Oscars go rap for the first time
Filed under: Drama, Awards, Paramount Classics, Oscar Watch
For the first time in the history of the Academy Awards show, a rap song will be performed during the show's telecast. This
was a surprise to me, because I could have sworn Eminem performed "Lose Yourself" when it was nominated, but
apparently that was just me hallucinating. This year, several members of the rap group Three 6 Mafia - Jordan
"Juicy J" Houston, Paul "DJ Paul" Beauregard and Darnell "Crunchy Black" Carlton - will
perform Beauregard and Houston's nominated song, "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp", from Hustle and Flow. I can't wait to see whoever is
presenting the award say that song title while trying to keep a straight face.
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2-17-2006 @ 6:50PM
Lisa said...
If you were hallucinating when you saw Eminem sing at the Oscars, than apparently,I was also- I believe the song also won for best original song that year. I guess it didn't make as big an impression on everyone else as it did on me.
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2-17-2006 @ 7:25PM
Jay Allen said...
He performed it at the Grammys.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/23/grammys/
Click on the "Grammy performances" link - there's a pic of him serving it up. I can't remember who was his backup band that night, though.
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2-18-2006 @ 11:27AM
Jason Scott said...
Seconded here; Eminem never set foot at the Oscars but did win best song.
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