LL Cool J has presented a “global impact award” to Dr Dre, an award that shall henceforth bear his name.

The whole thing segued into Questlove’s tribute to the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, which leaned heavily on the pioneers. It was a veritable retirement home of rappers - I say this with affection.

There was LL, Run DMC, Salt n Pepa, Rakim, Chuck D and Flav, Posdnous of De La Soul, Scarface of the Geto Boys, Ice T, Queen Latifah doing U.N.I.T.Y, and I don’t think we’re even at 1993 by this point.

Then there’s Method Man, Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott bringing us into the new millennium, and even Shania Twain is on her feet.

Questlove has gone all out - then we’ve got Nelly doing Hot in Herre, Too Short doing Blow the Whistle, Jadakiss and Styles P doing We Gon Make It, and all of a sudden we’re at today with Glorilla doing FnF and Lil Uzi Vert on stage with his Naruto haircut doing his new Jersey Club anthem Just Wanna Rock. I feel like I’m at RnB Superclub and I love it.

“Multigenerational hip-hop!” yells LL when the whole thing ends, which is also something I yell at my kids.