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Home · Fashion

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 · Updated October 27, 2020
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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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
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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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
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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
Jim Spellman/WireImage
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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
BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images
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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
Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
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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
Andrew Toth/FilmMagic
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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
Andrew Toth/FilmMagic
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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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
09
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
Andrew Toth/FilmMagic
10
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
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for VH1
11
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
Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for VH1
12
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
13
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
14
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
Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for VH1
15
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
16
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
Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
17
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
Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for VH1
18
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
19
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
20
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH
21
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
Andrew Toth/FilmMagic
22
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
23
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
24
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
25
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
26
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
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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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
28
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
29
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
30
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
Jim Spellman/WireImage
31
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
32
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
33
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
Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
34
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
35
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
36
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
37
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
38
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
39
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
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1
40
Jazmine Sullivan
Jazmine Sullivan
Hip Hop Honors Red Carpet Was Totally Lit, Here’s Proof
Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for VH1
41
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
BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images
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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
BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images
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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
Jim Spellman/WireImage
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