So we got invited by VH1’s casting to be in the audience for this year’s Hip Hop Honors. We were originally going to try to get on the press list, but figured, “What the hell?”, going as fans would probably be a better experience. We were right.
I hit up the event with the fellow NY bloggers, Lexie and Starr and some other homies, Monee, and Christina. (Yes, shout outs are in order. lol) We were told to get there by 4pm, but I was moving, so was incredibly (almost 2 hrs) late. Clearly, it didn’t matter anyway. Shortly after we got there, Biz Markie got on the 1s and 2s in order to hype up the audience. Ehhh…he didn’t do such a good job. I’m a big fan of Biz, and think that he’s a legend, but he did not get the party started. He barely played any hype songs, and the crowd looked pretty bored. It would have been nice if it would have been a party atmosphere, such as I heard it was last year, especially since we had to wait around so long for the show to start.
Anywhoo… I’ll skip all the boring details about what happened before the show started. However, if you’d like to hear about them, just follow me on twitter. I gave a play by play as everything was going down.
Tracey Morgan opened up the show by walking through the crowd with the “assistants” from “I Want to Work for Diddy“. His opening was pretty funny.
I don’t want to give away too much of the show, because it hasn’t aired yet, but I will say that Cypress Hill was probably my favorite tribute, and I’m not even a big fan of theirs like that. I loved their set design, the dancers repping Cali in khakis and chucks, and I feel that they had the best tribute.
Of course the eye candy during their tribute provided by Travis from Gym Class Heroes didn’t hurt either. *Swoon*!
The show was cool, but being there wasn’t necessarily as hype as I thought it was going to be. However, it was funny, because a lot of celebs and “VIPs” ended up coming down to the ground level so they could really enjoy the show. In the audience, we spotted Questlove from The Roots, Fab 5 Freddy, The Retro Kidz and more. The performances did not disappoint either, as they had some really great appearances by Q-tip, Public Enemy, Kid Rock, Estelle, Cee-Lo, Jim Jones, Mos Def, etc. My only real disappointment was the fact that Slick Rick only performed one song, and that’s who I really wanted to see.
All in all, I say its still definitely worth tuning into. All of the performers were pretty good, the set design was fabulous, and Tracy Morgan’s skits were pretty good as well.
VH1’s Hip Hop honors airs October 6th, 2008 @ 10/9 c.
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October 3rd, 2008 at 10:28 pm
You didnt hit up the charity after party?
October 6th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
I can’t wait to watch this tonight.
October 6th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
naw CB, actually i was at home sleep with a cold :(. how was the charity after party tho? weren’t they trying to charge 100 dollars at the door?
October 7th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Saw the awards last night and loved it. Wish I was there to see it live though.
October 7th, 2008 at 11:37 am
The show actually airs on Tuesday night, Oct. 7th at 10/9c
October 7th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
The show sucked to me. They need more of a mix when it comes to honorees…where was the women of hip-hop damn
October 7th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
The show came on last night. 10/6. I watched it. It will probably re-air today.
November 7th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
tribute songs to barack obama
Although I understand the gist of what you are trying to say, there are still a few points that I need further clarification on.