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.

Nicki Minaj performed “Turn Me On”, a single she’s featured on off of David Guetta’s latest album and her new single “Roman In Moscow” last night with Dick Clark. Robin Thicke toned the night down with his smooth cut “Love After War” while Gym Class Heroes served their latest hit “Stereo Hearts”.

Robin Thicke – “Love After War”

Gym Class Heroes – “Stereo Hearts”

Check out Robin Thicke’s brand new video for his new single “Love After War”. His beautiful wife Paula Patton makes an appearance.

“Love After War” is Robin Thicke’s new single from his upcoming album Love After War. This sounds like it would have fit perfectly on his last album. Not too crazy about it, but it’s a smooth listen.

Interesting new track from Robin Thicke. The Swizz Beatz produced track, “She’s Cold” isn’t much different from the producer’s past work but it’s a bit different for Robin Thicke. Not necessarily a good different either. Song is a little too repetitive for me, but I am sure someone will like it!

Download: “She’s Cold”

Here’s a video from Robin Thicke and Nicki Minaj performing the single “Shakin’ It for Daddy” live on David Letterman. The band killed this performance, but we can’t stop laughing at Robin’s attempt at dancing and Nicki Minaj’s “stomp” performance.