I can’t front, I’m low-key looking forward to Monday night.
Monday Night Football will get a one week reprieve while I watch VH1 put BET & MTV to shame once again when they air 2008′s installment of the Hip-Hop Honors. I can’t wait to see the performances and see the honorees get their just due.
So I’m gonna share my favorite performance from the show history and, if the post title didn’t give it away, it’s from the 2005 show honoring Big Daddy Kane. To see T.I., Black Thought, Common & Big Daddy Kane (literally) with The Roots backing them is the definition of once in a lifetime. To see Common breakdancing and Black Thought give another reason to believe he’s Kane’s illegitimate son was great.
But Kane stole the show when he finished his verse and lets us know that his rhyme skills isn’t the only thing he’s kept up. When he did the splits at the end made me feel like amped and ashamed of myself all at the same time.
Honorable mention: Salt-N-Pepa Feat. En Vogue – “Whatta Man”
It was like 4th grade all over again when I saw En Vogue together and looking good as ever. Props to Salt-N-Pepa…but I was eyeing En Vogue the whole set.
VH1′s Hip-Hop Honors 2008 airs on Monday October 6th @ 10pm EST.
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Kane’s one of the few old school cats that still get the job done. i’ve seen him a couple times over the years and while the waistline expands, the lyrics and showmanship is still strong.
En Vogue was put together by a couple bruhs, but them sistahs could straight blow. They were one of the last dope girl groups. Could sing, co-ordinate (word to Pops) and were sexy without being ho-ish.
And y’all i was thisclose to marrying Cindy Herron… too bad she didn’t know i was about to have her baby. lol! Only thing about Whatta A Man is it references Whitney Houston’s worst song ever. Who the hell was Susan?
Salt’s a born-again Christian now so i liked how she updated her verse to be a little more grown than the original. It still came off.
I always loved Spinderella the most. What’s that video where they all oily and shit and rubbing all on each other? I needs to peep that again.
I had a super-crush on that one chick from En Vogue, the one who played in Juice. Spinderella too boy.
Loved watching Common all limber on the floor……
“Good Men R Hard to Find”-lol @ Luther being on the big screen, either gay, dead, or jail…………………………………………………
I luv this clip! I’ve seen the roots live a bunch and they’re among the best doing it.
I always wondered if it was me or was Tipster strugglin’ with Kane’s flow? Maybe he was tired, not used to a live band.. or maybe Kane was just that nice on the track, but whatever the cause tip sounded winded like a kite.
Black Thought is a straight afficionado on the mic. Dude knows his lyrical history cold. he’s arguably the best live emcee on a major label. Never seen a bad show from these guys. The average person couldn’t give you their favorite 16 from BT, but all around, it’s hard not to put him on the top shelf of cats doing it.
Com’s another dope live performer. he really seems to enjoy being on stage and doing his thing–and if he looks a little goofy sometimes, he just doesn’t seem to care.
Kane’s in a weird space tho. i don’t think he gets that blatant, top of mind due that Rakim or Jay-Z or even KRS and Chuck D gets. He’s like the middle child on the scale or something.
Salt n Pepa still fine… all three of ‘em look luscious as ever. Pay attention youngun’s. When Canseco say “grown women” that’s what i’m talkin’ bout.
y’al tell me En Vogue and SNP and bad right now.
I had a super-crush on that one chick from En Vogue, the one who played in Juice.
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Co-sign.
My homegirl went to the taping for VH1 HHH 2008… she says that we’re definitely in for a show tomorrow night.
the one who played in Juice was Cindy….super fine.
wasn’t extra glamorous, just round the way fine & thick.
*raises coffee in lieu of alcoholic beverage to Cindy’s fine ass*
Cindy, ahh, Cindy.
Phife can have Dawn. I’ll take Cindy.
Kane was way too cold w/his. Then he just dramatically fell the fuck off after A Taste Of Choclate.
Taste Of Chocolate
+
Madonna
+
Playgirl Magazine
=
Kane’s demise
Then he just dramatically fell the fuck off after A Taste Of Chocolate.
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lol!
TOC. woah lawd i remember that one… And that’s what Madonna’s gap-toothed booty can do to a bru. She done ruined the career of every single man that ever got between her legs. Jose Canseco went downhill after he waxed that… Rodman… Sean Penn fell off. Kane. Warren Beatty… Kevin Kostner hit her then made Waterworld…
That broad’s coochie is cursed.
Guy Ritchie ain’t done ish since he got wit Madonna…
Like i told y’all about Anne Hathaway:
Brothas, especially famous, rich brothas don’t hit the first white girl you see. Becky’s cute but travel some… visit a few spots before you dive on in. You got some options out here… Kane waxed Madonna just cuz he could, next thing you know he doing Father MC’s leftover joints.
Cats lost they mind over ol girl from Blossom and all kinds of magazines and brothas folded.
Leave these over-hyped wackass white girls alone… window shop. Google… ask around. Do some recon. Remember the key word here:
Options.
Cats lost they mind over ol girl from Blossom and all kinds of magazines and brothas folded.
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She got a fatty. In fact, she’s a wooty lol. I’d beat.
She got a fatty. In fact, she’s a wooty lol. I’d beat.
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Watch it Gotty … Don’t let the snow blind you. Get the good booty. Remember–choices. lol!
In the words of Clevon Little:
Where the white women at?!
You know, I’ve been mulling over writing something that pertains to this in some off kilter way.
She still got a fatty. Where the hell she been @ though? She was the only reason I would sometimes watch The Parkers & they would never show her ass. It’s like there was a clause in her contract that stipulated minimal ass angles.
“minimal ass angles”
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comedy.
I think that ass angle thing is more true than we know. jenna Von Oy was her name btw.
You know your career is in trouble when you’re the only white actor/actress on a black sitcom…on UPN nonetheless. Still, I’d smash without a second thought.
Ayo!!!
Kimbo took an L!!
13 seconds?!?!?!?!?!
He got stunned with a short right but when he hit the floor, the other cat caught him right in the back of the head. Kimbo never recovered after that & Petrezelli just went to work. Slice got beat down & looked pitiful afterwards.
can somebody post goodnight by kanye and mos def and al be back I just got a new laptop and can’t find it anywhere
Sidebar- Anal Hathaway is on SNL tonight. I wonder if they’ll make any boo boo on the wee wee jokes.
SNL should make her the BUTT of some jokes
lol
* “Is That You God?”
Written and Performed by Cee-Lo (as Cee-Lo Green)
Courtesy of Triangle Entertainment
As heard in ATL.
I want that joint.
Who’s holding?
“Love’s Deceit”
Written and Performed by Big Rube
How come they ain’t make a fuckin sdtk for ATL?
Cats lost they mind over ol girl from Blossom and all kinds of magazines and brothas folded.
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She got a fatty. In fact, she’s a wooty lol. I’d beat.
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Aahhhh… Jenna Von Oy. Fatty indeed.
^ She was in KING or something a few years back I think.
How come they ain’t make a fuckin sdtk for ATL?
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A bunch of heat used in the score for that film… they missed out on that easy money. T.I. could’ve had crazy dough from KING and a soundtrack. Somebody bugged the fuck out on that one.
Question about the Devin album: The “retail” version is floating around but it has the track “Highway” from the Coughee Brothaz album. There was a track that leaked a couple weeks back also called “Highway”, but I haven’t found that one on any of the track listings. Does anyone know which of these will be on the actual album?
Marissa Tomei… Judd Nelson in New Jack City… Lone white cat in the all black cast. Tyler Perry and Spike Lee be hookin’ up random white folk in movies/shows they ain’t got no biz in.
^ “Gotta get that paper dawg… Gotta have that, grab that paper dawg.” (C) Jay-Z
I wish last week and this weeks MNF games could’ve been switched. Then I wouldn’t be missing something great.
im bout to get a job at the costco where big daddy kane shops at here in raleigh. yeah… my rap career is amazingly successful. cant wait to meet him tho
BDK shops at Costco in North Carolina? now i’ve heard it all.
Down go the coobs! Nothin’ like a Cubs loss to keep the weekend rollin’. Cubs suck. Long live the curse. manny rules!
wow……..
anyone else see Kimbo Slice get downed in 14 seconds? by a dude with pink hair…
im so glad it lived up to the hype especially after Shamrock dip’d out already…
wow
^ Is that true?
see, this is why i don’t watch UFC anymore. Ppl big up this aggin Kimbo Slice and he gets knocked down in 14 secs..14 secs?
yup, He got caught and went down didnt even try to block the punches once he hit the mat, he looked like he was tryna get up tho but they called it..
then they interviewed him after and he said some shit bout an after party still goin down and then bounced..haha left the announcer wit nothin…
lol
p.s. anyone have the instrumental for Nas f/ Jay-Z: Black Republican. i could really use it right about now..thx
see, this is why i don’t watch UFC anymore. Ppl big up this aggin Kimbo Slice and he gets knocked down in 14 secs..14 secs?
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Wasn’t the UFC, bruh. It was EliteXC. Different animal completely.
The UFC is a professional organization.
yeh same shit, diff toilet. I started getting fed up with UFC when Cro Cop flopped so i dont see much difference in MMA fights anymore..
It’s not the UFC’s fault that Cro Cop fell off though. But, if MMA ain’t your thing, I ain’t mad ‘atcha.