VH1’s Hip Hop Honors awards show went down last night, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Def Jam Records, and hip hop royalty (both old school and new school), definitely represented…at least with the performances. However, the looks on the red carpet were a bit ummm….interesting. Check out some stand outs when you read the rest.

Eve rocked it. She looks cute and effortless.

Ashanti…

Ashanti rocked an interesting outfit backstage as well. *blank stare*

Chrisette Michele

Foxy…just…no. There’s too much going on here.

Sigh…we can’t. We won’t even get into the guys. We’ve had enough of the mess. Let’s just hope the performances were better than the red carpet.

According to Rap Up, the show went down like this.

• The Roots, Eminem, and DJ Jazzy Jeff opened with LL Cool J’s “Rock the Bells.”
• Ja Rule and Ashanti reunited on stage to perform “Down for You” and “Always on Time.”
• DMX collaborated with Gym Class Heroes on his 1999 hit “Party Up.”
• Ludacris and Scarface represented for the South with “Guess Who’s Back” and “Southern Hospitality.”
• Mary J. Blige and Method Man reminisced over “I’ll Be There for You/You’re All I Need to Get By.”
• Dressed as LL Cool J, Rick Ross took the stage to perform “Hustlin’.”
• Trey Songz filled in for Nate Dogg by performing “Regulate” with Warren G.
• Gym Class Heroes, Wale, and KRS-One covered the Beastie Boys’ “No Sleep Till Brooklyn.”
• Foxy Brown and Fabolous closed the show as part of an all-star medley.

This definitely sounds like something that is not to be missed!

VH1 Hip Hop Honors will air Tuesday, October 13, at 9 p.m. EST/PST.

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