For the 2nd annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors show, a who’s who of hip hop’s past and present will take to the stage. Airing September 26th, the evening will be hosted by brothers Russell Simmons and Reverend Run.
The night will begin with Grammy award winner Nelly‘s performance of honoree LL Cool J‘s “I’m Bad.” Nelly will then joined by Ciara to perform a medley of “Jinglin’ Baby,” and “Doin’ It.” LL will also take to the stage to perform his mega hit, “Momma Said Knock You Out.” Fellow actor/rapper/honoree Ice T will also come out of his seat of honor to perform his hits, “Colors,” “New Jack Hustler,” and “6 N The Mornin'” with friend and fellow west coast rapper, Snoop Dogg. Clearly a night where the honorees want to do more than enjoy their tributes, Jermaine Dupri and Ludracris will pay homage to honoree Big Daddy Kane as he will joins artists Common, TI, The Roots, and Biz Markie to perform his hit, “Raw.”
The ladies are in the house this year to honor female trio Salt N Pepa with performances by Missy Elliot and Eve bringing the flavor to popular Salt N Pepa hits, “Push It” and “Shoop” while the reunion of the year, namely the reuniting of the original members of En Vogue come together to perform “Whatta Man” with the girl group honorees. The ladies will certainly appreciate the eye-candy too, provided by it actor Terrance Howard on hand to present to honoree John Singleton for his revolutionary film, Boyz N The Hood.
With Nas making the introductions, DJ Kid Capri and DJ Jazzy Jeff bring more flavor when they perform a medley with honoree Grand Master Flash of his hits, “Frisco Disco,” “Dance to the Drummer’s Beat,” “Good Times,” and “7 Minutes of Funk.” Grand Master Flash and The Furious Five continue the hit brigade as Fat Joe joins them to perform “Freedom” and “Message.”
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The finale of the evening pays a posthumous tribute to The Notorious B.I.G. with performances of “Big Poppa,” “Hypnotize,” “One More Chance,” and “Juicy” from Kanye West, Faith Evans, and a mass choir. (The 2nd Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors will tape at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, September 22.)
