Will Smith, Queen Latifah and Public Enemy Celebrate Hip-Hop in Star-Studded ‘Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop’: TV Review
variety.comSteven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer As the 50th anniversary of hip-hop comes to a close, the Recording Academy has one last trick up its sleeve to honor the pillars of the culture.
The Academy joins forces with CBS for “A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop,” an aural spectacular that’s as much an ode to the culture as it is a documentation of it.
Throughout the two-hour special (airing Sunday night from 8:30-10:30 p.m. ET/PT, with live and on-demand streaming on Paramount+), rappers and DJs from all walks of life come together to celebrate what started in the Bronx in the 1970s and spread across the world, charting its impact through a strong lineup of rappers, beatboxers, dancers, DJs and presenters.
The special, filmed at Inglewood’s YouTube Theater on Nov, 8, features a laundry list of performers spanning both decades and regions.
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