T.I. may not have walked with many Grammys (he won for "Swagga Like Us" which he performed with a posse that included M.I.A.) but he was all over the telecast, performing twice, including this performance of Paper Trail's "Dead And Gone" featuring Justin Timberlake.
Considering a lot of the performances were kept short, it's surprising that the producers would allow JT and T.I. to perform for nearly five minutes, but I guess when you have one of the biggest selling artists in the last ten years doing a hook for a new-ish single by one of the biggest rappers out right now, you make concessions. The Stomp-esque plastic pail drummers were a nice touch.
But I felt like the "Road To Redemption" part was kind of tacky, especially since that serves as a promotion for T.I.'s reality show. But it fits with T.I.'s story arc (and sort of furthers it for the at-home audience), so I can't be too mad. [World Star Hip-Hop]
The rumor is that Chris Brown and Rihanna were supposed to perform but Chris was arrested for an alleged
February 9, 2009 at 7:27 p.m.
Dani girl
Didn't Justin perform with Al Green too?
February 9, 2009 at 7:50 p.m.
debbie
yes, he did.. he was a fill in for that dirtbag chris brown who beat up his girlfriend Rihanna
February 11, 2009 at 10:53 a.m.
Kel
Rihanna is the nasty one givin hin herpies i would of beat that chick up to. She gets around hollywood. She cant sing so she sleeps around with people to get the job done.
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The rumor is that Chris Brown and Rihanna were supposed to perform but Chris was arrested for an alleged