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)
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8th September, 2008
Kanye West Closing VMAs
Let's just hope the credits don't cut this performance off at the end or anything because you know 'Ye will make sure we all hear about it the next day! lmao
The MTV Video Awards will receive a helping hand from Hip-Hop superstars T.I. and Kanye West as they join a host of performers and presenters in celebrating the show’s 25th anniversary.
West will close out the event with a finale performance, while T.I. will debut his new duet with R&B/Pop singer Rihanna for the first time. The rappers and Rihanna join an eclectic bunch of previously announced performers that include Pink, Kid Rock, Paramore, Lil Wayne and the Jonas Brothers.
Pop diva Christina Aguilera will mark her first televised performance since giving birth earlier this year with a special rendition of her hit "Genie in a Bottle."
West’s fellow Chicago rhymesayer Lupe Fiasco as well as Katy Perry and The Ting Tings will be on hand to commemorate the 25th annual VMA’s by performing new and classic hits with DJ AM and former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker.
Barker and DJ AM will play an active role in the show as they mix live drum beats to scratched records throughout the show.
Among the awards handed out at this year’s VMA’s will be Best Female Video and Best Male Video as well as Best New Artist and Video of the Year.
News of West’s closing performance and the T.I./Rihanna duet comes one day after MTV confirmed that Britney Spears will open its yearly awards show.
The 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, hosted by comedian/actor Russell Brand, will air live at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday (September 7). (From Allhiphop.com)
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