The epic (and too $hort) performance included hip-hop icons who are no longer here.
Well, except it did leave us wanting so much more.
The result was a thrilling performance that felt like a much-needed shot of adrenaline to the always over-long broadcast.
(l-r) Busta Rhymes, Flavor Flav, LL Cool J during the Grammy’s 50th anniversary hip-hop celebration.Kevin Winter/Getty Images
It felt like a fitting tribute to America’s greatest export of the past 50 years.
The Grammys' 50th anniversary celebration of hip-hop.JC Olivera/WireImage
