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Vh1 set the night off right wth Missy Elliot as the opening performance to the 2017 VH1 Hip Hop Honors . Known for oddly creative visuals, audiences were expecting a dynamic performance from Missy Elliot, and she did not disappoint. After being honored at last years ceremony and having such a dominant role in the late 90s, what better way to start the night. Hosted by Regina Hall, the award ceremony was filled with stars of the 90s and today. In celebration of the golden era of hip hop, fans and celebrities dressed in 90s clothing. Yes, that means flat tops, 4 finger rings, and joggers.  Performances were great, amazing experience. #vh1hiphophonors airs tonight #vh1 #livelive #livelili #music #hiphop #lilinicols #performance #art #losangeles #paramount #hollywood #snapchat @lilinicols A post shared by L!ve Li Li (@liveliliblog) on Sep 18, 2017 at 12:06pm PDT Southern style hip hop Rapper T.I introduced awards to 2 of most iconic moguls in hip hop, Master ...

After a six-year hiatus, VH1's Hip-Hop Honors returned on Monday night with a program dedicated entirely to female rappers.  The honorees consisted of Queen Latifiah , Lil Kim , Missy Elliot , and Salt-N-Pepa all which were honored with amazing performances of their hit songs. Remy Ma opened the show with Missy's classic single "Work It."An unexpected Ke Ke Palmer helped honor SaltNPepa with their classic "Push it." Queen Latifah's " U.N.I.T.Y " tribute embraced the Black Lives Matter movement and she also brought together Da Brat, MC Lyte, and Monie Love honoring them since they were not a part of the main stage. The Bad Boy family lit up stage with the exception of Rich Homie Quan stumbling over Biggie's lyrics during Lil Kim's honor.    Naturally these major tributes honoring the woman in hip hop provoke thoughts like; where are the female artist?  Since Nicki Minaj's album, Pink Friday there hasn't been any new ...

This Hip Hop inspired movie takes place during what we call the "golden era" 90s hip hop. The movie was somewhat confusing for me, because my assumptions presume it was about hip hop pioneer Kurtis Blow. Being that The Breaks is the title of the 1980s hit single off of the self titled album Kurtis Blow. However later finding out the movie is inspired by journalist Dan Charnas book The Big Payback, a narrative history of the hip hop business. It doesn't surprise me that The Breaks the movie swung in a different direction. The movie stars Mack Wilds, Wood Harris, and Method Method Man, who plays DeeVee's father.  Tristen "Mack" Wilds as Dee Vee, a young producer searching for a talented artist to record a demo tape. He goes through the several trials, ups and downs inside of the movie in order to get "the break." The movie is centered on Afton Williamson who plays Nikki Jones a driven individual who just wants to be involved in hip hop in any wa...