VH1 Rock Honors 2008

Weed-loving bangers who love funk, rap in Spanglish, and let their anger roar.

The Brit-born Bronx boy has a great way with a storyline.

Jersey boys who know that great party songs need grooves.

The seminal Oakland MC was born to mack.

Innovators or iconoclasts? The trio has always been amusing and cool.

He brings the spirit of the Caribbean everywhere he goes.

Part rap, part rock, he's built a career on his blue collar roots.

The king of crunk helped put the ATL on the hip-hop map.Yeahhh!

He brings lots of punch to the OutKast tracks.

The wizard of Wu is making his strongest music ever these days.

The old-school hero always helps us with Hip-Hop Honors.

He is a critic's darling because his rhymes are so deep and his Southern attitude is so staunch.

There's no one like him. Crazy rhymes, wild style.

The MC helped A Tribe Called Quest get their jazzy side on.

He once made Texas ground shake with the Geto Boys. These days he's as hard as ever.

The growl of his hits speaks for itself. He always kicks the party into high gear.

One half of Gnarls Barkley, and the most wonderfully weird MC on the ATL scene.

The greatest MC ever? The voice of Public Enemy is still a fierce performer.

Singer, rapper, and pal of Kanye West, the London princess turns lots of heads.

Two Strong Island superheroes, Erik Sermon and Parrish Smith are superb flowmeisters.

The king of the South Bronx loves a good party and has the tracks to prove it.

Public Enemy's giddy hype man and VH1's reality superstar is larger than life.

This ultra fun NYC foursome stand at the intersection of hip hop and rock.

Dipset's uptown prince speaks for tough guys all over New York.

Cam'ron's old pal explains the dangers of the street with rhymes about guns and girls.

The West Coast MC has an easy flow and a knack for gangsta poetry.