The Hip-Hop Chronicles

Clips from start to finish.
Tracy Morgan Opens the Show


Tracy Morgan Welcomes the Def Jam Family


LL Cool J "I thought you was black"


The Roots/ Eminem/ DJ Jazzy Jeff Perform "Rock the Bells"


Rick and Russell "You were such a fan/ Spittin' Public Enemy"



Jimmy Fallon Introduces Public Enemy & S1Ws & Street Sweepers



Public Enemy Performs "Rebel Without A Pause"" by Flavor Flav


Rick and Russell "The Architects"


Ed Lover and Anthony Anderson Introduce Ludacris and Scarface


Ludacris/ Scarface Perform "Guess Who's Back" and "Southern Hospitality"


Scoopy Giles "Early Def Jam"



Rick and Russell "Dorm Parties"


Kid Rock Introduces KRS-One/Wale/Gym Class Heroes


Travis McCoy/ Wale/ KRS-ONE/ Gym Class Heroes Perform "No Sleep Till Booklyn"



Beastie Boys "Hold It Now"


Lyor Cohen "Signing Warren G"



Warren G/ Trey Songz Perform "Regulate"


Scoopy Giles "Visiting Lyor"


Brett Ratner Introduces Method Man and Redman


Method Man/ Redman Perform "Da Rockwilder"


Brett Ratner Introduces Method Man and Mary J Blige


Method Man/ Mary J Blige Perform "I'll Be There for You" and "All I Need to Get By"


Lyor Cohen "Foxhole"


Kevin Liles and Julie Greenwald "Expensing Fun"


Onyx/ Gym Class Heroes Perform "Slam"


Chris Lighty "Def Jam Is My Motown"


Bill Adler "Do What We Want"


Eve Introduces Ashanti and Ja Rule


Ashanti & Ja Rule Perform Medley "Down For You" and "Always On Time"


LA Reid "An Amazing Idea"


Lyor Cohen "Do it for the logo"


Tracy Morgan Introduces Rick Ross


Rick Ross Performs "Hustlin'"


Rick and Russell "We Are the One To Beat"


Tracy Morgan Introduces DMX


DMX and Gym Class Heroes Perform "Party Up"


Scoopy Giles "Def Jam Donuts"


"Def Jam History"


Chris Rock Introduces the Final Performance of the Night


Def Jam Medley


Goodbye and Thank You


Goodnight