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Eminem, Public Enemy Celebrate Def Jam Catalog At VH1’s ‘Hip Hop Honors’

Stars perform tracks by LL Cool J, Beastie Boys and other acts from the legendary imprint. Eminem performs at the VH1’s “Hip Hop Honors” Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images BROOKLYN, New York — Usually when hip-hop heads new and old gather to celebrate someone being recognized as a “VH1 Hip Hop Honors” inductee, it’s a pioneering act like LL Cool J , Rakim or Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

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Common, The Roots Turn Up The Volume With Queen Latifah, Q-Tip In NYC

Eve, Ashanti, Robin Thicke and more celebs turn out for last stop of Hennessy Artistry 2009 Series. By Jayson Rodriguez Common performs during the Hennessy Artistry event on Wednesday Photo: Theo Wargo/ WireImage NEW YORK — Common and the Roots may have shared top billing Wednesday night during their performance at Terminal 5 in Manhattan, but the under card — featuring Colin Monroe, Don Omar and Bilal — packed as big of a punch as the two musical heavyweights

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Three 6 Mafia Keep The Party Going In ‘Shake My’ Video

The Rodney Jerkins-produced track also features Dirty Money’s Kaleena. By Jayson Rodriguez Juicy J in “Shake My” Photo: Columbia Records There’s one thing about Three 6 Mafia that doesn’t change: DJ Paul and Juicy J like to party. The Memphis twosome throw down in their new clip “Shake That,” from their forthcoming album Laws of Power, due November 24.

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Eminem, Kid Rock, The Roots Pay Tribute To Def Jam At VH1’s ‘Hip Hop Honors’

LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, other label greats are honored at annual event, which airs on VH1 October 13. By Shaheem Reid Eminem on stage at the 2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage BROOKLYN, New York — For five years, VH1’s “Hip Hop Honors” has paid homage to legendary hip-hop figures, from Notorious B.I.G

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Tyra Banks’ Real Hair: Revealed!

Tyra Banks is going back to her roots and turning over a new leaf. Literally in the case of the former, and as a figure of speech when it comes to the latter.

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What Makes a Psychopath?

“As exaggerated as many popular depictions of psychopaths often are, many nevertheless do pose a genuine danger to others. So what makes psychopaths the way they are? Scientists are now working toward uncovering the roots of this disorder in the brain

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Roots Perform Surprise Times Square Show

?uestlove spread the word about NYC concert through Twitter. By Shaheem Reid The Roots Photo: MTV News Uh, a little more advance notice next time, fellas, please! On Thursday night (August 6), ?uestlove sent a post out on his Twitter account saying, “nyc—be in times square 7 pm SHARP!!” He tweeted soon after, “THAT is all the info you need.” Around 7:25 p.m. ET, the Roots walked on a stage in Times Square with a tuba player leading the charge

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Method Man, Redman, Ghostface Killah Roll Out Classics At New York Show

Duo kicked off set with new material from their current LP, Blackout 2.

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Kanye West Joins Clipse As Surprise Guest At Diesel Show

The Roots, Cobra Starship, Lykke Li also hit the stage. By Steven Roberts Kanye West and Pusha T perform at the Diesel show at Webster Hall in New York City on Thursday Photo: Theo Wargo/ WireImage NEW YORK — The Diesel show at Webster Hall Thursday night was on a smaller scale than the denim brand’s 30th-anniversary celebration last year, but with performances from the Clipse , the Roots , Cobra Starship and surprise appearances from Kanye West and Lykke Li , it packed a powerful punch.

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