Watch the Hip Hop Ball live here at 8:30pm EST

Could not make it to DC? Watch the star studded event here live! Some of the stars expected to attend include:- Akon - Usher - Bow Wow - Dave Chapelle - MC Lyte - Nick Cannon - Forrest and Keisha Whitaker - Ashanti - Taraji P. Henson - Star Jones - Doug E. Fresh (MC of the event) - Mos Def - DJ Cassidy- Fantasia- Tracey Edmonds Also, live performances by: - Busta Rhymes - MarioTune in!