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VH1’s 1st Annual Hip Hop Honors Awards 2004 10/12/04: The television special honors old school and golden age hip hop rappers and contributors. It features live performances by most of the honorees along with new school artists who have been influenced by them. The show is taped at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan, New York City. The first ceremony aired on October 12, 2004 and was hosted by Vivica A. Fox and MC Lyte.
1st VH1 Hip Hop Honors Honorees (2004)
DJ Hollywood
Kool Herc
KRS-One
Public Enemy
Run-DMC
Rock Steady Crew
Sugarhill Gang
2Pac
The Graffiti Movement
Presenters
Roselyn Sanchez
Debbie Harry
Tracy Morgan
Ice T
Taye Diggs
P. Diddy
LIVE Performances
Beastie Boys, Mix Master Mike and Doug E. Fresh – “Here We Go” and “Sucker M.C.’s”
Fat Joe and Terror Squad – “Lean Back”
Nas and Olu Dara – “Bridging the Gap”
Fat Joe – “South Bronx”
Doug E. Fresh, Kid Rock, Kid Capri and Grandmaster Flash – “DJ Medley”
Nas – “Keep Ya Head Up”
Beastie Boys – “Right Right Now Now”
Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, Anthrax – “Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos”/”Fight the Power”/”Bring the Noise”
MC Hammer – “Unconditional Love” (danced and read lyrics of an original 2Pac song but later given to Hammer which he did a remake of on his Family Affair album.)
Sugarhill Gang & Chic – “Rapper’s Delight”/”Good Times”
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