Every year, it seems like the NBA All-Star weekend gets even bigger, with an increasing amount of star power. The 2015 NBA All-Star weekend this past week was absolutely insane to say the least, and hip-hop had a lot to do with it.

On top of an intense game on Sunday between the East vs. the West, with the West coming out as winners, there were tons of extravagant parties, surprise appearances, shows, and more for fans in the NYC. Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj made some of their first public appearances together throughout the weekend, while taking up hosting duties side-by-side, and even sitting courtside together at the all-star game and contests.

Ariana Grande brought out Nicki during her halftime performance at the game, where the two sang “Bang Bang” together.

Jay Z and Beyonce also made a few memorable appearances, where they were all smiles, especially Bey, who took plenty of photos with fans.

The weekend was also filled with some of our favorite rappers bringing out all the stops to leave their mark on the weekend, such as Diddy, Fabolous, DJ Khaled, Jeezy, Yo Gotti, and many more.

See the gallery below to get an impression of all that went down for All-Star weekend.