The 5th annual Urban One Honors will commemorate top-tier cultural icons, and we’ve got unique information on what decreased.
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As formerly reported this year’s awards called the “Urban One Honors: Icons of the Culture”, will air THIS EVENING at 7:00 PM ET/6 PM CT on TV One and CLEO TV and emphasize impactful impresarios who’ve made exceptional strides in media, music, education, the arts, and our neighborhood.
This year’s respected honorees are LL Cool J, Entertainment Icon;
Bobby Brown, Phoenix;
Pharrell Williams, Music Innovation;
David & Tamela Mann, Inspirational Impact;
and, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Lifetime Achievement.
The reveal opens with legends enhancing the phase with a renowned homage to the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop and the star-studded night is hosted by chart-topping singer/songwriter Tank.
During the huge night, Tank strolled the purple carpet along with his better half Zena Foster…
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and he likewise provided . unique information on what audiences can anticipate when they tune in.
“I’m thrilled to see all of our honorees,” stated Tank while keeping in mind that the program’s likewise commemorating 50 years of Hip-Hop. “We likewise are meddling the gospel area, the political area, it’s going to be an amazing program and I will be your storyteller.”
While strolling the carpet we likewise asked Tank to review the very first time he heard among his tunes used the radio, thinking about that the Urban One Honors exist by our moms and dad business owned by the splendid media maven Ms. Cathy Hughes.
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“I keep in mind hearing “Maybe I Deserve” on the radio while in a van taking a trip through the bible belt with my band, the backup vocalists, the entire team. We remained in a van going city to city and I’m in the really back of the van and it begins…everybody reverses and takes a look at me and states; “It’s on the radio!’” One of the very best minutes ever, it simply began with there. That was the year 2000 and here we are [today].”
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Speaking of Hughes, this year’s Lifetime Achievement honoree Maxine Waters ensured to offer Hughes her flowers ahead of the huge program.
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“I’m really thrilled to be here and actually honored to have actually been selected for this life time accomplishment award,” stated Waters to .. “It doesn’t get any much better than this. Of course, we get acknowledged occasionally however absolutely nothing like this—this is the huge one.”
She continued,
“I’m here to not just get this award however I wanna make a homage to Cathy Hughes who produced all of this. She’s a fantastic, effective female, an icon who reveals us how to attain success. She’s done all of that, so thank you, Cathy Hughes!”
Well stated, Auntie Maxine!
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It’s decreasing on MLK Day! Tune in to the 5th Annual #UrbanOneHonors as we commemorate our #IconsOfTheCulture This Evening at 7/6c on @tvonetv!