There’s no denying that 2009 was a very eventful year. So we decided to send it off with a round up of the years' most memorable moments. We'll start off with the Inauguration of President Barack Obama. Beyonce attended the ceremony where she serenaded the first couple with Etta James' "At Last" as they shared their first dance.
Rihanna and Chris Brown made the news after their seemingly perfect romance turned awry when Chris laid the smackdown on her the night before the Grammy Awards in L.A.
Arguably the funniest and most joked about moment was when Lil Mama hopped on stage and crashed Jay-Z and Alicia Key’s set of “Empire State of Mind”.
Kanye replaced ex-girlfriend Alexis Phifer with bald headed video vixen Amber Rose who quickly became an instant celebrity. Amber went from working the pole for cash to red carpet events, shopping sprees and even front row seats at Fashion Week.
Hip-Hop’s royal couple (no not Jay-Z and Beyonce) Nas and Kelis called it quits citing “irreconcilable differences”. Kelis took Nas to court claiming she was broke and needed him to hit her off with some spousal support, pay her legal fees, and among other things drop $20,000 on baby Knight’s stroller, crib and other baby supplies. A judge sided with the “Milkshake” singer and ordered Nas to pay her $44,000 a month in child support.
And lastly, the REAL queen of all media Oprah Winfrey announced that she would be retiring her show in 2011 after a 25 year run.
