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Watch "VH-1 Hip-Hop Honors" Performances Honoring Def Jam

If you have not seen a re-run or the first run of "VH-1's Hip-Hop Honors," you really have not missed much with the exception of a few key performances.  Overall, the show was not worth two consecutive hours sitting in front of the tube.  Missing the most successful artists on the Def Jam Recordings roster, who was honored for its 25th anniversary, including LL Cool J, Jay-Z and Kanye West defeated the purpose of celebrating Def Jam Records.  In fact, co-founder Russell Simmons shared his disappointment by calling the ceremony "incomplete."

You can check the performances here.  There are a handful to enjoy including performances by Method Man as well as laughable ones by Foxy Brown and JaRule.

Enjoy!

Method Man (featuring Redman & Mary J. Blige) - "Da Rockwilder" & "You're All I Need To Get By/I'll Be There For You"

JaRule & Ashanti - "Down Ass Chick" & "Always On Time"

Onyx - "Slam"

DMX (featuring Gym Class Heroes)- "Party Up (Up In Here)"

Warren G (featuring Trey Songz) - "Regulators"

Method Man Gets Arrested For Tax Evasion

Grammy-winning rapper Method Man was arrested Monday and charged with tax evasion for failing to pay $32,799 in New York state income taxes between 2004 and 2007, according to the New York Daily News.
 
The Staten Island native, who was born Clifford Smith and recently appeared on HBO's hit show "The Wire" could face up to four years in prison if convicted of the charge.
 
It's not the first time Method Man, 38, has run into financial troubles: In 2008, he fell behind in car payments by $52,503, causing his Lincoln Navigator to be repossessed, the News reports.
 
He was also arrested in 2007 on charges of drug possession and driving while under the influence after police said they found marijuana in his SUV near the Battery Tunnel in New York.
 
Smith turned himself in to authorities early Monday and is expected to be arraigned this afternoon.