Swagger Like Us... Big moment for hip hop?

Here is the performance of T.I., Lil Wayne, Jay Z, and Kanye West performing at the 2009 Grammy's:



Say what you want about the song, about them as artists or as individuals. But one thing you can't say is that it wasn't a major event taking place on stage. Four of the biggest names in hip hop today all on one stage at an event as mainstream as the Grammy awards is a monumental moment for hip hop. There was a time when hip hop wasn't even acknowledged and now it's on major stage like this? I think it was a big moment.