'VH1 Hip-Hop Honors' Red Carpet

Beastie Boys on the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom Oct. 7, 2006 in New York. The Beastie Boys were among the evening's honorees.

MC Lyte on the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom Oct. 7, 2006 in New York. MC Lyte was honored at the event.

RZA of Wu-Tang Clan on the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom Oct. 7, 2006 in New York.

Wu-Tan Clan was one of the evening's honorees.

Honoree Ice Cube on the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom Oct. 7, 2006 in New York.

Afrika Bambaataa, Russell Simmons, and Rakim were also honored.

Ice-T, right, and his wife Coco, on the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom Oct. 7, 2006 in New York. Ice-T hosted the event.

Rapper Big Daddy Kane on the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom Oct. 7, 2006 in New York.

The show aired on VH1 on Oct. 17.

Funkster Bootsy Collins on the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom Oct. 7, 2006 in New York.

Da Brat on the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom Oct. 7, 2006 in New York.

Da Brat was one of the evening's performers.

Graffiti artist Fab Five Freddy on the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom Oct. 7, 2006 in New York.

Fab Five Freddy was the original host of "Yo! MTV Raps" which debuted in 1988.

Fat Joe on the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom Oct. 7, 2006 in New York.

Fat Joe was one of the evening's performers.

Forest Whitaker on the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom Oct. 7, 2006 in New York.

Whitaker currently stars as Idi Amin in the film "The Last King of Scotland."

Parliament/Funkadelic founder George Clinton on the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom Oct. 7, 2006 in New York.

Clinton performed at the show.

Kid Capri, left, and comedian Mike Epps, on the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom Oct. 7, 2006 in New York.

Capri DJ'd for several seasons on hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons' HBO series "Def Comedy Jam." Simmons was one of the evening's honorees.

Rapper Kwame on the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom Oct. 7, 2006 in New York.

Rapper and producer Lil Jon on the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom Oct. 7, 2006 in New York.

Rapper Lil Kim on the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom Oct. 7, 2006 in New York.

Rapper Remy Ma on the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom Oct. 7, 2006 in New York.

Rapper Talib Kweli on the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom Oct. 7, 2006 in New York. The show aired Oct. 17 on VH1.

Comedian Tracy Morgan on the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom Oct. 7, 2006 in New York.

Morgan stars in Tina Fey's new NBC comedy "30 Rock," which premiered on Oct. 11.

Rapper and television personality Xzibit on the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom Oct. 7, 2006 in New York.

In addition to his recording career, Xzibit hosts MTV's "Pimp My Ride."

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