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I wont lie: I say a daily prayer (or seven) asking the music gods for new Justin Timberlake music. They must have heard my prayers (PRAISE) because we got to see Justin flex his musical muscles on his appearance last night on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon." It's not a new album or anything, but the result was almost equally as awesome.

As a follow-up to their incredible "The History Of Rap," Justin and Fallon (Jallon?) dropped their fiery sequel aptly titled, "The History Of Rap Part 2." Though it was clearly just an act, while being interviewed by Fallon, a seemingly coy Justin was reluctant to even think about attempting to top "Part 1": "No, no, no, stop. It's not gonna happen." said Justin. "We can't do it again, we can't top--" And then JT intentionally gazed over to Jimmy and reached behind him to grab a mic... Game on, folks.

Backed by The Roots, Justin and Jimmy voyaged down rap's memory lane (part 2): Salt-n-Pepa's "Push It," Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby," DMX's "Party Up," and (my personal favorite) Nelly's "Hot in Herre" all made an appearance. And in between a little Cali Swag District and 50 Cent, the duo seamlessly transitioned into Lil Wayne's "A Milli" just before closing out their set with Biz Markie's "Just A Friend."

I'm not sure why it takes a late-night show to get Justin Timberlake to hum a few bars, but I think we'd all like to extend a collective "THANKS!!" to Jimmy Fallon for facilitating even the tiniest hum from Justin's previously on-strike vocal chords.

+ Watch Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon get down on "The History Of Rap Part 2" below.

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Tags 50 Cent, Biz Markie, Cali Swag District, DMX, Jimmy Fallon, Justin Timberlake, Lil Wayne, Nelly, Salt-N-Pepa, The Roots, Vanilla Ice

"Ninjasonik is a band, not a rapper," says their MySpace. But maybe that's not even quite right. You know how your mom or little brother or whoever will call you up and just tell you their whole life in detail, whether you're listening or not? All like, "Yeah so, it was so weird, today I ordered egg salad for lunch and they gave me a green salad with actual eggs on it. Like whole ones." And you're just like "... napping cat.."

Well, Ninjasonik's kinda like that -- they just tell you stuff, like "I got a MySpace, I got a Gmail, I got that Facebook but I don't do Friendster" -- only instead of being all "..." you're like "!!!" Know what I mean? It's the same as the scenario above, except that hours later, you find yourself repeating over and over in your head, the phrase "Green salad with actual eggs on it."

Ninjasonik's songs are mostly about wearing tight pants and sound like Humpty Hump and Biz Markie battling ODB at a Rapture band practice. Stupid, huh? Yeah. And awesome. Deeply embedded in the Brooklyn underground, Ninjasonik have been known to deliver said awesomeness illegally from the middle of bridges in the middle of the night, going full-clip until the cops shut them down. Because, as they'll remind you repeatedly in their VERY HIGHLY NSFW rants, they just don't give a f---. They got no morals. Party rock. Listen with caution.

+ Listen to Ninjasonik.

Tags Biz Markie, Digital Underground, Humpty Hump, Ninjasonik, Ol' Dirty Bastard, The Buzz On, The Rapture, Wu-Tang Clan

UPDATE: The entire show is now available online. What are you waiting for??

Whether you're an old-school head (think Eric B & Rakim, Run DMC, Sugar Hill Gang) a recent convert (think: Eminem, 50 Cent, Weezy) or just a big-time Tracy Morgan fan (Think: "Brian Fellows' Safari Planet"), you're not gonna want to miss tonight's 2008 VH1 Hip Hop Honors.

Here, we've rounded up the best behind-the-scenes dirt, backstage photos and red carpet reportage to get you your most readiest for the big night. Here's a few reasons you'll want to tune in tonight at 10pm:

+ Tracy Morgan's hosting, and he's not afraid to give it up for the most powerful woman in politics: Tina Fey.

+ Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy is heading up the backstage interviews, and you won't wanna miss him reminiscing with Busta Rhymes over Slick Rick's jewels.

+ This year's honorees are some of the biggest names in hip-hop: Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Naughty By Nature, Slick Rick and Too $hort. Yahurd?

+ The performances are gonna be HOT. We're talking Kid Rock, Lil Jon, Cee-Lo, Fat Joe, Flavor Flav, Wyclef Jean and much, much more.

+ There's nothing like seeing history in the making. Find out which of this year's moments will join Nelly and Ciara's tribute to LL Cool J as one of the best moments in Hip Hop Honors' history.

+ The guys from Naughty by Nature have so many skillz they can even kick it a cappella. Hip-hop hooray!

+ You'll get to see Gym Class Heroes, Busta Rhymes, De La Soul and Bun B showing off their favorite hip hop moves. (We still say the Running Man's timeless).

+ Even the rehearsals are dope. From the Public Enemy runthrough to Travis McCoy's Cypress Hill tribute, all we can say is BRING IT.

+ And speaking of Cypress Hill, you'll want to hear why they had a police escort in Illinois. Plus find out how De La Soul passes the time when they're on the road.

+ The spontaneous infomercials. Despite his apparent lack of coordination, we're thinking Katy Perry's boyfriend might've missed his calling.

+ It's all about the style. Special shout-outs to Cee-Lo for his shiny, velour spacesuit and Biz Markie's for his 45-pound bling... thing.

PLUS, get even more prepped with videos from some of tonight's top performers and honorees. We've been waiting All Summer Long for such a Vivrant Thing, and now Something's Gotta Give before we Get Low and go Insane in the Brain. So check out hits from Cypress Hill, Naughty By Nature, Busta Rhymes and Lil Jon and try not to go loco. Like we did just there.

Tags 50 Cent, Biz Markie, Busta-Rhymes, Cee Lo, Ciara, Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Eminem, Gym Class Heroes, Lil Wayne, LL Cool J, Naughty By Nature, Nelly, Public Enemy, Slick Rick, Too $hort, Tracey Morgan, Travis McCoy, Vh1 Hip Hop Honors