Ashanti sure is looking good these days! It’s hard to believe Nelly let all of that go. She and Ja Rule reunited on stage at the 2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors Wednesday night (Sep 23), which saw performances from Wale, Kid Rock, Method Man & Redman, Eminem and more. The ceremony honored the pioneers of Def Jam along with the people, past and present, who helped create the label and build it into what it is today. Hosted by comedian Tracy Morgan, the show is set to make its television debut only on VH1 on Tuesday, October 13th at 9 pm.

It’s only right that the first Def Jam artist to be honored was the label’s foundation and face for so many years, LL Cool J. The Roots started it off with “Rock the Bells.” Black Thought ripped the first verse of the record, then gave way for a special guest: Eminem. Last year, Slim Shady publicly expressed his love for LL during a phone prank on DJ Tony Touch’s Shade 45 radio show. Spitting the second verse of “Rock the Bells” on Wednesday night, Em sounded almost exactly like the legend who inspired him. “Now I’m worldwide known/ Whether you like it or not/ My one-man band is Cut Creator…/ When he’s on the fader/ What’s my DJ’s name?” “Cut Creator!” The crowd yelled. Later, Kid Rock paid tribute to LL with “I’m Bad.” The Kid also DJed during the show, as did Ed Lover.

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Rapper DMX walked the Red Carpet of the 2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors Wednesday night (Sep 23) at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City. His appearance at this year’s show marked his first public appearance/performance in at least three years. And we all know all of the drama he’s been getting himself into in the meantime.

Also on the red carpet were Wale, Ashanti, Fabolous, Ludacris, Eve, Trey Songz and more. The show, hosted by Tracy Morgan, airs October 13th at 9 pm on VH1. Continue reading for the rest of the pics from the Red Carpet.

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TV personalities Kim Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian posed for pics together on the Red Carpet at the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards, held Sunday evening in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theater. Apparently their arrival as a duo was changed at the last minute due to a wardrobe malfunction Kim experienced prior to stepping out on the red carpet. She said didn’t get to make her “live hit” with sister Kourtney because of a problem with her zipper but was able to make it to the show on time and called it “an amazing experience.”

Writing on her official blog, the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star admitted that a zipper on her white dress by Ina Soltani broke while she was en route to the ceremony.

“I had a major fashion emergency… My entire zipper ripped! It just popped!” she explained. “I freaked out and called my stylist Monica who was at the Emmys waiting for me with a needle and thread to sew up my entire dress! ”

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Other celebs on the red carpet were Heidi Klum and her husband Seal, rapper LL Cool J, comedians Kathy Griffin and Tracy Morgan, singer/songwriter Justin Timberlake and more. NeNe Leakes from Bravo’s Real Housewives of Atlanta hosted E!’s fashion coverage for the red carpet and according to Necole Bitchie, she was personally invited by Ryan Seacrest to do this.

He supposedly flew her out to LA on a private jet and the whole nine. I guess Nene really is stunting on all the other housewives. Being loud, confrontational and stereotypical during every public appearance pays off. Who knew?

More pictures from the 2009 Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards when you continue reading!

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Rapper Kanye West offered Joe Jackson a sip from his bottle of Henny before last night’s VMAs. The bottle apparently made its way around the audience because Pete Wentz was also spotted drinking straight from the community bottle. Looks like Kanye and Amber were trying to get everybody a little loose!

Kid Cudi and Wale performed as a part of the official house band during commercial breaks/intermissions.

Lady Gaga accepted her award for “Best New Artist” from a shocked Eminem. We would love to know what he was thinking when he saw her in that outfit!

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Here are some photos from the red carpet of the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, held Sunday night (Sep 13) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Big names like Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Ne-Yo, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Kanye West and more all showed up and posed for pictures. Continue reading for the rest of them!

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Star Jones and her new man Herb Wilson (renowned executive chef of the Soho Grand and Tribeca Grand hotels) were spotted courtside at Saturday night’s Knicks vs. Bobcats basketball game in New York. Actor Tracy Morgan & filmmaker Spike Lee were spotted at the game too. Continue reading for all of the pics.

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Yo, peep this snippet from a recent Complex interview with Tracy Morgan!

You’re sober now, but you’ve had a history with alcohol. What’s the craziest thing that happened to you when you were drinking heavily?

Tracy Morgan: When I was wilding? I got kicked out of Prince’s house. The last time he won a Grammy, we went to the pre-Grammy party. Free booze all night. Prince had his band in the living room. Everybody left the house except for me and my boy. It was 6 o’clock, 7 o’clock in the morning, the sun was coming up, and we were still drinking. And Prince and his wife were at the door in their pajamas and said, “Come on, Tracy, you’ve got to go.” And I was gay for about five seconds because he’s a pretty motherf*cker. If Prince was a woman, I would go down on him. All the way down. Swell his vagina lips up.

Wow…

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NEW YORK CITY // WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23RD 2008 » Sean “Diddy” Combs and the companies making daily deposits into his bank accounts (Sean John, Ciroc Vodka, etc.) threw a party last night at 1 OAK in NY to celebrate the mogul’s L’Uoomo Vogue Music Issue Cover. Among others, folks like Eve, Tracy Morgan, and even Jay-Z were in the building. Follow the break for more pics!

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The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards went down last night and the stars like Trace Morgan, Taraji P. Henson, Omar Epps, Diddy, Wayne Brady, Vanessa Williams, Laurence Fishburne and many more were in attendance. Looks like it was a fun show! Check out some more pics after the jump!

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