Tonight the 54th Annual Grammy Awards will air on CBS at 8pm, but before we get into the top moments of tonight let’s take a trip down memory lane. Here’s our Top 5 Grammy Moments of the 2000s.
5. T.I. x Kanye West x Jay-Z x M.I.A.x Lil’ Wayne – “Swagga Like Us” 2009 Grammys
Who can forget this Powerhouse performance? How many times will you get T.I., Kanye, Hov, M.I.A., and Lil’ Wayne all on one stage? The Black & White added to the greatness of this performance. The main thing that was going through most minds was M.I.A. going to drop that baby on stage live. She did give birth just a few days later. Don’t really use “swag”, but that stage was full of it.
4. Kanye West Wins First Grammy Award 2005 Grammy Awards
Let’s be real. There were plenty of Yeezy moments and not all were completely “bad”. Here’s footage of Kanye West accepting his very first Grammy Award in 2005 for his College Dropout album. While he didn’t get ushered off the stage with background music like he did a few years later, he did leave us with this question…what would he have done if he didn’t win that award? We’ll never know.
3. Lil’ Wayne x Robin Thicke – “Tie My Hands” 2009 Grammy Awards
Lil’ Wayne delivered a heartfelt performance dedicated to his hometown of New Orleans at the 2009 Grammy Awards. Robin Thicke joined him for the sentimental performance of “Tie My Hands” from Wayne’s Carter III album. It was good to see a different side of Wayne.
2. Beyonce – “Dangerously In Love” 2003 Grammy Awards
Beyonce has come a long way from this performance, but this was the performance that let me know that Beyonce would be here to stay. When I first saw this performance I literally got goose bumps. Not only is Beyonce just a beautiful woman, but her voice is amazing. She could have easily took the stage with an upbeat performance of “Crazy In Love” or any of her other hits from her debut solo album, but she nailed it with this rendition of “Dangerously In Love”. The scary part is that Beyonce voice is keep on getting better and better.
1. Kanye West x Daft Punk – “Stronger/Hey Mama”
Is this what y’all been waiting for? Kanye West brought a visually insane performance to the 2008 Grammy Awards complete with Daft Punk, the Electro group responsible for “Harder Better Faster Stronger” which Ye sampled for “Stronger”. The best part of this performance was definitely the new version of Kanye’s “Hey Mama” which he dedicated to his late mother, Donda West that night. So sad.
