LL Cool J has presented a “global impact award” to Dr Dre,an award that shall henceforth bear his name.
The whole thing segued into Questlove’s tribute to the 50th anniversary of hip-hop,which leaned heavily on the pioneers. It was a veritable retirement home of rappers - I say this with affection.
![Chuck D and Flavor Flav perform “Rebel Without a Pause” in the tribute.](https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_300%2C$height_150/t_crop_auto/t_sharpen%2Cq_auto%2Cf_auto/1c9f719f8ff1f0a880e72ab540f3edef40b046c7)
Chuck D and Flavor Flav perform “Rebel Without a Pause” in the tribute.Invision
There was LL,Run DMC,Salt n Pepa,Rakim,Chuck D and Flav,Posdnous of De La Soul,Scarface of the Geto Boys,Ice T,Queen Latifah doing U.N.I.T.Y,and I don’t think we’re even at 1993 by this point.
Then there’s Method Man,Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott bringing us into the new millennium,and even Shania Twain is on her feet.
![Ice-T performs New Jack Hustler (Nino’s Theme).](https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_300%2C$height_150/t_crop_auto/t_sharpen%2Cq_auto%2Cf_auto/784a7e674170398b157e5c0aaf849f4fa0a0d958)
Ice-T performs New Jack Hustler (Nino’s Theme).Invision
Questlove has gone all out - then we’ve got Nelly doingHot in Herre,Too Short doingBlow the Whistle,Jadakiss and Styles P doingWe Gon Make It,and all of a sudden we’re at today with Glorilla doing FnF and Lil Uzi Vert on stage with his Naruto haircut doing his new Jersey Club anthemJust Wanna Rock. I feel like I’m at RnB Superclub and I love it.
“Multigenerational hip-hop!” yells LL when the whole thing ends,which is also something I yell at my kids.
![Sandra Denton and Cheryl James of Salt-N-Peppa perform My Mic Sounds Nice.](https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_300%2C$height_150/t_crop_auto/t_sharpen%2Cq_auto%2Cf_auto/f60c586055a013ce310d91a5916973738d0e29d8)
Sandra Denton and Cheryl James of Salt-N-Peppa perform My Mic Sounds Nice.Invision