Only a few days to go until the star-packed VH1 Rock Honors concert event, from LA saluting The Who, and VH1 has named the upcoming date for its next A-List event, the "VH1 Hip Hop Honors." In its fifth year, the 2008 "VH1 Hip Hop Honors" will again pay tribute to the hip hop artists who broke new ground and pushed the genre into being a truly global phenomenon.
VH1 will feature this year's honorees at an event at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City taping Thursday, October 2, 2008 and premiering on VH1 on Tuesday, October 7. The music and influence of each of the honorees, to be named this summer, will be recognized by performances in collaboration with some of today's hottest talent. Generations of the hip hop world will bridge the gap for one night to set it off with the original style and flavor that sparked and inspired the evolution of the music.
Last year's show was hosted by Tracy Morgan and honored A Tribe Called Quest Snoop Dogg, WHODINI, Missy Elliott, the film Wild Style and Teddy Riley and Andre Harrell for New Jack Swing. The star-studded 2007 edition also featured performances by the honorees, along with appearances by Ciara, Eve, Pharrell Williams, The Game, T.I., Timbaland, Bow Wow, Busta Rhymes, Common, T-Pain, Keyshia Cole and Nick Cannon as well as Chris Rock, Harvey Keitel, LL Cool J, Kerry Washington and Diddy. Salt -N- Pepa, Nelly Furtado, Ne-Yo, KRS-One The Teacha, Jermaine Dupri, Grandmaster Caz, Nelly, Mos Def, Kool Moe Dee, Grand Wizzard Theodore and The Chief Rocker Busy Bee.
Keep checking the VH1 site for nominee information!
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