VH1 Hip Hop Honors

Fans outraged that Foxy Brown and Lauryn Hill were left out of the recent all-female “VH1 Hip Hop Honors” salute has caused one of the slighted emcees to speak out. Taking to Instagram Wednesday, Brooklyn rapper Foxy Brown first made it clear that she is only responding because of the “overwhelming outcry from fans everywhere.” […]

NEW YORK (AP) — VH1 has celebrated pioneering women hip-hop stars Queen Latifah, Missy Elliot, Lil’ Kim and Salt-N-Pepa in its Hip Hop Honors event, held amid the racial tension that has gripped the nation. In accepting the honor Monday night, Latifah remarked that “racism is still alive and kicking, and we have to change […]

VH1 is bringing back its “Hip Hop Honors” this year to celebrate female emcees. Today, Billboard reports that show will pay special  tribute to Queen Latifah, who also happens to serve as the show’s executive producer. This will mark yet another collaboration with VH1 for Latifah’s  Flavor Unit production company following the one-hour special “Dear Mama” that aired earlier […]

After a six-year break, VH1’s “Hip Hop Honors” will return this summer to honor pioneers of the genre — and this ceremony will salute ladies only. A release sent out Monday did not mention honorees, but said the show would air live from New York City on July 11 and focus exclusively on female “trailblazers […]