FUSE COUNTS DOWN THE BEST BEATS ON "TOP 100 HIP HOP HITS"

Ten-Hour Countdown to be Hosted by DJ, Producer & Executive DJ Khaled, singer and actress Naturi Naughton, and rapper Royce da 5'9"

New York (October 21, 2011) - Fuse, the national music television network of The Madison Square Garden Company, is counting down the 100 most memorable, influential and beloved hip hop jams in a new show called "Top 100 Hip Hop Hits." The ten-hour countdown will be broken up into one-hour episodes. Tune-in every weeknight at 9pm EST from Monday, October 24th until Friday, November 4th as DJ Khaled, Naturi Naughton and Royce da 5'9" individually host each episode. The countdown will ultimately reveal the most notorious (no, that's not a hint) hip hop jam of all time.

Online at Fuse.tv, viewers can watch web exclusive video features with the show's hosts, as well as artists featured in the "Top 100 Hip Hop Hits." Fuse.tv will also host all 100 videos online, with new clips posted daily as they are revealed throughout the countdown.

ABOUT DJ Khaled: Record producer, DJ, record label executive and radio host for the Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR. In July 2011, DJ Khaled released his fifth studio album, titled We the Best Forever.

ABOUT Naturi Naughton: This singer and actress launched her career as a member of the R&B trio 3LW. Amongst many of her projects, Naturi starred in the remake of the movie Fame, played Lil' Kim in Notorious and starred as Brenda in the NBC drama series The Playboy Club.

ABOUT Royce da 5'9": Detroit rapper who is one half of the rap duo Bad Meets Evil with Eminem is also a member of hip hop group Slaughterhouse. In August 2011, Royce released his fifth independent album called Success if Certain.

WHAT: Top 100 Hip Hop Hits

PREMIERE: Monday, October 24th at 9pm ET

CHANNEL #: DirecTV 339 cable subscribers, check local listing

WEBSITE: http://www.fuse.tv

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