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VH1’s popular documentary series Behind The Music, returns for a new season next month. This cycle airing episodes from notable Urban acts: Nas, Game, Akon, T-Pain, Pitbull, and Brandy. In the show’s 15-year run (1997-2006, 2009 – Present), the series has chronicled the lives of acts like Lil’ Wayne, 50 Cent, T.I., Ice Cube, Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, Timbaland, Eminem and DMX.

The new season premiers Thursday, March 12 2012 at 9pm ET, with Cuban rapper Pitbull. During the recap of the Latin rapper’s career, he discusses a chance encounter with Irv Gotti, when he was 17 years old, which changed his life.

“[Irv] goes, ‘Hey, you write music?’ I said, ‘Naw, I just freestyle,’ he’s like, ‘Yeah that Isht is great but it don’t make no money,’” remembers Pitbull. “Ding ding ding, ding, ding, ding, ding… I started writing since that day forward. That’s basically when it all started developing.”

Peep the preview clip from the new season of Behind The Music below, as well as date/time listings for each episode after:

“Behind the Music: Pitbull” — Thursday, March 15 at 9 pm EST

“Behind the Music: Game” — Tuesday, March 22 at 9 EST

“Behind the Music: T-Pain” — Thursday, March 29 at 9 EST

“Behind the Music: Akon: — Thursday, April 12 at 9 EST

“Behind the Music: Brandy” — Thursday, April 19 at 9 EST

“Behind the Music: Nas” — Thursday, April 26, 9 EST

“Behind the Music: Pitbull” — Thursday, March 15 at 9 pm EST

“Behind the Music: Game” — Tuesday, March 22 at 9 EST

“Behind the Music: T-Pain” — Thursday, March 29 at 9 EST

“Behind the Music: Akon: — Thursday, April 12 at 9 EST

“Behind the Music: Brandy” — Thursday, April 19 at 9 EST

“Behind the Music: Nas” — Thursday, April 26, 9 EST

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