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French Montana stepped into the world of filmmaking at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, where he premiered his touching documentary about the unbreakable bond he shares with his single mother. To celebrate, the rapper sat down with Billboard‘s Rania Aniftos to discuss the doc, titled For Khadija. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news […]
Eminem’s eldest daughter Alaina Scott walked down the aisle over the weekend, with her proud father by her side. The “Lose Yourself” rapper celebrated with the 30-year-old travel blogger as married Matt Moeller in a “Great Gatsby glam” themed ceremony on June 9, according to People. “I had an 80-ft long black and white checkered […]
Billboard is introducing a peer-voted award to run alongside its annual R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players list of the genres’ most influential executives. This new R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players’ Choice Award will honor the executive in the genres whose peers believe has had the greatest impact across the music business over the past year, from recording and publishing […]
GloRilla, who tied with Drake for most nominations for the 2023 BET Awards, is set to perform on the show, which airs live on BET on Sunday, June 25, at 8 p.m. ET/ PT. Lil Uzi Vert, Doechii and Coco Jones are also set to perform on the show, with more performers to be announced.
The centerpiece of the show will be a 50th anniversary celebration of hip-hop. Artists set for that segment are 69 Boyz, Big Daddy Kane, Chief Keef, DJ Unk, E-40, Fast Life Yungstaz & Easton (F.L.Y.), Fat Joe, Ja Rule, Kid ‘N Play, MC Lyte, Percy “Master P” Miller, Remy Ma, Soulja Boy, The Sugarhill Gang, Trick Daddy, Trina, Tyga, Uncle Luke, Warren G, Ying Yang Twins and Yo-Yo.
“We have an incredible lineup of performers who will take us on a musical journey, covering hip-hop spanning every decade, style, and region,” Connie Orlando, BET evp, specials, music programming & music strategy said in a statement. “From music to dance and fashion, we are digging through every crate as we celebrate 50 years of hip-hop and its diversity, evolution, and global impact.”
Orlando will oversee and executive produce the annual show, with Jamal Noisette, vp, specials, music programming & music strategy to co-executive produce for BET. Jesse Collins Entertainment is the production company for the show, with Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay also serving as executive producers.
Last year, GloRilla took home best breakthrough hip-hop artist of the year award at the BET Hip Hop Awards.
Following GloRilla and Drake, who each received seven nominations, 21 Savage and Lizzo each received five nods, followed by Beyoncé, Burna Boy, Chris Brown, Ice Spice and SZA with four nods each.
The BET Awards has been the No. 1 cable award show among all adults 18-49 for the last two years and is the No. 1 cable award show among Black adults 18-49 for the 21st consecutive year (CY02-CY22).
Voting for BET Awards 2023 Viewer’s Choice Award ends June 25 at 6:30 p.m. PT/ 9:30 p.m. ET. Cast your vote on BET’s website.
Latto lands her second top 10 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as “Put It on Da Floor Again,” re-enters the list at No. 6 following its high-profile remix featuring Cardi B.
Thanks to the new version, which arrived on June 2, the track surges as one of the genre’s top three selling and streaming tracks for the week. (Both the original Latto version – “Put It on Da Floor” and the Cardi B-featuring remix, “Put It on Da Floor Again” – of the song are combined into one entry for tracking and charting purposes. As the Cardi B version contributes the majority of activity, its billing and title are listed.)
“Put It On Da Floor Again,” released through StreamCut/RCA Records, captured 17.2 million official U.S. streams in the week ending June 8, according to Luminate, a 342% vault from 3.9 million in the prior week. The eight-figure gain prompts its No. 3 debut on R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs. In the sales market, the single sold 13,000 copies, enough to spark a No. 2 entrance on R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales. The remix’s arrival also reinvigorates its radio momentum, with a 135% weekly audience improvement to 5.3 million in the week ending June 8.
With the new remix, Latto revives her current single after its previous, pre-remix version peaked at No. 43. Now, it secures her a second career top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Her first, “Big Energy,” reached No. 1 for two weeks in April 2022 and spent 45 weeks on the list, the longest stay for any track by a woman in the 2020s decade.
Cardi B, meanwhile, achieves her 19th Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs top 10 and first since she assisted another female rapper, GloRilla, on her “Tomorrow 2” remix that peaked at No. 3. The superstar rapper took to social media to celebrate the surge in activity and reception for “Put It on Da Floor Again,” sharing a video of which her bottom is seen on full display underneath a minidress, as she spanks herself a few times. “YALL DID THAT !!! Put it on the floor then !!,” she captioned the post.
Elsewhere, “Put It on Da Floor Again” opens at No. 3 on the Hot Rap Songs chart and at No. 13 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.
From hip-hop and gospel to reggae and country, Snoop Dogg is no stranger to dabbling in different genres. On Thursday (June 15), the West Coast rap legend begins his foray into yet another new genre: spoken word.
In an exclusive clip from his Audible Original Words + Music series episode titled “From the Streets to the Suites” shared with Billboard, the hip-hop icon reflects on writing the 2004 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single “Drop It Like It’s Hot” with legendary producer Pharrell Williams. “He in the back with the keyboards, it’s just him and the engineer. He ain’t even got the beat all the way made,” he reveals in the snippet. “This how this n—a get down, he don’t say words, he just [mimics Pharrell’s wordless vocalizations], so it’s my job to make that s–t make sense!”
According to the “Gin and Juice” rapper, Pharrell laid his verse for “Drop It Like It’s Hot” first. The producer impressed Snoop so much that the rapper joked, “This n—a done took the bar all the way … I cannot let Pharrell out-rap me on my motherf—–g song!”
Snoop then recounts the creation of the song’s third verse. While he was in the recording booth, Pharrell stopped him and said, “That third verse … that ain’t it.” Just “20 minutes later,” Snoop returned with an even harder verse. “That’s what I mean about ‘I like to be produced,’” Snoop said. The 16-time Grammy-nominee also revealed that Dr. Dre was his “worst critic on all of [his] music at the time.”
“This n—a don’t like nothing!” Snoop exclaimed. “I’m scared he gon’ come and say he don’t like it!” Thankfully, even Dre couldn’t deny the greatness of “Drop It Like It’s Hot.” As Snoop tells it, Dr. Dre called him on the phone and said, “N—a, this s–t right here off the hook! This s–t bomb, n—a! Y’all did that!”
“Drop It Like It’s Hot” went on to become the first of Snoop’s three Hot 100 chart-toppers. The Cali icon has landed 45 songs on the ranking throughout his career. On the Billboard 200, the “What’s My Name” rapper has sent 11 titles to the top 10, three of which reached the summit.
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Snoop Dogg’s new Audible Original, “From the Streets to the Suites,” debuts on Audible today and serves as vol. 35 of the platform’s signature Words + Music series. The special is set to feature Snoop Dogg’s reflections on his life and career, including pivotal moments such as meeting Dr. Dre and buying Death Row Records. Directed by radio personality Angie Martinez and written and performed by Snoop himself, “From the Streets to the Suites” also features original performances of a slew of classics including “Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang,” “Gin and Juice,” “Beautiful” and “Drop It Like It’s Hot.”
Other musicians to grace Audible’s Words + Music series include John Legend, Eddie Vedder, Yo-Yo Ma, James Taylor, Common, Smokey Robinson, Rufus Wainwright, Alanis Morissette, St. Vincent, Alice Cooper, Elvis Costello, Gary Clark Jr., Sting, Church D, Sheryl Crow and Billie Joe Armstrong.
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Kid Cudi has announced the lineup for his second annual Moon Man’s Landing festival in his hometown of Cleveland. In an announcement on Wednesday, the “Solo Dolo” rapper revealed that Lil Uzi Vert, Coi Leray, $uicideboy$, Bashfortheworld, Siena Bella and Chelsea Pastel will join him on August 19 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Fans can register […]
According to Memphis news reports, former Three 6 Mafia rapper Gangsta Boo‘s cause of death was an accidental overdose. The rapper (born Lola Mitchell) — who was found dead at age 43 on New Year’s Day at her home in Memphis — overdosed on fentanyl, cocaine and ethanol (alcohol), according to an autopsy report seen […]
With Father’s Day right around the corner, the season is perfect for some of music’s biggest father-daughter duos to gift us with some new music to celebrate the holiday. On Wednesday (June 14), R&B singer-songwriter Alex Isley unveiled her first collaboration with her dad Ernie Isley, one of the two remaining active members of the […]
On Wednesday (June 14), Jack Harlow surprised fans with a poignant video to accompany the reflective Jackman. deep cut “Gang Gang Gang.” The track tells a story familiar to those who released themselves from the grips of small hometowns, only to return to something unchanged on the surface but deeply different. Seated at a table […]