Broadcast area off-air Slogan Hip Hop from Day One Format Classic Hip-Hop | Branding xL The Rhyme First air date 2001
frequency = XM 65 | |
Class Satellite Radio Station | ||
The Rhyme was the name of XM Satellite Radio's Commercial-free Uncensored Classic Hip-Hop channel. The executive producer of the channel was Snoop Dogg. This was one of five channels to have an "xL" marking, which means the Channel is Uncensored, and includes Explicit Language. The Rhyme was on Channel 65 on XM Satellite Radio and on Channel 845 on DirecTV.
The format was scrapped on November 12, 2008 as part of the Sirius/XM merger, and this paved for Sirius XM to launch its temporary Christmas music channels. The format was brought back with Sirius's channel for Old School Rap music, BackSpin on January 15, 2009.
Featured Shows
Featured artists on this channel: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Run DMC, Boogie Down Productions, Public Enemy, De La Soul, and A Tribe Called Quest.