A number of hip-hop luminaries took the stage on the 2023 MTV VMAs this yr to have a good time the fiftieth anniversary of the style with a decade-spanning efficiency. Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Grandmaster Flash and the Livid 5, Doug E. Contemporary, LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne all got here collectively to supply highlights from their respective careers and hype one another up within the course of. Have a look under.
Grandmaster Flash and the Livid 5 bought issues began with “The Message,” after which Slick Rick and Dougie Contemporary & The Get Contemporary Crew took the stage to carry out “The Present” and lead the gang in a chant of “Go Jersey!” Nicki Minaj carried out “Itty Bitty Piggy” and “Purple Ruby Da Sleeze” earlier than bringing out Lil Wayne for “A Milli.” LL Cool J and McDaniels closed the phase out with classics like “I’m Dangerous,” ending on a rendition of Run DMC and Aerosmith’s “Stroll This Method.”
Nicki Minaj emceed this yr’s VMAs after successful the 2022 Video Vanguard Award, and likewise carried out new unreleased materials throughout this system. Lil Wayne debuted his latest single “Kat Meals” through the present, and Diddy was introduced with the International Icon Award for his profession in hip-hop as an artist, producer, and enterprise mogul.
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