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Kool DJ Red Alert Reflects On The Progression Of Rap At "A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop"

Backstage at "A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop," rap founding father Kool DJ Red Alert acknowledges the leaps and bounds hip-hop has experienced over the past 50 years, and reveals the point in which he fell in love with the genre.

"A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop" airs Sunday, Dec. 10, at 8:30 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on the CBS Television Network and streams live and on demand on Paramount+. The two-hour live concert special will feature exclusive performances from hip-hop legends and rising rap icons, including Public Enemy, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, T.I., Gunna, Tyga, Too $hort, Latto, E-40, Big Daddy Kane, GloRilla, Three 6 Mafia, a highly anticipated reunion from hip-hop pioneers DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, and many more. 

 

Learn more about "A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop."

Kool DJ Red Alert Reflects On The Progression Of Rap At "A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop"
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