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Billboard‘s R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players event returned to NYC on Thursday night (Sept. 5). Hundreds of high-profile artists, executives and more from the music world came together for a party to honor the hard-working individuals leaving their marks on the industry. The Times Square EDITION hotel played host for the night, which was highlighted by Power […]
Rachelle Jean-Louis accepts the Executive of the Year award from Victoria Monét at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players 2024. Dana Droppo: Hello everybody. My name is Dana Droppo. I’m Chief Brand Officer of Billboard. It is my tremendous honor to introduce an artist whose unparalleled talent earned her Billboard’s Rising Star honor at women in […]
Megan Thee Stallion accepts the Artist Of The Year award from Billboard’s Editorial Director Hannah Karp at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players 2024. Hannah Karp: There’s only one woman who has topped the Hot 100 with a rap song this year, and I am thrilled to have her with us tonight. Not only did she […]
Teezo Touchdown accepts the Rookie of the Year award from Billboard’s Senior R&B/Hip-Hop/Afrobeats writer Heran Mamo at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players 2024. Heran Mamo: My name is Heran Mamo, the Senior R&B Hip Hop Afrobeats writer here at Billboard, and I’m very excited to present our next award this evening. This genre defying star […]
Playboi Carti accepts the Artist of The Year award from Billboard’s Deputy Editorial Director Damien Scott at Billboard’sR&B Hip-Hop Power Players 2024. Damien Scott: My name is Damien Scott. I am the Deputy Editorial Director at Billboard. I’ve been here for a year now. This is the first Power Players, Hip-Hop Power Players I’ve been […]
Rich Homie Quan died today at the age of 33. His friends have taken to social media to commemorate the rapper. Keep watching for the full story. Tetris Kelly: Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan has died at the age of 33. Quan, who reached No. 12 on the Hot 100 in 2013 with his hit […]
After a fake breakup plan for Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift went viral, Kelce’s rep slammed and denied the faux plan. Keep watching to see if his team is deciding to take legal action. Tetris Kelly: Some Swifties may have thought Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce may be breaking up. Here’s what we know. Taylor’s […]
Megan Thee Stallion stars in a new ad for Pepsi promoting the first NFL game of the season. Keep watching to see some of our favorite moments! Tetris Kelly: Megan Thee Stallion has rocked our world. She stuns in a new Pepsi ad and we’re breaking down our favorite moments, and our favorite throwback that […]
Can Sabrina Carpenter or Billie Eilish take over Zara Larsson and Clean Bandit’s reign at No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50? Keep watching to find out! Tetris Kelly:Zara Larsson and Clean Bandit continue their reign, while Billie EIlish and Sabrina Carpenter make multiple appearances on the chart. “Symphony” stays in the top spot […]
Mike Will Made-It shares five fun facts about Kendrick Lamar’s “DNA” and his album Damn. Keep watching to see what they are!
Mike Will Made-It: Hey, yo. It’s Mike Will Made-It, and these are five things you don’t know about “DNA.”
No. 1: I wrote that song, OK. I’m playing with you. Y’all didn’t know I made that in Swae Lee’s backyard. They had this little shed. I don’t know what that shed was for, you know what I’m saying, because it was real small, but we used to have, like, a little setup in there. When I made that beat, I was just thinking, like, man, this would be like a big performance record, like, Beyoncé, or, like, somebody big could do this, and whoever do arenas or stadiums. I never sent it to them. I only sent it to Kendrick. He ended up hearing the beat and liking the beat.
Another thing you probably didn’t know that me and Kendrick were already cool for seven years, but we just never had a song. We never landed a song. Probably gave him 1,000 beats before. I gave him beats for Good Kid, m.A.A.d City, To Pimp a Butterfly and then Damn. It’s, like, he ended up calling me and told me, like, “Yo, I’ve been going in.” He sent me, like, a little snippet video. “I’m like, damn bro, I’m about to be in L.A. in like, a week. Like, Imma pull up on you,” and he’s, like, “Call me when you get there.” So I came to the studio, and then he let me hear “Humble,” he let me hear “DNA.” He let me hear “XXX.”
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