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Nicki Minaj Honored At With The Video Vanguard Award At 2022 VMAs

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Nicki Minaj VMAs

All eyes were on Nicki Minaj Sunday night as she was honored at the 2022 VMAs. The rap superstar received the Video Vanguard Award during the ceremony at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The occasion marked Minaj’s first onstage performance since 2018, and her seventh at the VMAs.

Nicki Minaj Performs At The VMA’s

Nicki Minaj made her mark at the VMAs by transforming the stage into a pink Barbie house for her performance. She then performed a lineup of her greatest hits, including “Moment 4 Life, “Anaconda,” and “Roman’s Revenge.” In her acceptance speech for the award, Nicki highlighted her struggles with mental health. She also paid homage to rappers who recently passed away, such as Nipsey Hustle and Pop Smoke.

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Nicki Minaj performing at the 2022 VMAs. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

“I wish that Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson were here,” the Queen of Rap said. “I wish that people understood what they meant and what they were going through. I wish that people took mental health seriously, even for the people who you think have the perfect lives.”

The 39-year-old went on to thank her mentor Lil Wayne, as well as her Young Money cohort Drake for his support. Nicki also thanked Rihanna, Madonna and Britney Spears for providing her with business opportunities.

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Nicki Minaj accepts the Vanguard Video Award at the 2022 VMAs. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images)

Nicki Minaj’s History At The VMAs

Minaj later received her sixth VMA of her career, winning in Best Hip Hop for her Lil Baby collab “Do We Have a Problem?”. It was her third time winning the category, breaking Drake’s record for the most ever. She was also one of the hosts for Sunday’s ceremony, alongside LL Cool J and Jack Harlow.

A 17-time nominee, Nicki won her first VMA in 2011 for Best Hip-Hop Video for “Super Bass”. In 2012, she won in the Best Female Video category for “Starships.” Three years would pass before she took home another Best Hip-Hop Video award for “Anaconda” in 2015. Her third came in 2018 for “Chun Li”, followed by a win for Best Power Anthem for her collab with Megan Thee Stallion, “Hot Girl Summer.”

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Bun B Presents Trill Burgers

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - MAY 26: Bun B of UGK perform onstage during VERZUZ 8 Ball & MJG vs UGK at Terminal West on May 26, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

Bun B’s Trill Burgers are set to take over the nation. On August 6, Bun B’s Trill Burgers will be a part of the first-ever Hip-Hop food court. This food court will be in Queens, New York at LL Cool J’s first Rock The Bells Festival. “Trill Mealz,” the name of the food court will feature food from rappers. Ghostface Killah’s Killah Koffee, Jadakiss and Styles P’s Juices for Life, and E-40’s Goon With A Spoon will be featured in the food court.

James Harden Approves

Many people are excited, especially NBA All-Star James Harden. Harden developed a relationship with Bun B while playing for the Houston Rockets. Backstage at Rolling Loud, Bun B gave Harden a Trill burger to try. Yesterday, the Houston rapper went to Instagram to share Harden’s reaction. Harden enjoyed the burger so much that Bun almost didn’t capture it on camera. You can hear Harden in the clip saying the burger is “fire” and that Trill Burgers is “something special.”  Lil Baby, a close friend of Harden, was there as well, waiting for his burger.

Houston Loves Bun

Last year, Bun B created Trill Burgers right in his hometown of Houston. Trill Burgers are thin and crispy smash burgers, a big hit in California. Bun B absolutely loves Houston and Houston loves him too! He has collaborated with the Houston Astros to create a hat for Houston’s 713 Day. On July 13, four hats were released combining Bun B’s logo and designs and the Astros’ logo and visuals. There is a 7-1-3 Hat, Trill OG Hat, Concept Moon Man Hat, and the 2-8-1 Hat. The 7-1-3 represents the city of Houston as on that day, citizens celebrate the city’s oldest area code. The 2-8-1 represents another one of Houston’s area codes. The Bun B/Astros/New Era collection varies from $60 to $713, and fans are also able to purchase a special bobblehead of the rapper, which is also a part of the collection.

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Chris Lighty’s Life Celebrated By Universal Hip Hop Museum

During National Hip Hop History Month, the Universal Hip Hop Museum will pay tribute to music executive Darrel “Chris” Lighty.

Monami Entertainment has teamed up with the Hip Hop Museum to host the “Chris LIghty Tribute” on November 23rd. Chris’s former partner and Monami Entertainment CEO Mona Scott-Young will host the tribute. Other hosts include Chris’s dear friend Sophia Chang, music matri-architect and Unlock Her Potential founder, and recording artist Fat Joe.

The museum will host “Baby Chris’s” tribute virtually at the Universal Hip Hop Musuem’s current installation, the “[R]evolution of Hip Hop”. It’s a semi-permanent exhibition adjacent to the new museum at Bronx Point in Bronx, New York.

The event will focus on Lighty’s impactful career and feature artists and executives who work with Lighty. Therefore, they can personally speak for Lighty’s accomplishments and influence on their careers.

Chris Lighty’s musical impact

Darrel Steven “Chris” Lighty was an American music industry executive who co-founded the record label Violator. When he passed, New York Times described him as “one of the most powerful figures in the hip-hop business.”

“I am deeply humbled to participate in the tribute to Chris Lighty, whose life mirrors the trajectory of hip hop itself: from the South Bronx to corporate boardrooms across America to the greatest global cultural force of our lifetime,” Sophia Chang stated.

At the event, the hosts will go over Lighty’s accomplishments. However, some include being an executive at Def Jam, brokering 50 Cent‘s G-Unit clothing deal, and making Drake‘s Sprite deal happen.

Chris Lighty's celebrity clients included 50 Cent and LL Cool J,
Chris Lighty’s celebrity clients included 50 Cent and LL Cool J, who he’s spotted with in 2006 at BET UpFront in New York’s Manhattan Center Studios. Johnny Nunez/Wire Image

Because of his impact, hip hop has thrived and grown over the world. Many artists wouldn’t be where they are if not for Lighty.

“This is why we exist – so that the world never forgets the titans of the culture on whose shoulders we stand,” Executive Director and Hip Hop Museum founder Rocky Bucano said.

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