Public Enemy: Hip-hop’s original rebels, Public Enemy, comprised of rapper Chuck D and hype man Flavor Fav, soundtracked Black discontent with vigor, particularly with their second album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. Rakim: Rakim rapped his first single with DJ Eric B, “Eric B Is President.” The hip-hop duo is often revered as one of music’s greatest as leaders of the genre’s Golden Era. It became the first gold, then platinum album by women who rap. Salt-n-Pepa: MCs Cheryl James and Sandra Denton reunited as Salt-N-Pepa for a performance of “My Mic Sounds Nice,” from their 1986 debut Hot, Cool, & Vicious. At the Grammys, he performed his 1985 breakthrough hit, “I Can’t Live Without My Radio” (which he cowrote with Rubin), and 1986’s “Rock the Bells” with an assist from the perennially underrated DJ Jazzy Jeff. LL Cool J: After the Beastie Boys and producer Rick Rubin championed LL Cool J as a teenager, the perennially Kangol-wearing MC quickly became one of the Eighties’ deftest lyricists and continued his reign decade after decade. Run-DMC: Run-DMC catapulted to fame thanks to heavy MTV play of tracks like 1985’s “King of Rock,” which the trio’s two surviving members, MCs Run and DMC, showcased triumphantly at the Grammys. Considered hip-hop’s most important DJ, he performed two of his early hits, 1979’s “Flash to the Beat” (with MCs Melle Mel and Scorpio) and 1982’s “The Message” (with MCs Melle Mel, Rahiem, and Barshon), both tracks that served as blueprints for the next four decades of rap. Grandmaster Flash: Credited with pioneering crossfades, Grandmaster Flash set the tone of early Eighties hip-hop.
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Here is a full list of every artist who appeared on stage for the Grammy’s celebrated hip-hop tribute:īlack Thought: Black Thought, who co-founded The Roots with Questlove in 1987, introduced the performance medley with rhymes about how hip-hop debuted 50 years ago “and took the world by storm.” The performance could easily have only focused on old school or new school stars, but Questlove, who curated the lineup, was smart enough to amplify everyone for hip-hop’s birthday.
Fans across the world, and spectators in attendance (like Jay-Z), were enthralled as they watched hip-hop’s pioneers and rising stars both get the showcase they deserved on “music’s biggest night.” Nowhere else have we had the chance to see Public Enemy share the stage with Lil Baby, or Melle Mel perform in the same room as GloRilla. More than 20 of hip-hop’s biggest artists ascended onto the Grammys stage for an exciting cross-generational medley that became one of the highlights of this year’s awards ceremony. The Grammy Awards celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip-hop Sunday night with a 14-minute performance, packed with luminaries from the genre’s past and present.
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