''Access Granted'' is an American television series that features an in depth look at the planning, filming and production of
R&B and
hip hop music videos. Each week a different artist and their new music video are featured, with the video premiering at the end of the episode. The series aired from
2001
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to
2009
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on
BET.
One of its earlier episodes featured the last footage of singer
Aaliyah
Aaliyah Dana Haughton (; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer and actress. She has been credited for helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop and hip hop, earning her the nicknames the "Princess of R&B" and "Q ...
, who filmed her video "
Rock the Boat
Rock the Boat may refer to:
* "Rock the Boat" (The Hues Corporation song), 1974
* "Rock the Boat" (Aaliyah song), 2001
* "Rock the Boat" (Bob Sinclar song), featuring Pitbull, Dragonfly and Fatman Scoop, 2011
* ''Rock the Boat'', a 2000 televi ...
" in the
Bahamas
The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to 88% of the archi ...
before her death in
a plane crash on August 25, 2001.
The episode, and the video, premiered on October 9, 2001.
References
External links
BET Shows - Access Granted*
BET original programming
2001 American television series debuts
2009 American television series endings
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