Hip-Hop Legends Honored In New York

It was a banner night for rap music in New York when VH1 held its second annual Hip-Hop Honours, featuring some of the genre's biggest pioneers.

Among those who were celebrated at the event: Big Daddy Kane, Ice-T, the late Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Salt 'N Pepa, Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five and the classic John Singleton movie, Boyz In The Hood.

"It's something that documents hip-hop history and I'm glad to be a part of it," Kane told the Associated Press. He was one of the most popular musicians of the night, receiving a huge ovation for his performance of "Warm It Up."

Among the other performers were a reunited Salt 'N Pepa, who performed "Whatta Man" and were later joined by En Vogue, another group who haven't played together in years.

Of course, the new guard came out to pay their respects as well. Nelly, who wore old school LL Cool J gear, performed with Ciara, Kanye West and Ludacris did Notorious B.I.G.'s hits with his widow, Faith Evans and Snoop Dogg and Ice-T performed a number of hit songs from the classic West coast rap era.

That's So New York