65th Annual Grammy Awards: Hip-Hop 50 Honored With Star-Studded Performance
After LL Cool J presented Dr. Dre with the āGlobal Impact Awardā for his contributions to music at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, he introduced the highly-anticipated tribute to hip-hopās 50th anniversary.
The Questlove-curated performance, which was narrated by fellow Roots member Black Thought, featured performances that began with the ā70/ā80s-era of the culture and quick sets by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, LL Cool J, Salt-N-Pepa, Rakim and more before moving to the ā90s with Queen Latifah performing āU.N.I.T.Y.ā, Scarface with āMy Mindās Playing Tricks On Meā, Big Boi with āATLiensā and more.
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That all was followed by Latifah narrating the third chapter representing the 2000s. Nelly performed āHot In Herreā and Lil Wayne did āA Milliā before the contemporary stylings of Lil Baby doing āFreestyleā, GloRilla performing āF.N.F. (Letās Go)ā, Future performing āF*ck Up Some Commasā, and Lil Uzi Vert doing āJust Wanna Rockā to conclude the set.
Check out what went down below.
Here are some additional photos from the star-studded, banging performance.Ā