hip hop week (90 mins) monday, april. 30, 2001 show #655 :: host: eve :: location: times square, ny :: guest(s): outkast, ja rule :: eve hosts while carson is away today.  outkast helps kick off hip hop week by performing their song "b.o.b. (bombs over baghdad)" :: after outkast's performance, they go outside to times square to talk to fans.  later, they returned to the studios and did another performance of "so fresh, so clean"! :: ja rule stops by to talk about what hip hop means to him, his new movie, and also premieres his latest "i cry" :: backstreet boys' video "the call" retired on trl tomorrow and enters the trl hall of fame.  this video debuted on the countdown on 1.18.01 at #2 after the premiere date on 1.17.01.  the video's peak was at #1 for 54 days and the lowest was at #2, but it was once at #4 on fan appreciation week.  artists that have achieved the #1 spot from the backstreet boys were britney spears, outkast, o-town, *nsync, and souldecision :: read about the new trl 2001 tour now in the futurecast! :: news with sway :: sway comes by to talk about hip hop culture and how it has currently influenced pop music. :: vj for a day winner: akil (1 days) :: 15 eden's crush - "get over yourself" :: 14 aaliyah f/ timbaland - "we need a resolution" :: 13 samantha mumba - "baby come over" :: 12 jennifer lopez - "play" :: 11 eve f/ gwen stefani - "let me blow ya mind" :: ja rule f/ lil' mo - "i cry" :: Back to Records :: Back to Yesterday's TRL :: ATRL Forums :: want to plead for people to vote for a video?  or tell people about a voting strategy?  tell us right here at our message boards! random stuff:

24 days 57 days 05 days 11 days 35 days 02 days highest 28 days 07 days 11 days 65 days retired 54 days at #1 streak: 3 days