Billboard Unfiltered
In today’s episode of Billboard Unfiltered, Billboard staffers Carl Lamarre, Trevor Anderson and Kyle Denis are joined by Nyla Symone as they discuss Playboi Carti’s big week on the Billboard charts with ‘MUSIC,’ Ye’s surprise drop of ‘Bully’ and the mixed reactions surrounding it, the women in Hip-Hop and R&B being honored at Women in Music and more.
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Billboard’s Women in Music event will take place this Saturday March 29th at YouTube Theater in Los Angeles.
Carl Lamarre:
Gentlemen and lady in the house. Y’all already know the usual suspects here. We have a special guest today, you may have seen her on ‘The Breakfast Club,’ ‘We Need To Talk’ podcast, Hip-Hop Nation, the one and only Miss Nyla Symone.
Nyla Symone:
I love that, thank you!
Carl Lamarre:
You know a little something, something.
Nyla Symone:
That’s a good intro.
Carl Lamarre:
Yes, yes. How are you feeling?
Nyla Symone:
I feel good, I’m so excited to be here.
Carl Lamarre:
Okay, you ready to rock and roll with us degenerates?
Nyla Symone:
Yes.
Carl Lamarre:
I love that.
Kyle Denis:
Degenerates is crazy.
Trevor Anderson:
She’s already elevating the whole-
Nyla Symone:
I’m like on this sh*t. Let’s do it.
Carl Lamarre:
Bringing it up, the first thing we’re going to talk about is the caption of the YN’s, Mr. Playboi Carti. Kyle is so hyped for this.
Kyle Denis:
That’s my guy.
Carl Lamarre:
Mr. Carti had an amazing, d*mn near immaculate week. He is No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 298,000 album equivalent units which is the biggest streaming rap album of the year. Biggest rap set of the year. Mr. Playboi Carti, also 30 songs on the Hot 100. No. 2 being “EVIL J0RDAN,” No. 4 being “Rather Lie” with The Weeknd. These are some big, big numbers.
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In today’s episode of ‘Billboard Unfiltered,’ Billboard staffers Carl Lamarre, Trevor Anderson and Kyle Denis are reacting to Playboi Carti’s first album in five years, ‘MUSIC,’ and sharing their thoughts on everything he delivered on the album. They also go into Lizzo’s X crash-out over ‘poptimism,’ the public’s reaction to Leon Thomas putting out the “Mutt” remix with Chris Brown and more!
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Carl Lamarre:
Yo, yo yo, yo what’s going on y’all and welcome to a fresh episode of Billboard Unfiltered. Gentlemen- what it do, what it do, what it do?
Kyle Denis:
Chilling man, how are you?
Carl Lamarre:
I am good. No complaints, well rested. Not bad at all.
Trevor Anderson:
Okay? What got you so well rested out here?
Kyle Denis:
I mean sleep, probably.
Trevor Anderson:
Well… that tends to be the number one ingredient.
Carl Lamarre:
It’s nice outside.
Trevor Anderson:
Yeah springtime is starting a little bit out here in New York.
Carl Lamarre:
Concerts are picking back up outside shortly, we got a couple in NYC this week so…
Kyle Denis:
Had Jordan Adetunji at Mercury Lounge last week, it was a great show.
Carl Lamarre:
Bowizzle, Omarion, yeah you know I might have to bring it back.
Trevor Anderson:
That is some millennial sh– right there.
Carl Kamarre:
I’m an old head, but you know in the midst of all this old head sh–, I’m trying to have some YN moments with this new Playboi Carti ‘MUSIC’ album. Whoo we are talking about this colossal 30-track project, which has some heavy-hitters with Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, we should say Kendrick Lamar thrice because we got three Kendrick Lamar records on there.
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In today’s episode of ‘Billboard Unfiltered,’ Billboard staffers Damien Scott, Carl Lamarre and Trevor Anderson are joined by DJ Drewski to debate who the best lyricist is among Nas, Jay-Z and Biggie, discuss who among Drake, Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole would have been the most successful in the ’90s, and consider if Wiz Khalifa’s freestyling signifies his return, and more!
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Carl Lamarre:
Yo, yo, yo what’s going on y’all. Welcome to a fresh episode of Billboard Unfiltered. And we have a special guest today. Holding it down, my brother from another, HOT 97 resident — I would like to say he is one of the biggest architects in New York City in terms of breaking talent.
Damien Scott:
Let’s go!
I’m talking Cardi B. I’m talking about late Pop Smoke, A Boogie, Fivio Foreign. I could keep on going, the good brother DJ Drewski in the house.
DJ Drewski:
Thank you. Thank you for having me.
Carl Lamarre:
How are you feeling my brother?
DJ Drewski:
I’m feeling a little unfiltered, let’s talk about it
Trevor Anderson:
Okay!
He’s got a little feisty today, he’s feeling a little spicy today! Like I told you before the show, your political connects, they might be a little upset, but they’re going to be alright.
DJ Drewski:
Artists don’t get mad, please join Summer Jam if we need you. You know what I’m saying don’t-
Trevor Anderson:
Don’t take it personal.
DJ Drewski:
It’s just for the live.
Damien Scott:
Blame Carl.
DJ Drewski:
Right!
Carl Lamarre:
Don’t do that to me. I already got the Kendrick heads coming at me. But no, this is going to be a fun show today. Of course we’re going to bring some fire topics with the first one, we got to give flowers to Mr. Wiz Khalifa.
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In today’s episode of ‘Billboard Unfiltered,’ Billboard staffers Kyle Denis, Damien Scott, Carl Lamarre and Trevor Anderson break down Drake tying with Taylor Swift & Jay-Z on the Billboard 200 with ‘$ome $exy $ongs 4 U,’ if MCs should take J.Cole seriously, Ye sharing an alleged DM of The Game DMing Tina Knowles, Rolling Stone’s worst song on Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the 15 up and coming hip-hop, African & R&B artists to watch in 2025 and more!
Carl Lamarre:
Yo yo. What’s going on, y’all, welcome to a fresh episode of Billboard Unfiltered, gentlemen!
Kyle Denis:
Yo yo.
Carl Lamarre:
What it do, what it do, what it do, what it do? How y’all feeling?
Trevor Anderson:
You a little high today?
Carl Lamarre:
I’m on my high horse.
Trevor Anderson:
Clearly!
Damien Scott:
We all know why.
Carl Lamarre:
We all know why!
Kyle Denis:
A high horse? Uh-oh, why?
Carl Lamarre:
The reason why-
Kyle Denis:
Something happened?
Carl Lamarre:
Huh?
Kyle Denis:
Something happened?
Carl Lamarre:
Something monumental will happen.
Kyle Denis:
Oh, put me on. What happened?
Trevor Anderson:
Monumental?
Carl Lamarre:
Potentially, I’m not gonna say historic, but we’re on the doors of something, well, on the steps of some history-making sh–. I gotta say we’re gonna start this off with brother Aubrey Graham notched-
Damien Scott:
Surprise, surprise.
Carl Lamarre:
Notched number 14.
Trevor Anderson:
Come on, notch?
Carl Lamarre:
Notch. Come on. I took some advanced classes back in the day. Brother Aubrey and PARTYNEXTDOOR notched a No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, ‘$ome $exy $ongs 4 U.’ 246,000 album equivalent units, marking number 14 for Mr. Aubrey Graham, tying him with Jay-Z and Taylor Swift for the most No. 1s for soloists still trailing, of course, The Beatles with 19.
Kyle Denis;
Come on.
Trevor Anderson:
Hey, they got the AI song a few years ago, a lil AI album.
Carl Lamarre:
Still got some work to do. But you know, first off, of course, Mr. PARTYNEXTDOOR, shout out to PARTY getting his first No. 1 album.
Kyle Denis:
Absolutely.
Damien Scott:
This is his biggest first week, right?
Carl Lamarre:
Biggest first week.
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Trevor Anderson:
So if you don’t drop that by like Valentine’s Day, you’ve got to save it. I can’t see Drake waiting that long to drop something that’s going to be bad.
Damien Scott:
All you hear from every spot is the BBL. That’s all you hear. The Young Thug track is here, the GloRilla song is over here.
Carl Lamarre:
Numbers, freakin’ “Tweakers” is at 3 million on YouTube and it was surpassing some tracks on Lil Baby’s album
Damien Scott:
Alright, let’s relax.
Carl Lamarre:
I mean on YouTube that’s the way it’s going.
Damien Scott:
That’s a lie.
Carl Lamarre:
Yo, yo, yo what’s going on welcome to a fresh episode of Billboard Unfiltered. Gentlemen.
Kyle Denis:
Happy New Year.
Carl Lamarre:
Happy f*cking New Year.
Trevor Anderson:
2025 folks.
Carl Lamarre:
Somebody decided to bring in the chaos of 2024 into 2025, Mr. Aubrey Graham.
Kyle Denis:
Surprise, surprise.
Carl Lamarre:
Drizzy Drake Rogers kicked off 2025 with a conductive freestyle, “Fighting Irish Freestyle.” Three minutes long, some bars in there I would like to say. “Social media went into a tizzy. Had some choice words. A lot of people pointed a finger thinking he may be going after LeBron James.”
Damien Scott:
Clearly going after LeBron James.
Carl Lamarre:
I mean, we don’t know.
Damien Scott:
Who else played for the Fighting Irish?
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