Billboard Unfiltered
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In the seventh episode of Billboard Unfiltered, Billboard staffers Carl Lamarre, Trevor Anderson and Kyle Denis break down Kendrick Lamar’s Pop Out event and how Drake should navigate his next move after the show. They also dive into the new Verzuz and X deal, their favorite albums that have been released in 2024 in hip-hop […]
In the sixth episode of Billboard Unfiltered, Billboard staffers Damien Scott, Trevor Anderson and Kyle Denis dive into whether or not Kendrick Lamar will perform “Not Like Us” live at his one-day event, The Pop Out — Ken and Friends, on Juneteenth. They also talk about Rihanna’s continuous tease of R9, whether she’ll ever release it and why it’s taken so long. They break down Summer Jam’s cultural significance, how younger and older artists need to perform at music festivals and more!
Kyle Dennis:We got to keep the older guys on these stages because by and large, for the male side at least, they’re still better performers.
Damien Scott:I’m excited to see him, but I’m more excited to see him perform “Not Like Us,” and then see, like, a bunch of West Coast artists just go crazy.
Trevor Anderson:She said she’s coming back with R9. Are we foolish enough to hope that it’s coming anytime soon? Welcome back to a new episode of Billboard Unfiltered. Of course, I’m Trevor Anderson. Got a new face over here. Want to introduce Kyle Denis to y’all.
Damien Scott:Young shooter out here.
Trevor Anderson:He is one of the great wonder kids of his generation.
Trevor Anderson:Of course we got the goat, Damien Scott, here as well.
Damien Scott: D–n. Wonder kid. That’s a lot. Wow.
Trevor Anderson:Yo, yo, yo, Kyle’s got a name here. I’m telling you. He’s, you know, he’s got following. We know he’s got plenty of opinions, thoughts.
Kyle Denis:The price going up a little bit.
Trevor Anderson: I’m telling you, I’m telling you. So obviously a big week for us. Let’s dive right into it. Firstly, want to talk about something that happened a couple of days ago. Method Man out here talking after the Summer Jam performance, had a little bit to say on Instagram after that, saying that it wasn’t really his crowd at all.
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In the fifth episode of Billboard Unfiltered, Billboard staffers Damien Scott, Trevor Anderson and Carl Lamarre break down Cardi B & Bia’s beef from verses to allegations made. They also discuss Eminem’s return to rap with “Houdini,” the backlash he’s receiving with the Megan Thee Stallion reference, and how his career has evolved with age. The trio also dives into Drake’s music post Kendrick feud and more!
Damien Scott:Cardi is so big. To me, her going on live and doing all this is like, it’s, like, so messy.
Carl Lamarre:Are you guys checking for an Eminem album 2024?
Damien Scott:Yeah. I listen to every Eminem album.
Carl Lamarre:Wow!
Trevor Anderson:Drake jumped that thing into the top 10.
Carl Lamarre:It slid pretty …
Trevor Anderson:We’re not talking about slides.
Carl Lamarre:We are back with a fresh episode of Billboard Unfiltered. We have Mr. Trevor Anderson back with us.
Damien Scott:Welcome back, Trev.
Trevor Anderson:Yo, what’s up? It’s pretty good to be back.
Carl Lamarre:How was Paris?
Damien Scott:Was it a vacation?
Trevor Anderson:Yeah, it was.
Damien Scott:Passport on pivot?
Trevor Anderson:Yeah, you know.
Damien Scott:As they used to say.
Trevor Anderson:
Yeah, but it was nice. It was a good time. I appreciate y’all. Yeah.
Carl Lamarre:This week, pretty formidable. You know, in terms of what we got going on. First off, Cardi B versus Bia. Cardi B last week, she jumped on GloRilla’s and Megan Thee Stallions remix for “Wanna Be,” had, you know, some things to say about Bia, which she threw a little bit of shots.
Damien Scott:Can you break down this beef? Do you understand how this beef started?
Carl Lamarre: So, I think, this is just like, guilt by association type s–t, because, you know, Bia’s team Minaj right? Team Nicki. So you know.
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In the fourth episode of ‘Billboard Unfiltered,’ Billboard staffers Damien Scott & Carl Lamarre break down the top 15 most scathing diss tracks in the history of rap battles. They go in-depth about J. Cole’s “Grippy” feature, Sexyy Red’s newest album and her career projection, and more! Carl Lamarre: “Ether” was scathing, more scathing to […]
In the third episode of ‘Billboard Unfiltered,’ Billboard staffers Damien Scott, Carl Lamarre and Trevor Anderson discuss the aftermath of the 2016 video of Diddy physically assaulting ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura as well as new sexual assault allegations against him and how this will forever tarnish his legacy. They also debate whether Lauryn Hill’s singular album […]
In the second episode of Billboard Unfiltered, Billboard staffers Damien Scott, Carl Lamarre and Trevor Anderson discuss the chart success of both Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s diss tracks, “Not Like Us,” “Euphoria,” “Like That” and “Family Matters” all reaching the top 10, whether Cardi B needs to produce another hit record to keep her rap […]
In the first episode of ‘Billboard Unfiltered,’ Billboard staffers Damien Scott, Carl Lamarre and Trevor Anderson discuss the Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud that has taken the hip-hop world by storm, J. Cole’s exit from the drama, Tommy Richman’s debut on the Hot 100 and more!
Carl Lamarre:Hey, hey! What’s going on, guys? Welcome to a fresh episode of ‘Billboard Unfiltered.’ Guys, we have a jam-packed episode as we’re gonna dive into arguably one of the greatest hip-hop battles we have seen of all time. Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar. Guys, I mean, I have not seen anything like this.
Damien Scott:It’s definitely the busiest battle ever.
Trevor Anderson:Yeah, just the drop, drop, drop, drop, drop, drop, drop, drop…
Carl Lamarre:I mean, they got us working overtime.
Damien Scott:Drake called it. He said drop, drop, drop, drop. That’s what n—as did.
Carl Lamarre:I’m curious to get your takeaways from the battle. I mean, obviously, we have not seen anything like this. Seven disses in a week, double digits in a month.
Damien Scott:That’s crazy.
Carl Lamarre:What are some of your biggest takeaways from this battle? I’ll start with you, Dame.
Damien Scott:My biggest takeaway is that these are two of our best hitmakers working today. I think people already knew Drake was a hitmaker. He’s our genre’s premiere hitmaker. I think people underestimated how good of a hitmaker Kendrick was just because Kendrick doesn’t drop that often. And when he does drop, you never know what you’re going to get with Kendrick. He can be going in a different, more personal direction, where he’s not really focused on the charts, or he can make an album like ‘DAMN.’ where it’s much more accessible. I think this shows that these two guys, I would say, are the best we got.Watch the full video above!