This year’s theme was called celebrating “Icons of the Culture,” and this year’s honoree class recognized an esteemed group of individuals. The class Entertainment Icon Honor was awarded to legendary Hip Hop emcee LL Cool J. The first ever Phoenix Honor went to the “King of R & B” Bobby Brown. Inspirational Impact Honor went to David Mann and his wife, Grammy Award winner, Tamela Mann (TV One’s “The Manns”). Lifetime Achievement Honor Recipient Congresswoman Maxine Waters, and the Music Innovation Honor to 13x GRAMMY Award-winning Artist/Producer/Songwriter Pharrell Williams.
This was the 5th annual Urban One Honors and it included a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop with DJ Spinderella (Salt-N-Pepa), Monie Love, and Doug E. Fresh. There was also a performance from KeKe Wyatt with special appearances by: T.I. Pusha T, Marvin Sapp, and Rev. Run.
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Photo Credit: Getty Images for Urban One Honors