MTV Agrees To Air D-12 Video

MTV, who had originally banned D-12‘s video "Purple Hills," has agreed to start airing the video. After negotiations with Eminem’s Shady Records, MTV will air the video, but only during the overnight hours. The network will begin showing the video next week. The video has already been aired on BET, which is also owned by […]

MTV,

who had originally banned D-12‘s

video "Purple Hills," has agreed to start airing

the video. After negotiations with Eminem’s Shady Records,

MTV will air the video, but only during the overnight hours.

The network will begin showing the video next week. The

video has already been aired on BET, which is also owned

by Viacom, raising the question of why one and not the other?

"Purple

Hills" is the name of the cleaned up radio/video version

of the song, "Purple Pills," which appeard on

the Devil’s Night album.