - this was our Avengers! 25 years later and the gays have never recovered. 😩😭😍

[@changesme110yearsago9]

Why is this a sexuality thing 😂 this was huge for everyone.

[@giarichards8379]

Whose channel do you think you’re on? 💀😂

[@genesiselaine]

@@changesme110yearsago9girl bye if u get it u get it if u don’t u don’t.

[@changesme110yearsago9]

@@giarichards8379 I mean, just because he’s gay doesn’t mean that he isn’t just a person as well. He’s a part of the everyone I mentioned 😂 you took two “straight” women putting aside their petty beef as an iconic gay moment when it was just an iconic moment. This would be like a straight KZbinr talking about a feud between two HUGE gay icons and someone commenting “this was such a huge moment for the straights” 😂

[@giarichards8379]

@@changesme110yearsago9 Oh stop with that mess lmao 💀💀 And since when aren’t gays people? I’m sensing some lowkey negative rhetoric here. 🙄😩

[@andrewfuqua9481]

The gay LA cops refers to the incident in April 1998 in which George Michael is arrested for "engaging in a lewd act" in a public bathroom in Beverly Hills. The cop was "undercover" in a "sting operation". It was a "If you show me yours, I'll show you mine" type situation.

[@SayHello2Kevin]

This specific reference was from Marilyn Manson's performance where on stage he had male cops in pink uniforms making out. Mtv really tried to cut around it as much as possible. The making out cops were also apart of the "Dope Show" music video.

[@michelledavis6399]

@@SayHello2Kevin Spot on. This is exactly what Ben Stiller was referring to.

[@gabrielles7]

@@michelledavis6399 Aren't the pink cops making out in MM's video a reference to the George Michael's ambush ?

[@blakelyhall8191]

@@gabrielles7 listen to the lyrics of the song and you will get your answer 👍 SPOILERS: no it had 0 to do with Mr. Michael (RIP)

[@laura11007]

The fact that the Beastie boys predicted 9/11 and warned us is wild😮

[@basedsouljah]

Fun fact about Erik from Hole: - He was the only one NOT on heroin in the band - He is the shyest man on this entire earth lmao And God, I hope you do the 1995 VMAs, I'm still trying to track down a good quality version!

[@dennischristopher9952]

Poor Eric, he's been through so much :-(

[@cathyannis83]

You just reminded me of a “fun” fact that’s kind of related: Courtney Love had been clean from heroin for a good while when she met Kurt Cobain; she relapsed intentionally to get on his level and be a part of his world by having something so major to him in common.

[@lo.lo_marie]

@@cathyannis83that’s bleak

[@cydthesillysquid]

melissa wasnt on heroin either

[@anorexorc1st]

Not at all true. Mellissa never used drugs. And Patti was out of the band. Samantha was in drums. Also never touched heroin.

[@gvaz9636]

Can’t believe you didn’t mention the piping hot tea surrounding Monica and brandy’s performance… they got into a physical altercation right before the performance, which explains the weird vibe. Monica apparently decked her right in the face!

[@Intellectual8192]

I never heard that before. OMG that's awful!

[@TheBlackPanther05]

GIRL WHAT?!?!!??!

[@brash_and_sassy]

I thought FOR SURE this would be mentioned.

[@lizmarottivgl]

I was about to say the same thing. Monica apparently hit Brandy, Punched her in the face and Brandy still performed.

[@nonprofitgirl]

@@lizmarottivgl Brandi is the best. The boy is hers.

[@ChardeeMacdennis339]

One of Madonna’s best eras, IMO. Beastie Boys 💔 Adam’s speech was awesome. Also can I just say, I’m 42… so I am absolutely loving these videos 😄 the nostalgia! 😍

[@MissteriousOne]

The Ray of Light era/album is the best!

[@patsysolatzzo2962]

Ray of light-beautiful stranger era was her best for me.

[@gxldboyj6523]

confessions era is my favorite 05 madonna just did something to me as a kid😭

[@dannyaraya8017]

Bedroom Stories\Erotica are underrated too

[@musestudio7075]

Madonna set a standard which no other female artist has been able to meet. They all have different levels of talent and artistry, but Madonna was the whole package, wrapped up in ever-changing and highly inventive new ways. She always delivered, and with a giant cherry on top. She's the GOAT. 💖

[@Marc-zi5cq]

For some reason you can tell MTV still had more credibility then. I mean Beck, Tori Amos etc. they would never use artists from those genres these days, especially when they are not Top 10 radio artists. They offered way more grown up variety then. Now its all geared towards teenagers.

[@TheDreamingJune]

Same with Björk a few years earlier. MTV used to be more diverse in the music exposure back then. It's a shame what they turned into later on.

[@notamberp]

let’s not pretend like all teenagers like what’s on the radio these days. you can’t tell people to be more open minded when you’re being closed minded yourself.

[@Marc-zi5cq]

@@notamberp thats not what anyone said. No one spoke of all. But its a fact they were more diverse using alternative, not so mainstream radio artist back then while later they only tried to please teenagers mostly. No one said all teenagers listen to radio Pop but Mtv tried hardest to feed them who did. Its all about Taylor now. Where are the Björks, Becks and Tori Amos of today? Not on Mtv

[@Marc-zi5cq]

i love 1998s Vmas. Geri/ Ginger Spice meeting Madonna was epic and Madonna winning everything. Although i still think Frozen was the better video than Ray Of Light from her that year.

[@Pinkrosesandagraveyard]

I’m older and appreciate these throw backs.

[@niklaslife7384]

LOVED the video, haaaaating the temu sponsorship tho 👀

[@BethanyNash]

I remember seeing the Backstreet Boys/Ben Stiller skit as a child and feeling so defensive over it (I was 10 lol) and now I’m realizing that if I’d had social media, I would’ve been in the comment section probably saying something stupid about Ben. So I’ve officially solved the mystery of what’s happening in many comment sections lmao

[@Taydrewz]

Hugo does not get enough credit for his wit 😂 I love it!

[@toothemaxx8428]

I don’t know if you realize it or not but there was an actual physical altercation between brandy and Monica before they performed the boy is mine. There has been tension between the two for a while and Monica whom is a bit more rough around the edges resented Brandy’s squeaky clean image and felt brandy had been judging her and making snide comments through their interactions and she attacked brandy but they were still able to come out and do this piece. Now that’s ICONIC

[@doreimani]

20:37 Man what was with male celebrities and putting their female peers on the spot like that while presenting awards? It happened in another one of the shows you covered too! Such an icky power move. In any case, another lovely video! 💕

[@basedsouljah]

DAMN IT HUGO *goes to get out of bed at 11am* *sees a new Hugo upload* ALRIGHT. 30 more minutes

[@Ricochet752]

Well done, mama! I now say this about 10 times a day to myself. Thank you to you for the Ru meme that kills me every time. These are amazing vids plz never stop!!

[@Rochelle1985]

Yes!!!!! This one was one of my favorites, thank you for covering this one!! ☺️👍

[@terrylu1843]

I love these reviews on throwback award shows!!! Keep doing them!! Thank you 🙏🏽

[@carrierichardson4625]

RIP Adam, aka MCA 😞 such a thoughtful speech

[@goldievarney3536]

This is my most memorable MTV VMA's. I was obsessed with BSB so I recorded everything they did and watched it everyday. I still reference quotes from "The 6th Backstreet Boy" to this day... hilarious!

[@eaqua56]

Same!

[@RoyaltyAC]

@@eaqua56SAME!

[@myunitt911]

I was the same with NKOTB! obsessed 😊

[@ticoangelo]

I'm from Aug 13th and I remember treating this VMA as a birthday gift. But, man, you were actually being born! 😅

[@ayanna439]

Loved the Tiffany Pollard reference! I knew it was coming & had to play along 😂

[@espinosa1989]

Something else happened after the show. During the post show, Green Day was being interviewed when Tre Cool decided to climb the Universal globe. To this day, he's still the only one to do that.

[@rubenkantzini]

Wait, Madonna, Mariah and Whitney were in the same award show?!?!?

[@Rochelle1985]

Yes they were, that's one of the many things that made the 90's LEGENDARY!! (This is coming from a currently 38 year old who hasn't given a shit about popular music in the last 20 years, lol) ☺️👍

[@DanteFiceti]

Madonna dominating with Ray of Light was such a moment❤️❤️❤️

[@funkylilbaby]

I see you, ad read! I am HERE for “I was an employee” Hugo, GET THAT BAG HUNNY WE LOVE U. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@maloneaqua]

I miss moments like the Beastie Boy's speech. Most celelbs at the top of their game are way too scared to sepak out. Yes you can quietly throw money at problems, but speaking out and taking up some of your space to draw attention to your issues also matters.

[@dannyaraya8017]

it's cuz all these ignorant mfs will call them woke\political

[@ed-od9sd]

the speech from Adam from Beastie Boys really hits different now, and since...

[@denispeck1026]

This series just gets better and better. I look forward to these every time!

[@wendyloo1159]

Wow these recap vids are such time capsules and it really takes me back to such a different time. But the drama is still real! thank you

[@TheGraduate702]

Yes, I remember the ‘98 VMAs . I was in 8th grade at the time so I had to watch or else I wouldn’t be able to join in on the conversation at school the next AM. Of course there are bloopers and technical glitches. It’s to be expected of the MTV VMA back then. It wasn’t like the Grammys

[@tamikemitchell4788]

Thanks for this. This was very enjoyable. Not the best award show, but you made it entertaining. 👏

[@brandonayong5823]

The last innocent year before the eminem and Britney storm in the industry 😂

[@TaVonya]

I just am still baffled at the watched to subscribed ratio 😳 such a HUGE difference! I want to share that the Liza Minnelli clip made my spit my water out as I was drinking from PURE comedy! That clip had me laughing for hours 🤣🤣🤣 yes to the content! 💯

[@hair.goblinnn]

I miss Adam Y, he was such a good dude. Mad respect to him and wyclef for using their platforms to speak out.

[@ThatGirlOverThere211]

Adam from Beastie Boys spoke so well and made many good points without insulting anyone. That’s the way to solve conflicts.

[@AshaDisco]

Wow! We have the same Birthday! Happy Birthday coming up on Monday bro🎉

[@TramiNguyen-oi3kp]

I love these 1998 MTV VMAs moments!

[@kevincruise3521]

You've done an amazing job with these Award Show recaps! I Listen to them everyday

[@LadyVenVen]

The way Lenny presented Aerosmith had me rolling. 😂

[@peachykwin]

the temu subscription shook me to the core, will be using the code hope it still works

[@tehjakers]

Kurt was playing 20 questions with M, that's why they were so random

[@dokiepkosa]

Saw someone randomly shared your tiktok on twitter, that’s how I knew you made it

[@RoyaltyAC]

My sister and I recorded this award show and watched it over and over again for years.

[@lisagermany7004]

CELEBRITY DEATHMATCHHHH! Hidden memories unlockeddd

[@veselinbonchev3560]

Hello Hugo.Thanks for your videos.They remind me of my childhood.

[@honeyyb]

It always amazes to learn about the political climate of the 90s and early 00's bc I was a clueless little kid who had no idea of anything going on in the world. I was in 5th grade during the September 11 attacks and before then I had never heard any discourse about Middle Eastern people being labeled as terrorists. Knowing it was something that had been going on for years changes my perspective on the attacks.

[@ZennaD]

And your perspective is?

[@honeyyb]

@rufusmommy76 I meant that being a 5th grader when it happened, in my mind it seemed way more random to place blame on the Middle East. But knowing now that there was lots of discourse around the middle east prior to attacks changes the perspective from which I view them bc I have more knowledge of the political climate at the time. It makes more sense why the middle east was blamed when you know the political climate at the time was very anti-middle east.

[@lauramac90]

Hole is my favorite band ❤ Cool seeing them on here

[@Rochelle1985]

Happy early Birthday, Hugo!! August birthdays ROCK!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@danderson8431]

The “Gay LAPS Cops” is in reference to the Marlyn Manson performance. It ended with several cops in pink uniforms sexy dancing. That was in reference to the music video where gay cops make out.

[@brash_and_sassy]

Oooh yeah! I forget about that because I have tried to erase MM from my memory. I assumed it was the George Michael thing.

[@woodlandhsarchives]

@@brash_and_sassyi thought it was the george michael thing as well

[@blackiematters3372]

The year I was born!! Best year in music in my opinion…

[@miloseviczarko45]

Thanks to Madonna and Cher and their epic albums.

[@Orlandobaby1987]

I was in 6th grade during this award show and I remember every minute ! Oh the nostalgia ! 😅😅😅

[@chitownjaxxk7644]

The boy is mine 😂😂 this was the award show Monica slapped Brandy 🤣🤦🏽‍♀️

[@Inconstructionmaybe-x5v]

What?.

[@JoeMama-tl4tr]

Music in the second half of the 90’s is so underrated

[@can72287]

There’s a reason for that. It was the worst time for music. 90s alternative and grunge was dying and didn’t yet hit that 00s alternative/indie. Golden age of hip hop (early 90s) was done and did not hit the second golden age/rise of the south. Pop had no direction (this was before the teenybopper era). The R&B was good though. But the era is defined by one hit wonders and novelty acts like spice girls, Hanson, jamariquai, chambawamba, manson, ima Barbie girl, Macarena and soft pop acts like cranberries and sixpence none the richer. I mean there were some good songs but overall the era has no direction.

[@madisonmarston5891]

15:42 I love the shot to my baby daddy Dave Matthews during this speech. SHOW MORE DAVE

[@zed54]

Not TEMU omg, get your bag I guess 😭😭😭

[@mrshayshay21]

Happy Birthday Hugo! 🎊 Keep them coming!

[@OsagieGuobadia]

I was born in the year 1998 and MTV aired this back in September. I did not watch MTV back when I was a baby because of explicit language. : )

[@johnsimpson8974]

I lost it when you said "yes yes yes".

[@DontCome2LA]

People need to hurry and get here . I love this content hugo

[@dancoroian1]

Temu sponsorship makes me lose a lot of respect...

[@irmi926]

Why

[@kamilmazurkiewicz4612]

Exactly

[@catbuthuman]

It’s so weird seeing award shows before Britney was on the scene.

[@Aquela_Carol]

True

[@cityboy2092]

The pre-teen pop era award shows feel so different, especially this era. Rock wasn't the omnipotent mega force it had been earlier in the 90's, but the full boyband/teen girl pop star explosion hadn't exactly settled in yet, so it was kind of a mishmash of everything to figure out what was the next hot thing. You can tell they still weren't super comfortable with hip-hop yet when they were out here lauding Will Smith and Puff Daddy the whole time though lol

[@chantoya17]

@@cityboy2092 the 90s was a time when one genre didn't have to dominate which is why there was a mish-mash of things. There could and often was be multiple "hot things" concurrently.

[@dannyaraya8017]

by weird you mean better

[@larynOneka8080]

Will Smith and Puff Daddy were making extremely popular music at that time. Back Street Boys were already a huge music phenomenon at this time. N'Sync was already out as well.

[@xoxdesire]

Yay so glad you got a sponsor'!!!!!!!! U deserve it!

[@cymonearmstrong8764]

What Adam says gives me chills

[@jeffsnyder979]

The reason Ben said he wanted to find the gay LAPD cops was because during Marilyn Manson’s performance of The Dope Show he had a bunch of cops in pink uniforms come out and dance. It’s a reference to the line “the cops and queers make good looking models” in the song. I was too lazy to see if anyone else gave an answer but that’s it.

[@erickamccarroll9574]

They were so real in the 90’s at these award shows they didn’t give a crap what they said.

[@laurenl8664]

As a Katy Perry fan, I hope 2008&2009 MTV EMAs + 2017 MTV VMAs are someday covered❣️ She hosted all three of those. I love the 90s you've been covering lately.

[@eaqua56]

Fun fact- ODB missed the rehearsals for the performance and was unaware that there were pyrotechnics at the end of the Ghetto Superstar performance. He almost gets zapped if not for Praswell pushing him back.

[@melmcallister6293]

I’m obsessed with this channel 😩

[@kellyarango4348]

Love your videos!!! Your so funny ❤❤. The amount of cringe I felt at 18:01 😂. Great content I subscribed asap.

[@apotatonamedsam3724]

Super early for the vid, got my joint rolled and morning tea🔥

[@soyburglar77]

Rupert Everett and who? That’s Salma Hayek.

[@mariaotto6732]

Yes! I said the same thing... that is Salma lol

[@amberalert_xo]

It's a Black Mirror reference. Watch the episode "Joan is Awful" Salma Hayek is in it. I just watched last night😂

[@artista_desesperado]

please do the 1995 vmas. madonna and courtney love interacting on the red carpet is a mess. courtney fucking trows something at madonna at some point.

[@Aries_Superstar_Army]

I loved Celebrity Deathmatch!

[@ms.jjmichelle8991]

OMG!!!!! WHERE HAVE U BEEN????❤❤❤ I MISSED YOU SO!!!!! BEST VIDEOS EVER!!❤❤❤🎉🎉

[@melodicvirginia]

I know courtney is not the biggest pop culture figure but she’s definitely the most iconic (and talented) one

[@stevenecarrier]

I subscribed 30 seconds into the first video I ever saw from Hugo ❤😂😊

[@LucieBeatrix]

As FUNNY as these videos are, they are also truly educational on pop music history!

[@nickgluvzu]

Definitely subscribed😸👍 and love all the videos ! This one in particular award show was some parts insanely cringe lol , but the deepest part that got me was the beastie boys speech, it was really really sad to hear In 1998 ,

[@skarloey1214]

Great video Hugo

[@ed-od9sd]

I don't want this mtv shannanagans ever to stop....so awesome

[@homogenicmp3]

Respect for Adam for speaking up about the bombings in the middle east.

[@lovemarinelife]

Did anyone else notice the similarities between this set and the 2000 set? Specifically that big thing off to the side with the tv screens in it and the steps going down it? I’m 98% sure those are the same steps Britney walked down during her ICONIC 2000s VMAs performance. I didn’t know Billy Corgan wrote songs for the Celebrity Skin album! What a fun fact. I still listen to both bands and now I can hear his influence in some of the songs.

[@sailor_marsxo]

Whitney and Mariah sooo iconic 😍

[@nsasupporter7557]

Yes, their duet together singing the song from the Prince of Egypt that year was great

[@lorz950]

2006 MTV EMA Awards. The first time Kanye interrupted someone on stage😂

[@pandap4ntz]

Omg Hugo! I thought I was subscribed, but I wasn't! I am now! I swear sometimes youtube messes up my likes & subscribes when I'm on my "smart" tv. Edit: I was just thinking, when I saw Liza, about how I always forget that she's Judy Garland's daughter, and then you mentioned Jerry and Ben Stiller, and I had totally forgotten that George's dad (Seinfeld) is Ben Stiller's dad! Totally forgot, lol. Nepotism in Hollywood doesn't really bother me the way it does others, it kinda only makes sense that the children of actors/musicians would themselves become actors/musicians; as long as they're skilled at their craft, then so be it. If it's obvious that the nepo baby has zero skill but they're still getting jobs, then that's not cool.

[@jasongodwin1319]

The "gay cop" thing Ben said was a reference to the Marilyn Manson video titled The Dope Show that had gay cops in it.

[@jessicagold83]

Madonna turned 40 that year. Ginger Spice turned 26. Lol that's why he asked that question and probably went over head. Lol still love Madonna!

[@jordana5570]

I love ur content

[@mismissy]

Jiggy winning over Biggie and Busta was just gross

[@Juliem59047]

Back in the day the term “gay” was not to infer two people of the same sex. It meant, “gay”, stupid, messed up, etc. Why don’t you do the 90’s MTV awards when Gun n Roses came out drunk AF 😂

[@trerhodes8884]

I hate that they TRIED to recreate that Mariah and Whitney moment many years later with Dua Lipa and Meg The Stallion 😒 lol

[@ashleyfrancis0405]

Watching this on your birthdayyy😭😭🎉🎉

[@bullmonty764]

Something I’ve noticed from watching enough of these videos is that in the Best New Artist category, there’s always one or two nominees that in retrospect, don’t fit in with the other, predominantly iconic songs that make up the rest of the nominees. I think this is because some artists turn out not to have the same legacy as the rest, even if that legacy is just one song like Natalie Imbruglia or, from previous years, Meredith Brooks or James Blunt. What I’m saying is Cherry Poppin Daddies don’t fit in with Tubthumping and The Way

[@roxyli5322]

You’re so attractive bro