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In this episode Billboard Unfiltered, Billboard staffers Trevor Anderson, Kyle Denis, Damien Scott and Carl Lamarre rank the best rap and R&B albums of 2024, go through the biggest scandals of the year, share their predictions for 2025 and more!
Damien Scott:Youâre out here talking, you know, making the 2024 song about dating and getting into arguments and sât.Â
Kyle Denis:In 2024 specifically.Â
Damien Scott:This is all Kat Williamsâ fault.Â
Trevor Anderson:Thatâs really where it started.Â
Carl Lamarre:In case yâall missed last weekâs episode, there were talks about yâall potentially being gone because Amber and Regina killed it.Â
Trevor Anderson:Oh, was that the conversations in the back?
Carl Lamarre:Yeah, but the OG squad is here!Â
Trevor Anderson:I see those conversations got squashed quickly.Â
Carl Lamarre:We got Charles and Kenny back, you know what Iâm saying?Â
Damien Scott:Weâre whatâs best for the show.Â
Trevor Anderson:Shout-out to Kenny, man.
Carl Lamarre:No, I was happy to have the gang back especially for this last episode of 2024. We unveiled two fire lists this week, which include the Best Rap Albums of 2024 and the Best R&B Albums of 2024, so what weâll do, Iâm going to give a quick breakdown of the top 10. The full list is on billboard.com, so hereâs the top 10.
For the Best Rap Album of 2024: No. 10 Freddie Gibbsâ You Only Die 1nce; nine: Future, Mixtape Pluto; eight: Latto, Sugar Honey Iced Tea; seven: Megan Thee Stallion, Megan: Act I and Megan: Act II; six: Schoolboy Q, Blue Lips; five: GloRilla, Glorious; four: Tyler, the Creator, Chromakopia; three: Doechii, Alligator Bites Never Heal; three: Future and Metro, We Donât Trust You âŚ
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Veteran rappers Bun B and Raekwon get together at the behest of HipHopWired and they dropped all the triple OG knowledge you should have expected.
The acclaimed digital series I Got Questions returns to ensure that itâs the gift that keeps on giving, as this episode features two of Hip-Hopâs most official and highly respected MCsâUGKâs Bun B and Wu-Tang Clanâs Raekwon. The two veteran rappers and good friends sat down to talk about their careers, influences, and vital moments.
One of the conversationâs highlights was all about fashion and swagger, centered on the famous âSnow Beachâ pullover jacket by Ralph Lauren that Raekwon wore in Wu-Tang Clanâs classic video âCan It All Be So Simple.â Bun B displayed his own âSnow Beachâ jacket, telling the Staten Island, New York, native, âYou created the most sought-after Polo piece ever.â Raekwon then shared that since the Clan didnât have a budget, he went to find the most colorful shirt ever for the video, stumbling upon the jacket in a downtown Brooklyn store. âI had to look around, like no way that sât is sitting in here.â
Another key moment highlighted a tough time that proved to be a bonding moment between Bun B and Raekwon is when the former was struggling with the loss of his UGK bandmate Pimp C, and the RZA reached out to him. âWe just talked about grief and loss, and that was my first conversation with that brother,â the Port Arthur, Texas, native said. âIt was such a blessing. It was words like that, that really gave me strength in the moment â eventually, Iâm going to find a way to deal with this and move forward.â
The conversation also features Bun B talking about how he and Pimp C almost didnât do their iconic collaboration âBig Pimpinââ with Jay-Z, and Raekwon sharing about the formation of the Wu-Tang Clan, particularly about him being one of the groupâs artists chosen to get a solo deal with another label.
Check out the entire episode of I Got Questions featuring Bun B and Raekwon above.
Source: Hip-Hop Wired / iOne Digital
Valentino Merlo & The La Planta paired up for Billboard Argentina as the 2024 No. 1 for Billboardâs âGlobal No. 1sâ series. The artists teamed up to create chart breaking âHoy,â and they share how the song was created, how they knew it would be a hit and more!
Billboard is launching its inaugural âGlobal No. 1sâ series, an initiative to spotlight top-charting artists from around the world. Billboard has partnered with its ten-plus global editions to showcase distinct voices topping their local charts around the world in exclusive interviews. Stay tuned throughout the week to discover whoâs No. 1 in the UK, Brazil, Korea, and more!
The La Planta:
Whatâs up, friends from Billboard? This is Nico, The La Planta.Â
Valentino Merlo:
And this is Valentino Merlo. We are the Global No. 1s cover.
The La Planta:
Well, thank you. Thanks for the warm welcome and the congratulations. Itâs truly a pleasure. Honestly, we felt it. When we recorded it, there was something extra, an extra energy with the song. But personally, I didnât expect to be, as I said, five months at No. 1 on Billboard Argentina. It was completely surprising.Â
Valentino Merlo:
For me, it was actually the opposite. I mean, really the opposite, right? I enjoyed it a lote, and it was a pleasure to work with Nico and his whole team. Iâm also really happy to have been No. 1 on Billboard Argentina for such a long time. That song was incredible.Â
The La Planta:
The video is still no. 1 on YouTube, âHoy.â Itâs unbelievable, and itâs nearing 300 million views. Itâs crazy, and itâs not stopping, so⌠it was amazing.Â
Valentino Merlo:
Honestly, I didnât expect it to go so far, but he did. He did say, âWhen I wear this hat, itâs going to blow up.â And it did! It blew up because of the hat â the white hat he wore.
The La Planta:
You could feel it. The song was going to hit. I felt it. Like I said, itâs about sensations. They were overwhelming. Itâs rare because that doesnât happen with many songs I record. From the moment I recorded it, when I sent it over, I said, âIf it works for you, letâs release it.â
Madonnaâs âLike a Prayerâ rises even higher in the top 10. Will she be No. 1? Keep watching to find out! Narrator: Christmas hits slip while classics climb up the chart. The choir version of Madonnaâs âLike a Prayerâ rises to No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 for the chart posting December 19th. […]
Rob 49 plays this or that, shares the craziest thing a fan has ever done to get his attention and more at Rolling Loud Miami 2024.
Kyle DennisBillboard is here at a Rolling Loudâs 10th anniversary with the one and only Rob 49, how you doing man?
Rob 49Good Brother, whatâs you on?
Kyle DennisIâm chilling man, I gotta know whatâs your pre-show ritual?
Rob 49Nothing
Kyle DennisNothing, just chilling
Rob 49Chillin with the bros, Yeah feelinâ comfortable.
Kyle DennisWhatâs your favorite song to perform?
Rob 49Probably like âWhatâs Happeningâ for real. I love that song. Crazy.
Kyle DennisYes, sir.
Rob 49Iâm not gonna lie.
Kyle DennisI got a couple questions for you. Alright, what do you have to do as soon as you leave the stage?
Rob 49Get some drink, get some food. My head be hurting. Yeah, Iâd be having bad headache
Kyle DennisIf you had to live in any if you had to live in any Hip-Hop music video from the past. Which one would you pick?
Rob 49Um Tupac.
Kyle DennisIf you could erase one trend from hip hop forever? Which one would it be?
Rob 49Topping up other people?
Kyle DennisAlright, this or that? Freestyle or written?
Rob 49Freestyle.
Kyle DennisEast Coast or West Coast?
Rob 49like Pac and Nine you hear me?
Kyle DennisTupac or Biggie,
Rob 49Biggie, Iâm a real, Biggie fan.
Kyle DennisCome on, whatâs your favorite Biggeie song, all of them, freestyle, everything, okay?
Sneakers or jewelry?
Rob 49Shoes,
Kyle DennisStudio or stage?
Rob 49Stage.
Kyle DennisAlright, if you could throw a private listening party for only three people in the world whoâs on the invite list,
Rob 49Three people in the world?
Kyle DennisYeah.
Rob 49My mama, probably Frank Ocean, probably like Tyler the Creator
Kyle DennisIf you could have dinner with any three entertainers, living or dead, who would they be?
Rob 49Any three entertainers? Halle Berry, Beyonce and, and, and,
Kyle DenisThem two, no third? Yeah, just you two. Alright. Last question, whatâs the craziest thing a fan has ever done to get your attention?
Rob 49Pull they breast out.
Kyle DenisTrue, were they good and nice?
Rob 49 Thereâs so many, I canât keep track, Iâm not Catholic.
Rob 49Appreciate you Billboard.
Kyle DennisAppreciate you, man.
4Batz reveals his favorite song to perform live, how much he loves performing live, his top 5 rappers and a small cameo from Cash Cobain at Rolling Loud Miami 2024.
Kyle Denis Â
Billboard is here at Rolling Loudâs 10th anniversary with our guy 4Batz. How you doing tonight?Â
4Batz Â
Man, Iâm doing amazing, yeah, for sure. So Iâm good. So, like, you know, you know, I feel like, right now, I feel like, you ever you seen that, uh, that chill guy emoji, yeah, little dog, yeah. Iâm just, Iâm just a chill guy.Â
Kyle DenisÂ
Thatâs whatâs up just a chill guy, yeah, what song are you most excited to perform tonight?Â
4Batz Â
Man Iâm excited to perform f*cking we can cuss on here right? Yeah, I got a song called âAct Four F*cking You.â I canât wait as soon as that song come on like Iâm on that timing so.
Kyle Denis Â
Yeah, youâve been on tour this year. What do you think youâve learned from that tour that youâre gonna bring to the stage tonight?Â
4Batz Â
That I got the energy, I got what it takes to perform so, and I love performing. I didnât know I like performing that much, but I actually love it, you know, yeah.Â
Kyle DenisÂ
Whatâs your favorite thing about being on stage?
4Batz Â
Just, just like, every every second, itâs kind of like, I like the feeling of just like, I donât know, like a buzzer beater feeling, yeah, Iâm saying, like, Oh, we got to make sure this is this, like, I like that feeling. Whatâs up my boy, shout out. My boy, Cash Cobain. Say something to him real quick.Â
Cash Cobain Â
Shout out to Billboard, shot the Batz Man.
4Batz Â
Yeah man I just love that tingly feeling, like that, that nervous feeling, yeah, but it just make you so, like, good. It makes you so right, keep you on point.Â
NMIXX plays âFishing for Answersâ and they share the wildest show theyâve performed, why they love âRun for Rosesâ and more! NMIXX: Hi, we are NMIXX, and weâre here with Billboard âFishing for Answers.â What is the wildest show youâve ever performed? I would say when NMIXX went to Mexico to perform at CAREFEST, I […]
ReggaetĂłn star De La Ghetto shared stories from his 20 years of hitmaking in an intimate VIP Q&A at the White ClawÂŽ Sessions Powered by Billboard in Los Angeles. Watch the full interview to learn more about him, from his secret love of rock to how his career evolved as he became an independent artist.
Though White ClawÂŽ Sessions Powered by Billboard has come to a close, the fun isnât over â White ClawÂŽ Sessions will continue into 2025, so stay tuned for more exciting Sessions with your favorite artists!
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Leila Cobo:So welcome to Billboard and White Claw here in beautiful Miami Beach. Itâs a little bit windy. I hope I have my clip in case my hair goes all over the place. But weâre so lucky to have one of the greats of Latin music here. One of the greats of Reggaeton, urban music, trap, funk. This guy does it all. He has 15 songs on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, he currently has a song on the Billboard Hot 100. Ladies and gentlemen, letâs give it up for De la Ghetto!
De la Ghetto:Good evening, everybody. Howâs everybody feeling? Weâre here. White Claw and Billboard in the building. Leila, youâre looking great.
So do you, honey. Iâve been running into you all over Miami, like, three times in the last few months.Â
Easy, Easy. Last time was on the panel.
On the panel, then at the Grammys.
I didnât want to say.
No, no.Â
I donât want Billboard to get mad.
In that other award right?Â
There were a couple of music awards.Â
That other award that wasnât Billboard.Â
I donât want to say.
No, letâs not. You were very fashionable all those times and tonight, too. Tell us what youâre wearing because these are white leather pants.
These are white leather pants, purple Nikes. Iâm a Nike fanatic with the dunks and Air Forces.Â
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Taylor Swift celebrated her 35th birthday with an Eras Tour themed birthday party. Keep watching to see her sparkling event! Narrator:Taylor Swift goes all out for her 35th birthday. The âFortnightâ singer celebrated by having an Eras themed party. An Instagram post from Brittany Mahomes, wife of NFL Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, showed the former […]
Billboard and Tres Generaciones Tequila are partnering to find out the Get Up Anthems of select cities, and for the final stop, weâre in Los Angeles. In conversation with Rocsi Diaz, L.A. natives D Smoke and The Game sat with Billboardâs Carl Lamarre to curate their top 10 Get Up Anthems for L.A. The list includes songs that inspired and energized their city, by L.A. artists, presented by Tres Generaciones Tequila.
The Game:Iâm gonna go, Iâm throwing it. Iâm throwing two.Â
D Smoke:Two? I was about to say.Â
The Game:Because somebody in there.Â
D Smoke:Itâs not one, somethingâs one.Â
The Game:Itâs not one.Â
D Smoke:Thatâs two, thatâs two for sure.Â
Rocsi Diaz:Hey there. Iâm Rocsi Diaz, alongside Billboard and Tres Generaciones Tequila. Weâre embarking on a journey to celebrate the profound impact of music, both personally and within communities. Our mission? To uncover the Ultimate Get Up Anthems for cities across the nation, and today weâre on the West Coast in the beautiful city of Los Angeles. Thanks, Jess.
Contributing to this discussion, Iâm joined by L.A.âs very own The Game and D Smoke alongside Billboardâs hip-hop and R&B guy Carl Lamarre. Just a few days ago, we began the selection process for L.A.âs Get Up anthems, and it was challenging, but with Billboardâs exclusive chart data, we narrowed it down to just a few tracks that are in this bowl right now. Theyâre all up for discussion as we finalize the top 10 list and crown L.A.âs No. 1 Get Up Anthem. Before we jump into our exciting discussions, letâs toast L.A.âs diverse and illustrative musical legacy with a glass of Tres Generaciones Tequila. So hereâs to the city where dreams come true. Cheers, fellas. This is good, Jess.
Wow, âWe Can Freak Itâ Kurupt. Favorite backyard party song for sure, period.
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