Live Blogging the hip hop honors

9:09-Who is this guy introducing? Not Tracy Jordan, the next guy. Whatever. Repping Cyprus Hill-the spanish lyrics mixed with the ghetto all around the love of one thing: Weed? "certain herbal remedy"

9:11-I agree that the CH really influced the spanish scene in a major way. Interview with CH right now. They are big Run DMC fans.

9:12 "People know, we get baked. That's a big part of it. It's an important issue to us. It's something we believe in" Wow.

9:13 Run DMC shout out again

9:15 Gym class heroes, playing live with fat joe.

9:16 CH loves their own music, really head-knocking at this point.

9:17 guy from GCH is killing it. Insane in the membrane!!! Loving the old school beat, so solid. Standing bass and drums.

9:18 they are on stage to finish the song. You can hear the age in the voices though. Still cool. Here is something you can't understand...How I can just killa man!

9:19 They are covering a new school track? Rockstar? Damn, did NOT see this coming. Pretty good.

9:20 I can see how this song sort of works with their past. Very interesting pick. The edge in the voice is great, you don't get a ton of that anymore.

9:21 Commerical Break, then De La Soul, who I am LBing this for. Just a huge fan.

9:23 LL Cool J clothing line being pushed over the commerical breaks. Looks like really cheap express clothing? Just bad.


9:26 Back. De la Soul time!!! Interview. Talking about the lyrics. Evolution of a style. How do you write lyrics? The thoughts behind them. So cool. First group to have skits. I have this album. We weren't hippies, but that image really worked well with us.

9:29 Joy Bryant leading in the next rappers. She looovvess De La Soul. She calls them "Dayla". Q-Tip and Ce Loo, Mos Dep to rock the tribute!!!

9:30 crowd does not get it at all. So dumb. Not moving at all.

9:30 Mos Def is on and killing it with Flava. Boo on Flava.

9:31 Here is Cee loo. Wearing allllll silver.

9:32 Man I love De La Soul.

9:34 Tracy Jordan, just not funny.

9:35 holy shit, kid rock is on this thing? Why? I will tune out by then.

9:37 ON THE STAGE, DE LA SOUL BBBAAABY!

9:38 Me, myself, and I. Such a classic hook.

9:41 they may not be jumping, but they all know the words!

9:42 Q-Tip back on

9:43 looks like the roots are coming up with Cee lo...that should be sweet.

9:44 I'm up at 5, love to all. De la soul, remember the name.