The Recording Academy has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop year-round — now, it's joining in the celebration via its bounty of video content.

In honor of hip-hop's 50th Anniversary, GRAMMY.com has created a limited online series, Hip-Hop Re:Defined, a series paying tribute to some of hip-hop's greatest hits. In this new series, artists will perform an original, live cover of a classic hip-hop song. 

This 10-episode series launches on Aug. 9. Armani White, Bizzy Banks and Asha Imuno are among the artists included in Hip-Hop Re:Defined. 

Artists could pick a GRAMMY-winning or -nominated song, but hip-hop was around for 15 years before the Academy made a category for it, so artists were welcome to pick from the entire hip-hop catalog.

Hip-Hop Re:Defined will be posted weekly for six episodes and then begin posting every other week for the remainder of the series. 

Performances will be published to GRAMMY.com, as well as the Recording Academy's YouTube channel, Facebook and Instagram, with additional support from Twitter. Watch this space as this limited series flourishes and develops in service of a quintessential American artform!

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Eight years ago, Fetty Wap made quite the introduction with his debut single, "Trap Queen." By the end of 2015, the track climbed to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, accumulated the highest number of on-demand streams for the year, and even snagged him two GRAMMY nominations for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance.

In this episode of Hip-Hop Re:Defined, rap up-and-comer Monaleo pays homage to Fetty Wap's breakout hit with a sultry rendition of "Trap Queen." Rather than a fast-paced, bass-tinged instrumental like the original, the performance is driven by a jazzy piano and a pair of backup singers.

Like Fetty Wap, Monaleo also broke through with her debut single, 2021's "Beating Down Yo Block." On May 26, she released her first full-length project, Where the Flowers Don't Die.

Press play on the video above to hear Monaleo's reimagining of Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen," and check back to GRAMMY.com for more new episodes of Hip-Hop Re:Defined, a limited performance series in celebration of hip-hop's 50th anniversary.

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Lil Wayne had already hit a new high point when he released "A Milli" in the winter of 2008. "Lollipop," the single that directly preceded "A Milli," had scored the rap legend his first hat trick by hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts.

With "A Milli," the rapper born Dwayne Carter Jr. continued his chart-topping success by capturing yet another No. 1 on the latter two tallies and winning him the GRAMMY for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 2009 ceremony. The modern classic also heralded Wayne's blockbuster album Tha Carter III, which became the final album of the decade to sell more than a million copies in its opening week.

In this new episode of Hip-Hop Re:Defined, rising rap star Armani White tackles Wayne's noughties smash, with the Philadelphia-born newcomer building his flow over the same stuttering sample of A Tribe Called Quest's "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" as the original.

"A millionaire/ I'm a West Philly millionaire, tougher than Nigerian hair/ My criteria compared to your career just isn't fair," White raps, personalizing the lyrics with a shout-out to his hometown while still echoing Weezy's trademark cadence.

In May, White dropped his major-label debut, Road to Casablanco, with the EP led by his viral single "BILLIE EILISH" and its official remix featuring Ludacris, Busta Rhymes and N.O.R.E.

Press play on the video above to watch White rip through "A Milli," and check back to GRAMMY.com for more new episodes of Hip-Hop Re:Defined.

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Remy Ma's "Conceited (There's Something About Remy Ma)" is the epitome of 2000s mainstream rap. Along with its lyrics that drip with confidence — as she boasts about her "miraculous, phenomenal" character and appearance — the song's music video features gaudy displays of luxury, with the rapper lounging in an oversized mansion while shirtless men and women in lingerie serve her.

"See, I look too good for this necklace/ And I look too good to be wearing this/ You know I look way too good to be innocent," Remy Ma sings in the chorus. "I'm conceited, I got a reason."

In this episode of Hip-Hop Re:Defined, newcomer Connie Diiamond — a fellow Bronx native — performs a fierce rendition of "Conceited." As Diiamond conveys in her delivery, she has said the track makes her feel like "the baddest in the room, the baddest in the party, and the baddest in their borough."

Diiamond oozes that same hubris Remy Ma embodied on her latest single, "Ghetto & Ratchet," which she released on Sept. 1 via Def Jam Recordings. Earlier this year, Diiamond dropped her debut studio album, Underdog Season.

Press play on the video above to watch Connie Diiamond's bold cover of Remy Ma's "Conceited," and check back to GRAMMY.com for more new episodes of Hip-Hop Re:Defined, a limited series in celebration of hip-hop's 50th anniversary.

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Twenty-three years after its release, DMX's "Party Up (Up in Here)" continues to be a staple to live events and party playlists globally. But beyond its irresistible melody and chorus, "Party Up" was one of the very first chart-busting — and GRAMMY-nominated — diss tracks as the Compton native proudly dared his opposers to "meet me outside."

In this episode of Hip-Hop Re:Defined, watch rising rap trio 41 deliver an upbeat cover of "Party Up." And just like the title suggests, the three rappers "party up" throughout the performance with infectious dance moves and harmonious ad-libs.

Their carefree nature and determination to have fun have become a hallmark of 41's sound, including their latest singles, "Fetty" — whose lyrics are a paronomasia referencing rap star Fetty Wap — and "Bent." In April, they released their debut album, 41 Ways.

Press play on the video above to watch 41's energetic cover of DMX's "Party Up (Up In Here)," and check back to GRAMMY.com for more new episodes of Hip-Hop Re:Defined, a limited series in celebration of hip-hop's 50th anniversary.

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