BET: Uncut is a defunctmusic video block program that aired onBET from September 2000 until 2006.[1][2] The videos contained within the show featured mature content, including highly sexualized imagery. The content assured the program a permanentTV Parental Guidelines rating of TV-MA, with a 'viewer discretion' advisory leading into the start of and each segment of the show.[3]Uncut mainly aired on Fridays through Sundays at 3 a.m. EST.[citation needed]
Its last episode aired on July 7, 2006 and was hosted byJermaine Dupri. BET announced the cancellation of the show on July 25, 2006.[4]
While the videos were lightlycensored, the show's content has been the focus of controversy, withNelly's video for "Tip Drill" by far the video with the most outcry amongUncut videos. For example, theAssociated Press has reported that even some hip-hop artists such asBig Boi ofOutkast thought the show was distasteful and could constitutesoft porn.[5] Likewise, individuals affiliated withhistorically black institutions such asSpelman College andEssence Magazine stated that the erotic imagery of the show falls outside of acceptable standards.[6]
On August 5, 2015, BET put out a release announcing the block's return on August 11. The 'relaunch' of the series proved to be merely apublicity stunt (especially as August 11 was a Tuesday evening compared to the weekend berthUncut aired in the past), and after an intro with the imagery ofUncut, the actual series in the timeslot was the premiere of the BET revival ofPunk'd, which had been announced earlier in the year.[7]