Despite hip-hop being almost nonexistent from the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, performers including Busta Rhymes, Doja Cat, and Normani shared sets that injected life into the show.

The 2021 MTV VMAs were quite a ride. Hosted at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the show centered around the 40th anniversary of the television network. The celebration was marked by a few music moments that were pivotal, but overall the energy was strange. Performances from Busta Rhymes, Chloe Bailey, and Normani were a few of the most interesting sets. Other parts of the show seemed forced and lacked direction.

Doja Cat, the host of the awards show did her best to provide a bit of comical relief as the homage to the ‘00s became uncomfortably obvious. Each of her looks was wacky and equal parts zany, but she wore each outfit well as she poked at celebrity stan culture throughout the ceremony. She wore Vivienne Westwood twice and also opted for an outlandish Thom Browne look that she shared made her feel like a worm, this is what she wore as she won “Collaboration Of The Year” for “Kiss Me More” featuring SZA.

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