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.