Fans react to the EPIC 50th anniversary hip-hop tribute at the 2023 Grammys

dailymail.co.uk:

One of the most epic moments of the nearly-four-hour 65th Grammy Awards was a massive tribute to hip-hop celebrating the music genre's 50th anniversary.LL Cool J introduced the segment, charting the roots of the genre to a party in The Bronx in August 1973, when a DJ played the beats the laid the groundwork for hip-hop.The tribute featured hip-hop artists from multiple generations - from Grandmaster Flash all the way to Lil Uzi Vert, with many fans showering praise on the tribute on social media.LL Cool J revealed in the intro that The Roots' Questlove put the tribute together, adding it was, 'a flash forward through a half-century of one of the greatest ongoing musical stories.Black Thought kicked off the tribute, followed by Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Melle Mel and Rahiem of Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five performed The Message, followed by Run DMC, LL Cool J, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt N Pepa, Eric B, Public Enemy, De La Soul, Clipping, Ice-T, Queen Latifah, Method Man, Big Boi from Outkast, Busta Rhymes, The Lox, Missy Elliot, Nelly, Too Short, Swizz Beatz, Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert and GloRilla Epic: One of the most epic moments of the nearly-four-hour 65th Grammy Awards was a massive tribute to hip-hop celebrating the music genre's 50th anniversary (pictured LL Cool J) Tribute: Black Thought kicked off the tribute, followed by Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Melle Mel and Rahiem of Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five performed The Message, followed by Run DMC, LL Cool J, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt N Pepa, Eric B, Public Enemy, De La Soul, Clipping, Ice-T, Queen Latifah, Method Man, Big Boi from Outkast, Busta Rhymes, The Lox, Missy Elliot, Nelly, Too Short, Swizz Beatz, Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert and GloRillaGrammy Awards 2023.