New York, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- VH1 brought down the house tonight at the 5th annual "VH1 Hip Hop Honors" as the best of the best in hip hop royalty came together for one legendary night to honor the ones who came before them and transformed the genre into a true cultural phenomenon.

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NEW YORK, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- VH1 has announced the five honorees for their fifth annual "VH1 Hip Hop Honors," Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Slick Rick, Naughty By Nature and Too $hort.

By Sean Piccoli, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Aug. 1--Q-Tip's "The Renaissance" will be released in September, his first album since 1999. "Where have I been?" the former A Tribe Called Quest front man asked. "Working.

By LILLEDESHAN BOSE Oh, go on with your hipster-hating. Say what mean things you will about Pitchfork and the people who read it. The truth is, the much-maligned indie-music Web site ( www.pitchforkmedia.com) is as useful as it is entertaining.