Tommy Richman’s ‘Million Dollar Baby’ Reportedly Submitted for Rap Grammys

So, Tommy Richman is hip-hop now? The Virginia singer will be up for a couple rap Grammys this upcoming February, according to The Hollywood Reporter. His viral hit “Million Dollar Baby” was submitted for best rap song and best melodic rap performance, the publication reports.

Nominees have yet to be announced, but if the song is indeed nominated, it would be going up against other monster rap records such as Megan Thee Stallion‘s “Hiss,” Ye and Ty Dolla $ign‘s “Carnival,” Future and Metro Boomin‘s “Like That,” and Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us,” all of which have hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this year. Richman’s effort, though, famously peaked at No. 2 because it was released in the midst of Drake and Kendrick’s historic rap battle, and was blocked by Lamar’s knockout blow “Not Like Us.”

This news comes on the heels of Richman hopping on X and proclaiming that he’s “not a hip hop artist” and then walking that comment back after receiving backlash from fans and popular West Coast radio personality DJ Hed. Tommy then tried to clarify further, saying, “I meant to say I’m not SOLEY a hip hop artist,” as he got into a back and forth with Hed.

“Million Dollar Baby” was also submitted for record of the year, song of the year, and he may be a nominee for best new artist, according to THR. He was also featured on his ISO Supremacy label boss Brent Faiyaz‘s track “Best Time,” which was also submitted.

Richman released his debut album Coyote in September.

Billboard reached out to both the Grammys and Tommy’s team for comment, the latter of which declined to comment.