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Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof 

Some of music’s biggest stars were shining bright Monday night as they gathered to celebrate the original queens of rap — Lil’ Kim, Salt-N-Pepa, Missy Elliott and, of course, Queen Latifah — at the 2016 Hip Hop Honors. From Ashanti's sequined catsuits to Dej Loaf’s #BlackLivesMatter-inspired jacket, this red carpet was all the way lit! Feast your eyes on all the fabulous looks… 
By Julee Wilson ·
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Eve

Eve lights up the pink carpet at attends the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.

Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland lights up the pink carpet at attends the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Dej Loaf
Dej Loaf lights up the pink carpet at attends the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah lights up the pink carpet at attends the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Lil Kim
Lil Kim lights up the pink carpet at attends the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Lil Kim and Royal Reign
Lil Kim and Royal Reign lights up the pink carpet at attends the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott lights up the pink carpet at attends the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Ashanti
Ashanti lights up the pink carpet at attends the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Salt-N-Pepa
Salt-N-Pepa light up the pink carpet at attends the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Fantasia
Fantasia lights up the pink carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Condola Rashad and Phylicia Rashad
Condola Rashad and Phylicia Rashad light up the pink carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Dreezy
Dreezy lights up the pink carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Keyshia Cole
Keyshia Cole lights up the pink carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Kelly Rowland and Keyshia Cole
Kelly Rowland and Keyshia Cole lights up the pink carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Chanel Iman
Chanel Iman lights up the pink carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Jessica White
Jessica White lights up the pink carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Adrienne C. Moore
Jessica White lights up the pink carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Monica
Monica lights up the pink carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Cardi B
Cardi B lights up the pink carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Teyana Taylor and Iman Shumpert
Teyana Taylor and Iman Shumpert light up the pink carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Winnie Harlow
Winnie Harlow lights up the pink carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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La La Anthony
La La Anthony lights up the pink carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Keke Palmer
Keke Palmer lights up the pink carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Afton Williamson and Mack Wilds
Afton Williamson and Mack Wilds lights up the pink carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Babs
Babs lights up the pink carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Da Brat
Da Brat lights up the pink carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Alicia Garza
Alicia Garza lights up the pink carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Lil Mama
Lil Mama lights up the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Tish Hyman
Tish Hyman lights up the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Amber Rose
Amber Rose lights up the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Danielle Herrington
Danielle Herrington lights up the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Jenny Jules
Jenny Jules lights up the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Fat Joe
Fat Joe lights up the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Remy Ma
Remy Ma lights up the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Franchesca Ramsey
Franchesca Ramsey lights up the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Vashtie Kola
Vashtie Kola lights up the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Elisa Johnson and Samaria Leah Smith
Elisa Johnson and Samaria Leah Smith lights up the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Pat Cleveland
Pat Cleveland lights up the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Alicia Quarles
Alicia Quarles lights up the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Jazmine Sullivan
Jazmine Sullivan
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Dascha Polanco
Dascha Polanco lights up the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Johnny Ray Gill
Johnny Ray Gill makes a statement on the pin carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado lights up the red carpet at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens at David Geffen Hall in New York City.
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
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