Grammys' Soon-To-Be-Iconic 50 Years Of Hip Hop Tribute Features LL Cool J, Queen Latifah, GloRilla, Lil Baby And More

During the tribute, hip-hop artists from the ’80s, ’90s, 2000s, and 2020s came together to give a 10 minute-performance of songs that shaped the hip-hop culture.

The performance included performances from hip-hop’s best of the past, present and future, including: Big Boi, Busta Rhymes with Spliff Star, De La Soul, DJ Drama, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Future, GloRilla, Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Mele Mel and Scorpio/Ethiopian King, Ice-T, Lil Baby, The Lox, Method Man, Missy Elliott, Nelly, Public Enemy, Queen Latifah, Questlove, Rahiem, Rakim, The Roots, Run-DMC, Salt-N-Pepa and DJ Spinderella, Scarface, Swizz Beatz and Too $hort.

All of the performances were conducted by The Roots’ Questlove and Black Thought. The latter also narrated DJ Jazzy Jeff was MC.

Watch clips below:

Multiple generations of Hip-Hop take the stage for a 50th Hip-Hop anniversary performance at the 65th annual #Grammys
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— Rap Alert (@rapalert6) February 6, 2023

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Trecho da performance em homenagem aos 50 anos do hip hop, Rakim, LL Cool J, Run DMC, Public Enemy, Ice T, Missy Elliott, Queen Latifah, Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert, Busta Rhymes e mais rappers se apresentaram #Grammys pic.twitter.com/FPtKh3mGiZ

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