Rapper/Actor Mos Def and Actress/Model Joy Bryant pose for a photo backstage at the 2008 VH1 Hip Hop Honors awards show at Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday in New York City. We already posted the arrival pics, so check that out if you haven’t already and keep reading to view some performance pics..
PERFORMANCE PICS
Cee-Lo and Estelle on stage during VH1′s ‘HIP-HOP HONORS..’
( Photos: FILMMAGIC / WIREIMAGE )
Eve looking good. Treach is gotta be about 40. Please negro put some clothes on.
Everyone looks good! Wow I am first!
Treach look so damn fine!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know he throws down!!
EVE looks hot
EVE LOOKS GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!
EVE….WHAT IS ON YOUR HEAD?????
Treach looks like he is six months pregnant and carrying high. It’s a boy.
MC Lyte and Eve look pretty. I though Busta was Slick Rick for a sec…lol. I’m looking forward to the show. I hope the performances are better than last year though.
sooo….are the rumors about Busta true? He’s been giving me a sweet tooth all year. I didn’t see that coming. Anyways – looking forward to the show!
i am surprised none of you have mentioned the foolishness busta, slick rick and flava flav are wearing! everybody else looks nice. get it eve!
Look @ my baby, Mos Def!
Too $hort’s being honored-EAST OAKLAND BIOTCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh and Eve looks cute as does Joy and I know who dressed her-the stylist diva Rachel Zoe-her show is the bomb!
Busta Rhymes ? What rumors?
@9 What rumors?
LOL @ 12…BOUT TIME SHORT GOT HIS RESPECT! IN A GAME THAT SAYS TRICKIN IS OK NOW, PEOPLE NEED TO GET BACK ON THIS EAST OAKLAND SH*T!!!
@ 3
I know huh? He is lookin good in that pic
SLICK RICK AND FLAVA FLAV LOOK LIKE TWO DAMN FOOLS!!! EVE LOOKS VERY NICE!
DO I FINALLY SEE MAKEUP ON JOY BRYANT FACE?? THANK U JESUS!…CUZ SHE WAS LOOKIN 2 NTURAL 4 AWHILE…SHE MUST’VE GOT RID OF THAT WHITE GUY SHE WAS DATING…AND HER SHOES ARE BAD BUT IN THAT PIC IT LOOKED LIKE HER DOGZ WERE BARKING HARD! LOL….THANK GOD EVE GOT RID OF THEM DAMN BRAIDS…(SO THROWBACK) AND SHE HAD THE AUDACITY 2 HAVE HER LIKE THAT IN THIS MISS INDEPENDENT REMIX VIDEO…..AND SO HAPPY 2 SEE MC LYTE FINALLY STEPPED IN2 HER FEMININITY, SHE LOOKS GREAT
OH AND ESTELLE IS MY GIRL!
Eve is so ugly to me, and she has gained at least 24 pounds! Joy Bryant on the other hand is very pretty to me.
omg my hunny Mos Def i heart him…i was watching dave chappelles block party a few weeks back wondering when he was gonna drop something else cuz that was the best concert i have ever witnessed
eve looks pretty….that is all
Estelle baby….*sigh* im not even gonna say it….the dress is cute tho….
and mmmmmmm….look at flav..looking sharp as usual..lol…
She is my favorite. Just saw her on milllionaire personals site “”"”"C e l e b C u p i d.c o m”"”"”" last week. I am wondering what kind of relationship she is looking for
on that site.Is she single again now?-☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
What? Eve is pretty (no homo) I wish I could looked like that!
Eve looks HOT in that first pic!!! Man!
Can’t wait to see the show.
Eve is lookin fierce..
Joy’s shoes got to go..thumbs up for the make up, finally
Treach can GET IT!
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@#18 if i’m not mistaken joy bryant married that white dude she was dating.
estelle…ugh!
eve looks pretty
i like nicole and michael as a couple
is tracy morgan s l o w cause he sure acts like it
i really think there’s something sexy about Wyclef
…I started hearing rumors earlier this year that Busta was DL, but they say that about everybody these days so I didn’t pay it any attention. THEN I started seeing more and more pics like the one above, and it’s making me wonder about him now.
Eve and Joy Look HOT !!
joy bryant’s weaves always look a hot mess lol.. but she actually looks decent.
trav looks cute.. flava flav looks like a roach..i dont see how those girls go on public tv and kiss him[barf]… estelle is coo minus that damn blue and silver eyeliner she wears…
#10 hit it right on the nose. When are these men going to stop living in the past? I felt embarrased when I zoomed in on the pics of Flav and Slick Rick. They need to stop smoking weed.
Treach is tired as hell. Just ill..Flav ill…MC Lyte looks nice,glad2 c Joy Bryant step her game up finally,and what is Nicole and Michael doin there?
Busta was wearing Slick Rick’s signature clothing style cause they were doing a tribute to Slick Rick, ladies….c’mon now. Be smart. 2 guys with eye patches?
EXCLUSIVE UPDATE: VH1 Hip Hop Honors and KRS One/Bobby Brown concert
Full report: Myspace.com/blackpress
Oct. 2, 2008 – LIVE on Location at the Hammerstein Ballroom/Madison Sq. Garden
(BlackPressMagazine.com) – If you think watching Bobby Brown and KRS One in concert together is weird as hell, wait until you read about my night.
As promised, I’m posting an exclusive update on the LIVE taping of the 2008 VH1 Hip Hop Awards tonight in New York City at the Hammerstein Ballroom, now called the Manhattan Center.
My initial thoughts were this was like a dress rehearsal for the upcoming BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta in two weeks. I mean, there was NO excitement, no buzz and it just felt……blah. I guess Lyntina Townsend and the media relations crew at BET have spoiled me with the big production that Viacom music channels produce. But…..instead it was a fairly quiet event. It kinda of reminded me of the jazz versus hip hop argument. Jazz being where older people go to chill out and hip hop being where young people come to make the scene, create drama and put on a great show…..both outside and inside.
Forget about hip hop?
Since I was splitting my time between the VH1 Hip Hop Awards and the KRS One/Rakim kickoff of the “Stop the Violence Tour” concert across the street at Madison Square Garden, I thought I found the perfect time to sneak out. But apparently, I was wrong because I literally ran into a few big wigs including music industry exec Kevin Liles who told me that “America should forget about hip hop.”
“The only thing we should be thinking about for the next 30 days is voting and change,” he said before he gave a big plug to T.I. on his new CD, “Paper Trail.”
Next I spent a few minutes with MTV host Sway who was oddly sexy and a lot of fun. Look out for his BlackPressRadio.com commercial coming soon.
I somehow ended up back at the red carpet so I interviewed a few more people, made sure the photographers were good and decided to leave for the Garden. But……as my luck would have it I wouldn’t be able to leave because as I left the VIP gate I bumped into a big, Black, “John Thompson” looking security guard who was repping VH1 Hip Hop Awards host and comedian Tracey Morgan.
Rocking a Black Kangol hat, a lilac colored button down shirt, deep purple striped tie, Morgan was in true form. So, as I do with everyone I asked, “Hey Tracey. Do you have a minute for a quick interview?” He politely answered, “Hell NO! I’m about to start the show!” as he boarded the 42 Crosstown MTA bus. I was afraid I might end up in the show because that would be one funny clip with me asking for an interview and him shutting me down. Hell, I’d watch that.
I raced back to the red carpet and grabbed my photographers and we got the exclusive photos of Morgan on the bus about a minute before it took off and dropped him in front of the red carpet about 25-30 feet away. We were able to get photos of him as he departed the bus, raised his hand and waved to the crowd and then entered the ballroom.
Since it was past 8 at that point, I decided I had to leave. But, as I started to walk I bumped into the rock hard chest of rap icon Melle Mel, who was rocking a solid white, pinstriped silk suit and long dreads tucked under a matching hat. I sure the hat has a fancy name but my head was starting to hurt from my clumsy night, so I can’t remember it.
We did the whole walk-and-talk thing that I perfected covering U.S. presidents and Black politicians in Washington, DC. His cologne was off the chain and he was just really nice. People were stopping their cars to yell gratitudes to him. It was a great way to end my evening at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors.
I finally escaped from the VIP barrier gates and made my way across the street and debated which entrance I should use so I decided to go to 34th and 7th where I again bumped into another celebrity. This time it was R&B crooner and America’s favorite bad boy, Bobby Brown, who was rocking street gear of a basic Tee, jeans and a white baseball cap. His clean shaved face seemed bloated and he looked as tired as I felt.
Wanting to be fair I gave him the same treatment: “Bobby. DC Livers from BlackPressRadio.com. Got a minute for a quick interview?”
“Naw…but you can come with us though if my manager says it’s okay,” said the former New Edition member and Whitney Houston’s baby daddy.
I knew that wasn’t going to be an option because from past experience I’ve learned that hanging with a performer minutes before they perform means a night a waiting, waiting and getting acquainted with his staff…but rarely the star himself. But, I realized that I likely blew my KRS One moment cause I stayed too long at VH1, so I persisted.
“Ok Bobby. While I wait for Tommy (his manager and brother), can you do a quick drop?”
“Oh, give me a minute. I can do that right Tommy? He has to say its ok or you’ll have problems,” he said. I glanced at Tommy, but when I saw the Beyonce-lookalike groupie pushing up on him, I knew getting his attention in the time it took for them to walk from their car to the entrance would be difficult at best. I was right. I didn’t get that Bobby Brown drop, but I did get to see why he’s such a guilty pleasure. He’s very charismatic and just seems fun as hell.
So…….stay tuned for my official report on youtube.com/blackpress and myspace.com/blackpress and of course BLACKPRESSRADIO.com.
Thanks for your support!
- DC Livers, BlackPressRadio.com
Estelle’s got great skin. MC Lyte stays fly.
Joy bryant can’t even dress herself. She’s got to go to her stylist for a toothbrush.
Not a single woman honored at the hip-hop awards…amazing.
Joy looks a mess… But I am NOT surprised because she always looks a mess. She needs a stylist and BAD. Her shoes are awful.
Estelle looks good I don’t see why folks hate on her!! She just gotta get rit of that eyeliner 4 sure