1. Chris Brown performs a emotional tribute to Michael Jackson on the 2010 BET Awards
2. Kanye West releases “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” and is named Album of the Year and gets 5 stars from Rolling Stone Magazine
3. Jay-Z and Eminem perform in their hometowns on the Home Vs. Home tour. It was the first hip hop concert at the new Yankee Stadium.
4. Nicki Minaj and Drake drop their anticipated albums, Pink Friday and Thank You Later.
5. T.I is released from jail in March after serving 10 months and then is sent back to jail for another 11 months in November after violating his probation.
6. Eminem releases critically acclaimed “Recovery”.
7. Lil Wayne goes to jail and is released 8 months later.
8. {TIE} Kanye West performs for the first time in a year since the Taylor Swift controversy at the 2010 MTV Music Video Awards.
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Dr. Dre releases first single from long awaited Detox album, “Kush” and premieres it on HOT97.com
9. Lil Kim returns to rap with “Black Friday”, a diss record directed at Nicki Minaj.
10. Jay-Z releases semi-biography “Decoded” and makes the New York Times Bestseller’s list.
Comment: Really? Chris Brown. if you say so but….