Hip-hop’s 50th anniversary got off to a rousing start at the Grammy Awards in February with a massive 15-minute medley orchestrated by Roots drummer and rap scholar Questlove and featuring LL Cool J, Ice-T, Public Enemy, Rakim, Queen Latifah, Method Man and many more — and the organizers promised that a much bigger show would be coming later in the year. However, the Hollywood strikes put the entire project on pause, and Quest declined to discuss it during an interview with PvNew in August.
Well, the actors’ strike isn’t over but they’ve apparently sorted things out, because CBS and the Recording Academy have announced “A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop,” a live concert special honoring hip-hop legends, airing Sunday, Dec. 10 (8:30-10:30 PM, ET/8:00-10:00 PM, PT) on CBS.
The star-studded lineup includes the Roots’ Black Thought, Bun B, Common, De La Soul, Jermaine Dupri, J.J. Fad, Talib Kweli, the Lady Of Rage, LL Cool J, MC Sha-Rock, Monie Love, the Pharcyde, Queen Latifah, Questlove, Rakim, Remy Ma, Uncle Luke, Yo-Yo, and many more to be announced in the coming weeks.
In addition to CBS, the show will stream on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs).
“A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop” is produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment. Jesse Collins, Shawn Gee and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of Two One Five Entertainment, Dionne Harmon, Claudine Joseph, LL Cool J, Fatima Robinson and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay serve as executive producers, and Marcello Gamma serves as director of the special.
