Throwback Monday: Honoring Missy Elliot

                                After two decades of blessing us with the most creative music videos of all time... MTV is finally honoring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot the Video Vanguard award formerly known as the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award. Missy is the FIRST female rapper to be given the honor.
 The VMAs are on Monday August 26th.

VH1 Hip Hop Honors Gave Me Life

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I'm a huge fan of hip-hop.

Yes, I know...you're all shocked.
On Monday night, VH1 had its annual Hip Hop Honors event and this year they focused on 90s game changers.

I'm an 80s baby and the 90s (especially mid to late) molded my musical tastes. VH1 tailored this show to all my peers and it gave me the ultimate life.
Like, I was in my feelings....MAJORLY.
The honorees were Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Martin Lawrence,  Master P and Hype Williams.
Mariah's collaborations with various rap artists merged pop and hip-hop beats for the greatest remixes and helping bring rap to the mainstream. I mean, if you didn't know who Ol' Dirty Bastar or ODB was...you did after you heard Fantasy
Jermaine Dupri's beats and artists on his SoSo Def label produces Xscape, Da Brat, Kriss Kross and helped Mariah get some of the best remixes.
Martin Lawrence's show Martin brought hip-hop to the mainstream by showcasing artists like Notorious BIG and Snoop Dogg to the small screen.
Master P gave the world the sound of the dirtay dirtay with his artists like Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal and giving us No Limit Records. He's still a business man, and now has his own basketball league.
Hype Williams, the OG of HOT music videos. He gave us California Love, Gold Digger, Woo Ha! and more. 


To start off the show, Missy Elliot killed the stage with She's a Bitch from her Hot Boy era and even brought back the old choreography and costumes from the video.

Then Trick Daddy, Trina, Romeo (formerly Lil Romeo), Silkk the Shocker and Xscape paid homage to the South....Get ready to DANCE!

The show couldn't go on without paying homage to the life of Prodigy from Mobb Deep who passed away this year with an awesome performance by Havoc, Lil Kim and Fabolous....BROOKLYN!

Everyone's favorite dancer and body-goal, Teyana Taylor, killed it with a 90s dance medley with her broken foot and everything and STILL killed it! We all remember when T slayed her Lil Kim performance last year. You can tell she really appreciates her hip-hop predecessors

Xscape, Warren G, Ty Dolla $ign, Remy Ma and Fat Joe performed some of the hottest party songs of the 90s with No Scrubs, Regulate and Still Not a Player.

Last, but definitely not least....Miss Mariah Carey killed it with her remixes to Honey...my FAVE of hers. With the So So Def and MYC remix featuring Jermain Dupri, Da Brat and the Lox and Ma$e.

Thank YOU VH1 for giving me the BEST hour of my life this week so far! We all needed this. EVERYONE NEEDS TO WATCH THESE!!

Throwback Monday

                

 This week's throwback is to honor, Miss Mariah Carey. MC's Butterfly is celebrating its 20th anniversary and the legend is being honored at this evening's VH1 Hip Hop Honors for her many collaborations with hip-hop's finest.
The Butterfly album is one of my favorites, I loved Mariah's transformation. She had left her marriage and was finally embracing herself and her sexuality and she definietely grew as an artist. Of course, I loved all of the album's hip-hop influences as well.
Congrats Butterfly!
Enjoy some splashes on your anniversary.

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One of my favorite Mariah Carey videos.
Happy Monday!

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1994 + Da Brat + Jermaine Dupri= my childhood.

Throwback Monday: "Sock It 2 Me"- Missy Elliot ft. Da Brat

This song is getting me ready for my upcoming Vegas trip with 3 of my favorite people!

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I wish they still played this song at the club!

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I've always preferred the remix of this song over the original version.
I miss Dru Hill.