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16 Moments From the 1999 VMAs That Can Never Be Topped
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The VMAs are this weekend, and while I'm excited about the upcoming show, I've been reminiscing about my favorite VMAs of all time: 1999. Chris Rock hosted, Smash Mouth and Blink-182 entertained during the preshow, Lauryn Hill was the queen of the moonmen, and Britney Spears joined *NSYNC for a medley of ". . . Baby One More Time" and "Tearin' Up My Heart." Fatboy Slim spun to "Praise You," Jay Z performed three of his hits, and the Beastie Boys took home the first-ever hip-hop award. On top of that, presenters included Tom Green, David Bowie, Will Smith, Carson Daly, Janeane Garofalo, Mark McGrath, Jennifer Lopez, Johnny Depp, and, of course, Paul McCartney. Before this weekend's festivities, let's take a minute to remember what may be the greatest VMAs show of all time.

Britney Spears and *NSYNC performed together.
TLC performed "No Scrubs," then won best group video for it.
Lil' Kim wore her infamous purple pasty.
Diana Ross jiggled her boob on stage later.
Diddy and J Lo were still dating.
Eminem and Dr. Dre hung out with Diana Ross.
Lauryn Hill won four moonmen that night.
Britney Spears made this face.
Backstreet Boys performed a medley.
They also scored the viewer's choice award.
Paul McCartney and Madonna chilled backstage.
Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson were together.
Christina Aguilera wore this fancy leopard outfit.
Eminem performed with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.
Then he won for "My Name Is."
Finally, Prince was there.
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