VH1's first ever Hip Hop Honors hosted by Vivica A. Fox and MC Lyte at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC. 2Pac, Run-DMC, DJ Hollywood, Kool Herc, KRS-One, Public Enemy, Rock Steady Crew, Sugarhill Gang and The Graffiti Movement were honored. Tributes were performed by Beastie Boys, Common, Fat Joe and Terror Squad, Nas, MC Hammer, Kid Rock and more. Tracy Morgan, Ice-T, Taye Diggs, P. Diddy, Wyclef Jean, Foxy Brown, Debbie Harry and Roselyn Sanchez presented.
2005 VH1 Hip Hop Honors returns for a second year hosted by Russell Simmons and Rev. Run. This year, Ice-T, The Notorious B.I.G, Salt N Pepa, LL Cool J, Boyz n the Hood, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and Big Daddy Kane were honored. Anthony Anderson, Jerry Ferrara and Spike Lee presented, and Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Nelly, Ludacris, T.I., Ciara, Common and more performed tributes.
Ice-T hosted the 2006 Hip Hop Honors, honoring Ice Cube, MC Lyte, Eazy E, Beastie Boys, Wu-Tang Clan, Rakim, Russell Simmons and Afrika Bambaataa. Performers included Bone Thungs N Harmony, Xzibit, Lil Jon, Lil Kim, Remy Ma, Erykah Badu, Fabolous and more. Outkast, Regina King, Forest Whitaker and Mike Epps & Fab 5 Freddy presented.
Missy Elliot, Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, Whodini, Teddy Riley and Andre Harrell and Wild Style were honored at the 2007 Hip Hop Honors, hosted by Tracy Morgan. Tributes were performed by Timbaland, Eve, Keyshia Cole, Pharrell, Busta Rhymes, Common, Lupe Fiasco, Fatman Scoop, Ciara, Nelly Furtado, Ne-Yo, T-Pain, Nick Cannon and more. Kerry Washington, P. Diddy, LL Cool J, Doug E. Fresh, Chris Rock and Harvey Keitel presented.
Tracy Morgan returned to host as the 2008 VH1 Hip Hop Honors celebrated Slick Rick, Naughty By Nature, Cypress Hill, De La Soul and Too Short. Ghostface Killah, Cee-Lo, Mos Def, Public Enemy, The Roots, Fat Joe, Wyclef Jean, Lil Jon, Scarface, Kid Rock, Jim Jones, Gym Class Heroes, Estelle and more performed. Appearances by Queen Latifah, Eve, Luke Campbell and Michael Strahan.
Tracy Morgan returned for his third time hosting at the 2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors celebrating Def Jam Recordings. Performances included Eminem, Mary J. Blige, The Roots, Method Man, DMX, Gym Class Heroes, Ludacris, Scarface, Rick Ross, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Kid Rock, Foxy Brown, Fabolous, Ghostface Killah and more. Chris Rock, Anthony Anderson, Jimmy Fallon and Brett Ratner presented.
Back for its 7th year, 2010 VH1 Hip Hop Honors was hosted by comedian Craig Robinson and celebrated the achievements of hip hop with a little southern twist. Honorees included Jermaine Dupri, Luther "Luke" Campbell, The 2 Live Crew, Master P, Timbaland, Organized Noise and J. Prince. Drake, Missy Elliot, Flo Rida, Rick Ross, P. Diddy, Pitbull, Paul Wall, Chamillionaire, Gucci Mane, Lil Jon, Bow Wow, Ying Yang Twins, Keri Hilson and more performed tributes. Appearances by Taraji P. Henson, Jonah Hill, T.I., Donald Glover, Kelly Rowland and others.
The return of Hip Hop Honors after a six-year hiatus was huge, but with a surprise from Diddy and some major beef getting squashed, this year was bigger than ever. All Hail The Queens opened up live from David Gefffen Hall at Lincoln Center with an incredible dance tribute to some of honoree Missy Elliott's best verses, performed by Remy Ma, Nelly Furtado, Trina and host Eve. Naughty By Nature honored Queen Latifah, who performed a medley of her own greatest hits, and Keke Palmer, Ashanti and Dreezy pushed it with a performance of Salt-N-Pepa featuring DJ Spinderella's hottest singles. Teyana Taylor, Dej Loaf and Lil Mama channeled their inner Queen Bee for a tribute to Lil' Kim alongside The LOX and French Montana, and Kim stepped it up and performed her own medley. The support in the room was incredible - Common and #BlackLivesMatter activists Darnell Moore + Alicia Garza reminded us about the importance of community, justice and joy. First Lady Michelle Obama thanked Queen Latifah and Missy Elliott for their support of 'Let Girls Learn.' Plus Phylicia Rashad, Fantasia, Monica, Tweet, Fat Joe, Kelly Rowland, Amber Rose, Keyshia Cole, La La Anthony, Winnie Harlow, DJ Vashtie Kola, Rich Homie Quan, Rah Digga, Lady of Rage, Da Brat, Yo-Yo, Monie Love, MC Lyte, Omari Hardwick, Lela Loren, Dascha Polanco, Jazmine Sullivan and more showed up to honor these amazing artists' careers. The night ended with our honorees and some female hip hop pioneers onstage together as Queen Latifah performed her hit "U.N.I.T.Y." All Hail The Queens indeed.
After honoring legendary women in hip hop last year, Hip Hop Honors returned to celebrate the golden era of hip hop: the 1990s. Our host Regina Hall brought us through the major television, music video and collaboration moments that brought hip hop into the mainstream. It was a night full of incredible performances, hilarious moments and touching tributes that honored the game changers who made hip hop's crossover possible. Mariah Carey was honored by DJ Khaled and his son Asahd for her genre-crossing hip hop collaborations, and performed one of her greatest hits "Honey" with Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri, The Lox and Mase. Jermaine Dupri and Master P were honored for their contributions to the rise of southern rap with a medley of "Nann," "Make Em Say Uhh!"and "Just Kickin' It" performed by Trick Daddy, Trina, Silkk the Shocker and Xscape. For his ground-breaking sitcom 'Martin,' Martin Lawrence was tributed by co-star Tichina Arnold and comedians Affion Crockett, Lamorne Morris and host Regina Hall. Director Hype Williams was honored by Pharrell Williams for his contributions to the elevation of music videos. A decade as huge as the '90s doesn't stop there. Missy Elliott opened the show with a jaw-dropping performance of her 1999 hit, "She's A Bitch." Teyana Taylor brought back the iconic dance moves of the decade and Ty Dolla $ign, Warren G, Xscape, Remy Ma and Fat Joe performed party hits "This Is How We Do It," "No Scrubs," "Regulate" and "Still Not A Player." Queen Bee Lil' Kim performed "Quiet Storm" with Havoc and Fabolous to tribute the late Prodigy. One things for sure, this block party proved ain't no party like a VH1 party!
