WASHINGTON (JCHAYWARD.COM) –D.C. went Hollywood over the weekend for the second Inauguration of President Obama. Celebrities attended numerous Inaugural balls including the Hip Hop Inaugural Ball sponsored by Heineken USA at Harman Center for the Arts.
Russell Simmons introduced the historic event honoring and celebrating a new political presence and collective power of Hip-Hop in the Presidential Election.
The black tie charity gala was held on January 20 at 8 pm, at The Harman Center for the Arts, and is sure to be the hottest ticket in town.
LL Cool J, Tyson Beckford, Nick Cannon, Young Jeezy, Ashanti, Trey Songz, Rosario Dawson and many more.
See PHOTOS from the star-studded event courtesy of Getty Images.
- Musicains Lil’ Mama and MC Lyte attend The Hip Hop Inaugural Ball II. (Getty)
- Model Chrissy Teigen attends The Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball II. (Getty)
- Hip Hop artist Swizz Beatz attends The Hip Hop Inaugural Ball II. (Getty)
- Tyson Beckford and Shanina Shaik attend The Hip Hop Inaugural Ball II. (Getty)
- Actress Rosario Dawson attends The Hip Hop Inaugural Ball II. (Getty)
- Hip Hop Artist John Legend attends The Hip Hop Inaugural Ball II. (Getty)
- Wayne Brady and Doug E. Fresh perform onstage at The Hip Hop Inaugural Ball II. (Getty)
- Rapper 2 Chainz and Marsha Ambrosius attend The Hip Hop Inaugural Ball II. (Getty)
- Angela Simmons attends The Hip Hop Inaugural Ball II. (Getty)
- Hip Hop artist John Legend attends The Hip Hop Inaugural Ball II. (Getty)
- TV Personality La La Anthony attends The Hip Hop Inaugural Ball II. (Getty)












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