Hip Hop Honorees

The following are the honorees from VH1's annual Hip Hop Honors, which serves as a starting point for Future Hip Hop Hall. The Hip Hop Hall of Fame had its one and only induction ceremony in 2002, and inducted 15 members (Afrika Bambaataa, Crazy Legs (member of the Rock Steady Crew), DJ Kool Herc, Dondi (graffiti artist), Doug E. Fresh, Grandmaster Flash, KRS One, LL Cool J, Notorious B.I.G., Queen Latifah, Run DMC, Russell Simmons, Salt N Pepa, Slick Rick, and Tupac Shakur). All of whom have subsequently been honored by VH1 except Doug E. Fresh, Queen Latifah, and Slick Rick, but it's probably only a matter of time for them.

Plans for a Hip Hop Hall of Fame have been in the works since at least 1998 by a few different parties, but as of yet there is no physical home for its inductees (it may end up in Harlem or Queens, but most likely the Bronx). There was supposed to be an awards show in April of 2008 in conjunction with BET, but it doesn't seem to have materialized (neither did the one planned for February, 2005). If you know of any updates on the planning, let us know.

*Future Hip Hop Hall is not affiliated in any way with the Hip Hop Hall of Fame or VH1.

ArtistYear HonoredCategory
Cypress Hill 2008Performer
De La Soul 2008Performer
Naughty By Nature 2008Performer
Slick Rick 2008Performer
Too $hort 2008Performer
A Tribe Called Quest 2007Performer
Missy Elliott 2007Performer
New Jack Swing (Teddy Riley and Andre Harrell) 2007Producer
Snoop Dogg 2007Performer
Whodini 2007Performer
Wild Style 2007Film
Afrika Bambaataa 2006Performer
Beastie Boys 2006Performer
Eazy-E 2006Performer
Ice Cube 2006Performer
MC Lyte 2006Performer
Rakim 2006Performer
Russell Simmons 2006Producer
Wu-Tang Clan 2006Performer
Big Daddy Kane 2005Performer
Boyz N the Hood 2005Film
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five 2005Performer
Ice-T 2005Performer
LL Cool J 2005Performer
Notorious B.I.G. 2005Performer
Salt N Pepa 2005Performer
DJ Hollywood 2004Performer
DJ Kool Herc 2004Performer
The Graffiti Movement 2004Graffiti Artist
KRS One 2004Performer
Public Enemy 2004Performer
Rock Steady Crew 2004Breakdancer
Run-DMC 2004Performer
The Sugarhill Gang 2004Performer
Tupac Shakur (2Pac) 2004Performer