The BET Awards aren’t the only awards show in town this week. Lil Baby just snagged songwriter of the year at the 2024 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards.
The “Drip Too hard” rapper, who’s real name is Dominique “Lil Baby” Jones, accepted the award at an exclusive event in Los Angeles on June 27.
Get this, when it comes to Lil Baby’s pen, he co-wrote three of ASCAP’s most performed songs of the year: “Forever” and “Heyy” from his chart-topping third studio album *It’s Only Me*, and “Freestyle” from his 2017 mixtape “Too Hard.” “It’s Only Me” reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and Top Rap Albums charts.
Outside of Lil Baby, other notable songwriters recognized at the 2024 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards include 21 Savage (“Good Good,” “Spin Bout U,” “Peaches & Eggplants,” “Rich Flex”), Lil Uzi Vert (“Just Wanna Rock”), Summer Walker (“Good Good,” “Karma”), Coco Jones (“ICU”), Smokie Norful (“I Still Have You”), and Tye Tribbett (“New”).
If unfamiliar, the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards celebrate the songwriters and publishers of the most-performed songs over the past year, based on data from terrestrial and satellite radio and streaming services, as specified by ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards rules.
Check out the full list of 2024 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Award winners is available at https://www.ascap.com/rsawards24.
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