6th October, 2008
Isaac Hayes Honored at VH-1 Hip Hop Honors
I always dream of being a fly on the wall at this awards show. This year sounds like it was especially good. I would have loved to see Naughty by Nature perform! It's been wayyyyy too long.
Cee Lo, Chuck D of Public, Enemy, Scarface and others paid homage to the late Isaac Hayes last night during VH1's Fifth Annual Hip-Hop Honors last night (October 2) at The Hammerstein Ballroom in New York.
A number of rappers and R&B singers paid homage to the Hayes, who influenced several generations of artists with his musical genius. Public Enemy performed songs like "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos,” which incorporated a portion of Hayes' classic track "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic." Scarface rapped his verse on "My Mind's Playing Tricks on Me," which utilized a sample from Hayes’ track “Hung Up On My bouncing baby,” from the album Tough Guys.
Scarface was influenced by all of Hayes’ album, including Hayes’ groundbreaking release Black Moses, which earned acclaimed for its fold-out album artwork, in addition to its extended grooves, which was unheard of from a black artist.
“Black Moses, s**t, that’s my n**a, he’s a bad mother f***er,” Scarface told AllHipHop.com. “My most memorable moment [was] with Isaac Hayes in Virgin Studios for four or five hours. I was showing him my reels and we just kicked it talking about everything. After that, he had an interview in The Source, and spoke real highly of me.”
Estelle, Mos Def and Cee-Lo also played songs that Hayes composed or sang.
The awards, which airs Monday (Oct 6), was hosted by comedian Tracy Morgan.
The evening included performances by Cypress Hill and De La Soul, who performed their hits like "Me, Myself and I," Buddy" and others. Kid Rock performed a rendition of Too $hort’s classic "Life Is Too Short," while Too $hort himself performed "Gettin' It" and "Money In The Ghetto." Wyclef Jean, Juelz Santana, Big Boi and Naughty By Nature closed the show with Naughty’s classics "O.P.P," "Uptown Anthem" and "Hip Hop Hooray."
MC Lyte, Busta Rhymes and Spliff Star, Eve, Biz Markie, Slick Rick, Ghostface, Flavor Flav, EPMD, plump Joe, Jim Jones, Mos Def, Gym Class Heroes and many others will be showcased on VH1’s Fifth Annual Hip-Hop Honors, which airs October 6 at 10:00 PM. (From Allhiphop.com)
Posted at 12:35 am | Comment (0)
20th August, 2008
Isaac Hayes was laid to rest in Memphis Tenn.
Isaac Hayes’s life was celebrated in an emotional funeral service held in Memphis at the weekend.
The actor died at his home in Tennessee on 10 August after suffering a stroke.
Over 500 mourners, including Tom Cruise, 46, Denzel Washington, 53, and Wesley Snipes, 46, attended the ceremony, which was presided over by an official from The Church of Scientology.
Following the service, the town's Majestic City Grill celebrated his time as a star by decorating the restaurant with photos of him.
Isaac, 65, was famous for his role as the chef in South Park.
He is survived by 12 children.
Photo
Source Tags: hollywood, isaac hayes, photos, style, tom cruise, wesley snipes
Posted at 7:19 am | Comment (0)
11th August, 2008
R.I.P. ISAAC HAYES
Soul singer Isaac Hayes passed today at age 65.
Isaac Hayes, who won Grammy awards and an Oscar for the theme from the 1971 action film “Shaft,” has died, sheriff’s officials in Memphis, Tennessee, said Sunday. Relatives found Hayes unconscious in his home next to a still-running treadmill. Paramedics attempted to revive him and took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Our prayers go out to the Hayes family.
Posted at 6:29 pm | Comment (0)