Hip hop's finest came out in force in Seattle over the weekend for the Kube 93 Summer Jam.

Held at the White River Amphitheatre, around 20,000 fans descended on the city to enjoy the one day event, which saw a number of the biggest names in the business performing for the crowds. Hip hop has certainly come a long way in the last few years and is now one of the biggest music genres on the planet, as the diverse mix of people at the amphitheatre proved over the weekend. According to Seattlepi, there was a whole range of fans at the event, too, from the core young adult market to businessmen and even mothers and children.

Among the stars taking to the stage were E-40, T.I. and Ludacris. Although the event looked to be suffering a hitch when R&B act Cherish – who were meant to get the gig underway – failed to show due to missing their flight, fans had soon forgotten all about that disappointment and were enjoying the beats of E-40, who stepped up to the plate and began the show himself.

T.I. was a particular crowd-pleaser, bringing them to their feet with his energetic performance. The star raised the fans into a musical frenzy with his routine. T.I. also lived up to his reputation for good dress sense. The rapper was voted best dressed in the 2005 BET awards and here he turned up in dapper khaki shorts and plaid shirt.

Working the crowd, T.I delivered rousing performances of U Don't Know Me and Bring 'Em Out, as well as getting the women going with his rendition of Why You Wanna. T.I. also brought out his special guest, Young Dro, for a superb delivery of Shoulder Lean, before Young Jeezy entered the fray.

But before T.I. left the stage, his 30 minute performance came to a spectacular end with What You Know, the first hit to be released from his massive King CD.

Young Jeezy also entertained the crowd with a selection of his top hits and along with a lot of the other performers was impressed with the amount of adulation he received.

Most performers were given a huge reception by the crowd and many of the big hip hop names were slightly taken aback by their own popularity. That shows the increase in popularity of the hip hop scene altogether and now Seattle is hoping the White River Amphitheatre can become the permanent venue for the Summer Jam event.