Article: VH1 Brought the House Down With Its Inaugural Salute to Hip Hop Dignitaries DJ Kool Herc, DJ Hollywood, KRS-One, Public Enemy, Rock Steady Crew, Run DMC, Sugarhill Gang, Tupac Shakur and The Graffiti Movement; Vivica A. Fox Hosted the First Annual 'VH1 Hip Hop Honors' Premiering Tuesday, October 12 at 9PM*.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- "VH1 Hip Hop Honors" celebrated one of the most significant and innovative musical forces since the emergence of rock 'n roll by honoring DJ Kool Herc, DJ Hollywood, KRS-One, Public Enemy, Rock Steady Crew, Run DMC, Sugarhill Gang, Tupac Shakur and The Graffiti Movement. The show was filmed last night at the Hammerstein Ballroom where the players who pioneered the genre into a true cultural phenomenon were honored by the performers they inspired. "VH1 Hip Hop Honors" premieres on Tuesday, October 12th at 9 PM.

Host Vivica A. Fox along with MC Lyte as backstage announcer presided over the evening that saw Doug E. Fresh, ...

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