This article was updated Sunday, Dec. 10, to add the full performer lineup.
Can you recite every word of the "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" theme song? If so, that's ever more of a reason to tune into "A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop" — which goes down Wednesday, Nov. 8, at YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California, and airs Sunday, Dec. 10, at 8:30 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on CBS and Paramount+. Indeed, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince are set to reunite at the star-studded event, in celebration of this quintessential American genre and global cultural phenomenon.
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince will join previously announced performers Black Thought, Bun B, Common, De La Soul, Jermaine Dupri, J.J. Fad, Talib Kweli, The Lady Of Rage, LL COOL J, MC Sha-Rock, Monie Love, The Pharcyde, Queen Latifah, Questlove, Rakim, Remy Ma, Uncle Luke, and Yo-Yo.
Newly announced performers include rap icons and next-gen hip-hop superstars 2 Chainz, T.I., Gunna, Too $hort, Latto, E-40, Big Daddy Kane, GloRilla, Juvenile, Three 6 Mafia, Cypress Hill, Jeezy, DJ Quik, MC Lyte, Roxanne Shanté, Warren G, YG, Digable Planets, Arrested Development, Spinderella, Black Sheep, and Luniz. See the full performer lineup.
The concert will take place at YouTube Theater in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Nov. 8. Tickets are available to the public now. The tribute special will air Sunday, Dec. 10, at 8:30 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.
Full concert details are below:
Concert:\
Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023\
Doors: 6 p.m. PT\
Concert: 7 p.m. PT
Venue:\
YouTube Theater\
1011 Stadium Dr.\
Inglewood, CA 90305
Full List Of Confirmed Performers For "A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop":
Battlecat
Black Sheep
Blaqbonez
DJ Diamond Kuts
DJ Greg Street
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
DJ Trauma
^Names in bold indicate newly added artists.
Don't miss this one-of-a-kind monument to a world-shifting genre and culture — now with a dash of the one and only Fresh Prince!
Stay tuned to GRAMMY.com for more news and updates about "A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop."
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop is produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment. Jesse Collins, Shawn Gee, Dionne Harmon, Claudine Joseph, LL COOL J, Fatima Robinson, Jeannae Rouzan-Clay, and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson for Two One Five Entertainment serve as executive producers and Marcelo Gama as director of the special.
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