It’s quite a rarity to have so many hip hop luminaries in one room, or one (Hammerstein) ballroom, as it was. But VH1 managed to cram as much talent as possible into their Hip Hop Honors show, which taped last night but airs Monday at 10 pm. Yes, there was a lot of talent there, but I don’t count Tracy Morgan, who hosted the awards and couldn’t quite get that teleprompter thing down. Could his SCRAM have been going off right about that time? No worries, I’m sure they’ll have that all cleaned up by Monday.
I had the pleasure of spending the evening in the press room, where the honorees and presenters came back to chat. In fact, so many VIPs were in attendance, I decided to write up my experiences in a handy superlative format. Check out the Best and Worst, plus lots and lots of pictures, after the jump.
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Upon the completion of last night’s disaster of an award show, my first thought was that it’s going to be uglier than Britney’s extensions at the MTV offices today. I foresee heads rolling. My second thought was to rewatch Britney Spear’s performance, but I realized I couldn’t. It was that bad, for those of you lucky enough to miss it. The woman who used to bring the house down, couldn’t even lip-synch properly, had serious trouble standing still, let alone dancing, and pretty much put on the most listless, embarrassing, shoddy performance in VMA history. I’m sure there was some sort of sedative and/or alcohol involved. Anyway, it’s rough watching a career terminate before your very eyes. Don’t think I can do it again any time soon.
And the new format, with the main stage and all the little parties in other rooms, was confusing and annoying, even though it allowed for more performances. The whole thing was sloppy and unorganized. My highlights and lowlights, plus pics galore after the jump.
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See Kim Porter?
If you scroll through the rest of the pictures from Tenjune’s 1st anniversary party in NYC last night, you’ll also see a certain someone named Sean Combs.
Coincidence? I think not.
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Eve’s SCRAM, which was a present from the judge in her DUI case, ain’t all it’s cracked up to be. Plus, it’s totally does not go with leopard-print peeptoes.
She’s been wearing her alcohol monitoring device for a month, but Eve said she can’t get used to the hefty ankle bracelet.
“It’s the most annoying thing,” she told PEOPLE Tuesday night at Tao Nightclub in Las Vegas. “When they told me I was getting it on, I thought it was going to be like a beeper, but it’s like a pair of Bose headphones.”
I’m sure it is annoying. Almost as annoying as it would have been if you had drunkenly crashed into a person with your gold Maserati instead of a highway divider.
[People]
See the look on Nick Cannon’s face as he hosted last night’s Teen Choice Awards? I think we are witnessing the moment, captured for posterity by an ingenious photographer, when Nick Cannon officially realized he was too old for this shit.
And yet, the show had to go on. If you have even the slightest interest in who won what, you can find the list of winners here. If not, check out the stars in their teen-friendly award show gear after the jump.
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• Is it weird that I’m starting to feel a bit of sympathy for Star Jones? I mean, I get that she’s doing all this to promote her new show, but still. []
• And I’ll say it again — there’s nothing good about this. [C&D]
• Can someone be creative for once and have a girl-crush that’s not Angelina Jolie? I’m talking to you, Eve. How about someone less conventional, like Beyonce. (jk) [SOHH]
• Brooke Astor, recently diseased philanthropist/NYC royalty, once hugged a black janitor. This clearly supersedes any charitable work she’s ever done. [Gawker]
• Slap an asymmetrical bob and some ankle boots on her and it will be like this photo was taken a few days ago. [J-N]
• If Tyra were judging these photos, she would tell Naomi to work with the male models more. And, of course, she would need to pump up the fierceness. [QT]
- I give you Eve and Sean Paul’s “Give It To You.” [CL]
- With two jailbirds for stars, The Simple Life just got a lot more complicated. []
- Taye digs slutty-looking blondes. [TMZ]
- Jay-Z says he’s staying put at Def Jam. But that’s what they always say. [SP]
- The BBC wants to let us all know that we were all mistakens, there will be no repercussions for the Game’s homophobic outburst on the air last year. Phew! [AHH]
- L’Oreal execs are pleased to rub in everyone’s face that a measly racism conviction won’t bring the down! [CD]
- When your state police like to send each other pictures of black men lying in the street surrounded by fried chicken and watermelon, you know it’s over for you if you ever get pulled over. [NYT]
- Black farmers that do get federal aid (only 18 percent of them do) only get 37 percent of what white farmers get. [Reuters]
- Comcast thought it could pay black workers less and get away with it! [CS-T]
- Unlike some famous people who shall remain nameless, Eve is meeting all the conditions of her probation. [KNBC]
- Eve wants to adopt a child — after she irons out all of those DUI issues, hopefully. [SP]
- Miss Cleo on the Surreal Life? They aren’t even trying to recruit actual famous people anymore. [D-Listed]
- ANTM’s Jaslene wants to be the next Gisele. Baby steps, chica. [ASL]
- Next time someone wants to make fun of Janet Jackson for her weight gain, take a look at her ex-husband. [SR]
- Mariane Pearl sues Al Qaeda, which seems more futile than the Goldmans suing OJ. []
- Ice-T needs to stay out in that sun for a few hours. Coco has more color than he does. [HT]
- Usher makes it rain. How original. [King]
- When Miss Jones does the Karrine Steffans thing, it’s less salacious and more, I don’t know, sad. [EUR]
- This is some of the material you might see on Hot Ghetto Mess. The fact that it must be stopped need not be repeated. [C&D]
- I don’t get it. Is Eve streetwalker chic or is she in the market for a streetwalker? []
