Grammys celebrates 50 Years of Hip-Hop; Check out performances and setlist

Grammys celebrates 50 Years of Hip-Hop; Check out performances and setlist

The 2023 Grammy Awards celebrated 50 years of Hip-Hop on Sunday with a 15-minute performance with some of the legendary performers of all-time.

The Questlove-curated travel through time was a joy that brought dozens of stars to the stage, including Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Run-DMC, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Ice T, Missy Elliott, Queen Latifah, Method Man, Salt-N-Pepa, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Busta Rhymes, Nelly, GloRilla, Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert, to name a few.

The full list of songs performed are below, per Billboard:

See the full setlist below:

  • Grandmaster Flash w/ Barshon, Melle Mel, Rahiem & Scorpio – “Flash To The Beat”
  • Grandmaster Flash w/ Barshon, Melle Mel, Rahiem & Scorpio – “The Message”
  • Run-D.M.C. – “King Of Rock”
  • LL Cool J – “I Can’t Live Without My Radio”
  • DJ Jazzy Jeff – “Rock The Bells”
  • Salt-N-Pepa – “My Mic Sounds Nice”
  • Rakim – “Eric B Is President”
  • Chuck D & Flavor Flav – “Rebel Without A Pause”
  • Black Thought w/ LL Cool J – “El Shabazz Skit”
  • De La Soul – “Buddy”
  • Scarface – “My Mind’s Playing Tricks On Me”
  • Ice-T – “New Jack Hustler (Nino’s Theme)”
  • Queen Latifah – “U.N.I.T.Y.”
  • Method Man – “Method Man”
  • Big Boi – “ATLiens”
  • Busta Rhymes & Spliff Star – “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See” /
  • “Look At Me Now”
  • Missy Elliott – “Lose Control”
  • Nelly & City Spud – “Hot In Herre”
  • Too $hort – “Blow The Whistle”
  • Swizz Beatz & The LOX – “We Gonna Make It”
  • Lil Baby – “Freestyle”
  • GloRilla – “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)”
  • LL Cool J – “Just Wanna Rock

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.