Hip Hop Honors
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Vh1 Hip Hop Honors is an annual event that airs on VH1. The television special honors old school and golden age hip hop rappers and contributors. It features live performances by most of the honorees along with new school artists who have been influenced by them. The show is taped at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan, New York City.
The first ceremony aired on 2004-10-12 and was hosted by Vivica A. Fox and MC Lyte. The second ceremony aired on 2005-09-26, hosted by Russell Simmons and Rev. Run. The third aired on 2006-10-17 with host Ice T. The fourth show aired October 8, 2007, and was hosted by Tracy Morgan.
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[edit] 1st VH1 Hip Hop Honors Honorees
- DJ Hollywood
- Kool Herc
- KRS-One
- Public Enemy
- Run-DMC
- Rock Steady Crew
- Sugarhill Gang
- 2Pac
- The Graffiti Movement
[edit] Presenters
[edit] Performances
- Beastie Boys - "Sucker MCs"
- Fat Joe and Terror Squad - "Lean Back"
- Nas and Olu Dara - "Bridging the Gap"
- Fat Joe - "South Bronx"
- Nas - "Keep Ya Head Up"
- Beastie Boys - "Right Right Now Now"
- Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, Anthrax - "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos/Fight the Power/Bring the Noise"
[edit] 2nd VH1 Hip Hop Honors Honorees
- Big Daddy Kane
- Boyz n the Hood
- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
- Ice-T
- LL Cool J
- The Notorious B.I.G.
- Salt N Pepa
[edit] Presenters
[edit] Performances
- [Original En Vogue featuring Salt N Pepa]
- Nelly featuring Ciara - "Doin' It"
- Nelly - "I'm Bad"
- Kanye West - "Gold Digger"
- Lil' Cease & Kanye West - "Big Poppa" "Hypnotize"
- Common,Black Thought,T.I.-"Raw,Smooth Operater, & Set It Off
[edit] 3rd VH1 Hip Hop Honors Honorees
[edit] Presenters
- Tracy Morgan - Beastie Boys
- Regina King - MC Lyte
- Common - Rakim
- Diddy - Russell Simmons
- Forest Whitaker - Wu-Tang Clan
- Mike Epps - Ice Cube
- Outkast - Afrika Bambaataa
[edit] Performances
- Lil' Eazy-E, Young Jeezy, DJ Yella - "We Want Eazy"
- Bone Thugs N Harmony - "Crossroads"
- Ice Cube - "Why We Thugs"
- WC - "Today Was A Good Day"
- Diddy, Fabolous and Q-Tip - "Hold It Now, Hit It"/"Paul Revere"
- Beastie Boys - "So What'cha Want"
- Lil' Kim, Remy Ma, Da Brat, and Yo-Yo - "Cha Cha Cha"/"Kickin' 4 Brooklyn"/"Lyte as a Rock"
- MC Lyte - "Paper Thin"/"Ruffneck"
- Black Thought,Talib Kwali - "Paid In Full"/"Eric B. For President"
- Rakim - "Microphone Fiend"/"I Ain't No Joke"
- Wu-Tang Clan - "C.R.E.A.M."/"Triumph"
- Erykah Badu, George Clinton and the funkadelics
[edit] 4th VH1 Hip Hop Honors Honorees
- A Tribe Called Quest
- Missy Elliott
- Snoop Dogg
- Whodini
- Teddy Riley and Andre Harrell for New Jack Swing
- Wild Style
[edit] Presenters
- Kerry Washington - Missy Elliott
- P. Diddy and Doug E. Fresh - Andre Harrell and Teddy Riley
- LL Cool J - Wild Style
- Chris Rock - Whodini
- Harvey Keitel - Snoop Dogg
[edit] Performances
- Timbaland and Tweet - "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"
- Timbaland & Eve - "Work It"
- Eve and Keyshia Cole - "Hot Boyz"
- Fatman Scoop and Ciara - "Lose Control"
- Nelly Furtado - "Get Ur Freak On (Remix)"
- Ne-Yo - "I Like"
- T-Pain - "I Want Her"
- Ne-Yo & Keyshia Cole - "Remember The Time"
- Kool Moe Dee - "How Ya Like Me Now"
- Teddy Riley - "No Diggity"/"Rump Shaker"
- Nick Cannon - "Funky Beat"
- Nelly - "One Love"
- Jermaine Dupri - "Freaks Come Out at Night"
- Whodini - "Friends"
- T.I. and B.G. - "Deep Cover"
- Pharrell and Daz - "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang"
- Ice-T - "Gin and Juice"
- Bow Wow - "Who Am I (What's My Name)"
- Snoop Dogg and Pharrell - "Drop It Like It's Hot"
- Busta Rhymes, Common, Lupe Fiasco, and Pharrell - "Bonita Applebum"/"Electric Relaxation"/"Scenario"
- A Tribe Called Quest - "Check The Rhime"/"Award Tour"
