Post by Dark 7 Invader on Oct 9, 2007 3:11:03 GMT -5
VH1 Hip-Hop Honors Live Recap
Cue your monitors, people. The 2006 VH1 Hip-Hop Honors airs tonight at 9:00 p.m. CT. We'll be here to provide a play by play recap of the event. Stay tuned, it's going to be sweet.
-8:00: The show kicks off with a spoof of host Ice T turning up at his "Law & Order" shoot and racing back to the VH1 Honors venue, after learning that Mike D of Beastie Boys would replace him as host.
-8:05: Ice T introduces Tracy Morgan. Morgan makes a joke about lightskinned rappers or something. Five people laugh. But I'm not sure if they were laughing at Tracy's joke about the Beastie Boys or at his tight sweatshirt.
-8:13: Clad in old school style jumpsuits, Diddy, Q-Tip and Fabolous lunge into their best Beastie Boys rendition. I can't decide whether Diddy was trying too hard to imitate Mike D's gruff vocals or if he had a sore throat.
-8:24: Ice T introduces Regina King, who apparently adores MC Lyte. To prove that Lyte was her favorite rapper as a teenager, King kicks a bar from "10% Dis." Nice. She also makes it a point to say that MC Lyte wrote her own lyrics.
-8:29: Da Brat, Remy Ma, and Lil Kim all pay tribute to the greatest female rapper of all time (at least to me she is), MC Lyte, with ?uestlove on drums. Kim's verse is too high-spirited; you can tell she's only been out of jail for three months.
-8:39: Common has finally given up on weirdo fashion. Tonight, he's rocking a red t-shirt with a brown jacket, and a white scarf. No further comments.
-8:40 Common showers Rakim with praise. At least someone shares my view on Rakim being the greatest emcee alive.
-8:44: The Rakim tribute team must be every lyricist's dream session: Styles P, Talib Kweli, and Black Thought, with Kid Capri on turntables and ?uesto on drums. Their version of "Paid in Full" and "Microphone Fiend" is cool, but Rakim's rendition of his brand new song, "It's Nothing," is bonkers.
-8:54: Mike Epps said it best: "Ice Cube is the only person I know that can drop a Parental Advisory CD and a PG-13 movie in the same year."
-8:57: Like Lyte and Rakim before him, Cube tells his life story.
-8:59: Xzibit and WC do their best Ice Cube impersonation on the mic. Riveting. Ice Cube, who has the whole goth thing going on with his outfit, performs "Why We Thugs" from his latest disc, Laugh Now, Cry Later.
-9:02: Whoever decided that Lil Jon is a good fit for an Ice Cube tribute needs to get fired.
-9:11: I've just learned something new--Eazy E was the grandfather of gangsta rap, according to Ice Cube. And I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that rappers are automatically idolized in death. So, Ice T and Dr. Dre have been lying to us all along? What a travesty.
-9:15:You really do learn a lot of stuff from these shows. Young Jeezy's crack-rap debut, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101, was largely inspired by Eazy-E, or so says Ice T who has been out of touch with hip-hop for the past 43 years.
-9:25: Diddy, whose album Press Play dropped today (hey, I'm only quoting the VH1 announcer), says all he ever wanted to be was this guy named Russell Simmons.
-9:29: At 4 mins. and 33 secs., Russell Simmons' life story is the longest so far. Apropos, considering that he's the oldest honoree at this year's event. His is also the most inspiring. Something about a bell going off in his head, which then prompted him to start a hip-hop label.
-9:38: Oh lawd, here we go again with KRS-One's hip-hop vs rap lecture. "A lot of people think that hip-hop and rap are the same," says the Teacha. "Yawn," say the pupils.
-9:42: Afrika Bambaataa does us all a favor and keeps his life story to himself. He tells the history of hip-hop instead.
-9:44: OutKast introduce George Clinton, Fat Joe, Black Thought, Q-Tip, and Erykah Badu to pay tribute to Afrika Bambaataa. Badu, who looks she's wearing a human-size ostrich, apparently spent more time with her outfit together than George Clinton.
-9:56: Forest Whitaker introduces the Wu-Tang Clan.
-9:57: Clan chiefs Raekwon, GZA, RZA, and Method Man tell their story. RZA makes a shocking disclosure: Wu-Tang's music is rooted in hip-hop! I told you, something new.
-9:59: Kweli, Styles, and Thought reunite for an a capella tribute to thee Wu. Everything is fine and dandy until Lil Jon shows up.
-10:00: The Wu close it out with a performance of old classics, including "C.R.E.A.M." Meth takes a dive into the crowd, stumbles back on stage like nothing happened. Needless to say, VH1 saved the best for last.
Cue your monitors, people. The 2006 VH1 Hip-Hop Honors airs tonight at 9:00 p.m. CT. We'll be here to provide a play by play recap of the event. Stay tuned, it's going to be sweet.
-8:00: The show kicks off with a spoof of host Ice T turning up at his "Law & Order" shoot and racing back to the VH1 Honors venue, after learning that Mike D of Beastie Boys would replace him as host.
-8:05: Ice T introduces Tracy Morgan. Morgan makes a joke about lightskinned rappers or something. Five people laugh. But I'm not sure if they were laughing at Tracy's joke about the Beastie Boys or at his tight sweatshirt.
-8:13: Clad in old school style jumpsuits, Diddy, Q-Tip and Fabolous lunge into their best Beastie Boys rendition. I can't decide whether Diddy was trying too hard to imitate Mike D's gruff vocals or if he had a sore throat.
-8:24: Ice T introduces Regina King, who apparently adores MC Lyte. To prove that Lyte was her favorite rapper as a teenager, King kicks a bar from "10% Dis." Nice. She also makes it a point to say that MC Lyte wrote her own lyrics.
-8:29: Da Brat, Remy Ma, and Lil Kim all pay tribute to the greatest female rapper of all time (at least to me she is), MC Lyte, with ?uestlove on drums. Kim's verse is too high-spirited; you can tell she's only been out of jail for three months.
-8:39: Common has finally given up on weirdo fashion. Tonight, he's rocking a red t-shirt with a brown jacket, and a white scarf. No further comments.
-8:40 Common showers Rakim with praise. At least someone shares my view on Rakim being the greatest emcee alive.
-8:44: The Rakim tribute team must be every lyricist's dream session: Styles P, Talib Kweli, and Black Thought, with Kid Capri on turntables and ?uesto on drums. Their version of "Paid in Full" and "Microphone Fiend" is cool, but Rakim's rendition of his brand new song, "It's Nothing," is bonkers.
-8:54: Mike Epps said it best: "Ice Cube is the only person I know that can drop a Parental Advisory CD and a PG-13 movie in the same year."
-8:57: Like Lyte and Rakim before him, Cube tells his life story.
-8:59: Xzibit and WC do their best Ice Cube impersonation on the mic. Riveting. Ice Cube, who has the whole goth thing going on with his outfit, performs "Why We Thugs" from his latest disc, Laugh Now, Cry Later.
-9:02: Whoever decided that Lil Jon is a good fit for an Ice Cube tribute needs to get fired.
-9:11: I've just learned something new--Eazy E was the grandfather of gangsta rap, according to Ice Cube. And I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that rappers are automatically idolized in death. So, Ice T and Dr. Dre have been lying to us all along? What a travesty.
-9:15:You really do learn a lot of stuff from these shows. Young Jeezy's crack-rap debut, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101, was largely inspired by Eazy-E, or so says Ice T who has been out of touch with hip-hop for the past 43 years.
-9:25: Diddy, whose album Press Play dropped today (hey, I'm only quoting the VH1 announcer), says all he ever wanted to be was this guy named Russell Simmons.
-9:29: At 4 mins. and 33 secs., Russell Simmons' life story is the longest so far. Apropos, considering that he's the oldest honoree at this year's event. His is also the most inspiring. Something about a bell going off in his head, which then prompted him to start a hip-hop label.
-9:38: Oh lawd, here we go again with KRS-One's hip-hop vs rap lecture. "A lot of people think that hip-hop and rap are the same," says the Teacha. "Yawn," say the pupils.
-9:42: Afrika Bambaataa does us all a favor and keeps his life story to himself. He tells the history of hip-hop instead.
-9:44: OutKast introduce George Clinton, Fat Joe, Black Thought, Q-Tip, and Erykah Badu to pay tribute to Afrika Bambaataa. Badu, who looks she's wearing a human-size ostrich, apparently spent more time with her outfit together than George Clinton.
-9:56: Forest Whitaker introduces the Wu-Tang Clan.
-9:57: Clan chiefs Raekwon, GZA, RZA, and Method Man tell their story. RZA makes a shocking disclosure: Wu-Tang's music is rooted in hip-hop! I told you, something new.
-9:59: Kweli, Styles, and Thought reunite for an a capella tribute to thee Wu. Everything is fine and dandy until Lil Jon shows up.
-10:00: The Wu close it out with a performance of old classics, including "C.R.E.A.M." Meth takes a dive into the crowd, stumbles back on stage like nothing happened. Needless to say, VH1 saved the best for last.