Lil Durk & J. Cole Win Best Melodic Rap Performance Grammy For “All My Life”

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Lil Durk and J. Cole took home the award for Best Melodic Rap Performance for their collaboration, “All My Life,” at the 2024 Grammy Awards on Sunday night. Together, they beat out fellow nominees Doja Cat (“Attention”), Burna Boy and 21 Savage (“Sittin’ on top of the World”), Drake and 21 Savage (“Spin Bout U”), and SZA (“Low”). It makes Durk’s first-ever Grammy win and Cole’s second.

Fans on social media were happy with the result. Responding to the Recording Academy’s announcement on Twitter, one user wrote: “Lidurk deserves it. Kudos. Hard work pay.” Several others remarked that it was “well deserved.”

Read More: J. Cole & Lil Durk Perform “All My Life” Live For The First Time

Lil Durk & J. Cole Perform At iHeartRadio Music Festival

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 22: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (L-R) Lil Durk and J. Cole perform onstage during the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 22, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)

Durk previously discussed the collaborations with Cole during an interview with The Nadeska Show, last July. He described the rapper as a “legend.” “He went super crazy,” Durk said at the time. “It’s so crazy because we’d been talking for like, two years, and he’d always be like, ‘Send me a record.’ And I’m like, ‘I gotta find the right record.’ I’m glad I waited two years. In my eyes he a legend. If you have a chance to do a song with a legend, it be like, will you send them something just to send it, just to say you got one, or you gone make it stick. So that’s why I never just sent him a record. Cause I’m like, ‘I want something that’s gon’ stick.’ As soon as I did the record, he was the first person to pop in my head. Like, I got it. I believe in timing. Timing is everything.”

Lil Durk Takes Home Best Melodic Rap Performance

Elsewhere during the ceremony, Killer Mike swept his award nominations, Victoria Monét took home Best R&B Album, among other results. Be on the lookout for further updates on Lil Durk and J. Cole as well as the rest of the 2024 Grammy Awards on HotNewHipHop.

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Travis Scott Fans React To Killer Mike Winning Best Rap Album Over “Utopia”

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Travis Scott fans were in an uproar on social media after Killer Mike took home the awards for Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Album at the 2024 Grammy Awards on Sunday night. Overall, the ceremony marked Scott’s 10th losing nomination over the course of his career. He’s still yet to win.

“Travis Scott deserved this one especially after the grammys disaster of 2018,” one user wrote on Twitter. Another shared a highlight reel of LeBron James with the caption: “The Grammys when it comes to always robbing Travis Scott off AOTY.” One fan tweeted: “Listen I like it. But I’m telling you right now pretentious whites who ‘aren’t really into rap’ really f*ck with Run the Jewels and Killer Mike. See it with a lot of my festival friends. I liked all the albums nominated and am happy for him. But it’s not AOTY IMO.”

Read More: Travis Scott Submits “UTOPIA” For Grammys Consideration, Jumps Tables To Reach Jay-Z

Killer Mike Celebrates His Grammy Win

Killer Mike accepts the “Best Rap Album” award for “Michael” on stage during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards pre-telecast show at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 4, 2024. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

Fans React To Travis Scott’s Grammys Loss

In addition to Killer Mike, other nominees in the Best Rap Album category included Metro Boomin (HEROES & VILLAINS), Nas (King’s Disease III), and Drake & 21 Savage (Her Loss). Among Scott’s other losses have been a nomination for Astroworld in the Best Album category in 2019 as well as losing nominations for “Sicko Mode” in both Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song the same year. Check out his fans’ reactions to the latest disappointment below.

Other Grammy winners from Sunday so far include Lil Durk and J. Cole, Dave Chappelle, and more. Be on the lookout for further updates on the 2024 Grammy Awards on HotNewHipHop.

Read More: Killer Mike Sweeps Best Rap Album, Song, & Performance At 2024 Grammys

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The Recording Academy Mistakingly Announced Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice’s ‘Barbie World’ As A Grammy Winner On X, Which Didn’t Go Well

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The 2024 Grammys are just as nerve-wracking for musicians as it is for the team that makes the ceremony possible. Unfortunately, considering that it is music’s biggest, there is no margin for era. Sadly, the poor social media manager over at The Recording Academy is learning this the hard way.

As the rap categories were being announced, the organization’s social media team got one coveted winner wrong. In a screengrab captured by Pop Crave, The Recording Academy announced Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice’s “Barbie World” as the winner of the Best Rap Song. The only problem is, as the ceremony was being broadcast, Killer Mike was the actual winner.

Minaj’s die-hard fans, the Barbz, have already begun to slam The Recording Academy online for the mix-up. Some have even started conspiracy theories that Roc Nation pulled strings to get the win pulled due to Minaj’s ongoing beef with Megan Thee Stallion.

Although the record, which was featured on the Barbie movie soundtrack, the compilation has already pulled in other wins, including Best Song Written for Visual Media (for Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” and Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.

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Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice’s “Barbie World” Mistakenly Announced As Grammys Best Rap Song, The Barbz Go Wild

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It goes without saying that Nicki Minaj’s Barbz are a force to be reckoned with. This has been demonstrated time and time again, most recently with their explosive reactions to Megan Thee Stallion dissing Nicki on “Hiss.” Nicki was nominated for two Grammy awards this year, including Best Song Written for Visual Media and Best Rap Song for her Barbie collab with Ice Spice, “Barbie World.” Unfortunately, she didn’t secure either of them, leaving her Grammy-less.

Billie Eilish took home Best Song Written for Visual Media with her Barbie soundtrack contribution “What Was I Made For?” while Best Rap Song went to Killer Mike. His track with Andre 3000, “Scientists & Engineers,” featuring Eryn Allen Kane and Future came out on top, also earning him an award for Best Rap Performance. His sixth studio album, Michael, additionally scored Best Rap Album.

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Recording Academy Wrongly Declares “Barbie World” As Winner

Needless to say, the Barbz are feral. To make matters worse, the Grammys’ official Twitter/X account mistakenly announced “Barbie World” as the winner of Best Rap Song. Some Tweets also suggest that the official Grammys website had it listed as the winner, leaving social media users to speculate. Some suspect that “Barbie World” was supposed to win, but someone on the inside stole the win away from Nicki.

This is obviously unconfirmed, but either way, they’re convinced. Some of Nicki’s peers have even hit social media since the announcement, suggesting that they have their suspicions too. Nicki herself has yet to weigh in, but surely it’ll be explosive when she does.

The Barbz Are Feral Over Grammy Snub

What do you think of the Grammys mistakenly announcing “Barbie World” as the 2024 Grammy winner for Best Rap Song? What about Killer Mike’s win? Share your thoughts in the comments section, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates. Check out some of the Barbz’s reactions down below.

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Killer Mike Sweeps Best Rap Album, Song, & Performance At 2024 Grammys

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Killer Mike swept his three nominations at the 2024 Grammy Awards including wins for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance with his track “Scientists & Engineers,” as well as Best Rap Album for Michael. They mark his first Grammy wins since 2003, when he took home Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for his work on Outkast’s “The Whole World.”

He shared his Best Rap Performance award with featured artists André 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane. For Best Rap Song, André 3000, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Tim Moore, and Dion Wilson all share the win as well.

Read More: Killer Mike Believes He Has The Rap Album Of The Year

Killer Mike On Stage At The Grammys

Los Angeles, CA – February 04: Killer Mike accepts the award for Rap Song at the 66th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, CA, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

As for the Best Rap Album category, other nominees included Metro Boomin (HEROES & VILLAINS), Nas (King’s Disease III), Travis Scott (Utopia), and Drake & 21 Savage (Her Loss). For Best Rap Song, Doja Cat (“Attention”), Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice (“Barbie World” feat. Aqua), and Drake & 21 Savage (“Rich Flex”), all had a chance to win. Finally, with Best Rap Performance, there was Baby Keem (“The Hillbillies” feat. Kendrick Lamar), Black Thought (“Love Letter”), Coi Leray (“Players”), and Drake & 21 Savage (“Rich Flex”). Check out the moment Mike took the stage to accept his awards below.

Killer Mike Celebrates His Grammy Wins

When Killer Mike accepted his Michael win, he was elated, shouting “It’s a sweep! It’s a sweep! It’s a sweep!” into the microphone. Other winners from the night so far have included Victoria Monét, who won Best R&B Album, Dave Chappelle, who won Best Comedy Album, and more. Be on the lookout for further updates on Killer Mike as well as the Grammy Awards on HotNewHipHop.

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Killer Mike Won Three Rap Grammys And Went Off In His Acceptance Speech: ‘Atlanta, It’s A Sweep!’

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Music’s biggest night is here. The 2024 Grammys are proving to be a night to remember. So far, the ceremony has been filled with stunning performances and long-deserved wins. One of the lucky musicians taking home a coveted gramophone is Killer Mike.

But he isn’t taking home just one trophy. Killer Mike will be going home with three in total. That’s one for every category he was nominated for, including Best Rap Album for Michael, Best Rap Song for “Scientists & Engineers,” and Best Rap Performance (again for “Scientists & Engineers”).

During his final acceptance speech, Killer Mike didn’t play modestly. Instead, he leaned into the significant accomplishment, bragging about the feat. “That’s a sweep,” screened Killer Mike after taking the stage for the last time. The line was echoed by Silk Sonic at the 2022 ceremony.

Killer Mike’s last win at the Grammys was over 20 years ago. During the 45th annual ceremony, Killer Mike took his first Grammy in 2003 for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group (“The Whole World”).

Killer Mike’s Michael was one of this year’s most nominated rap projects. Others nominated in the rap category included Drake, Doja, and Lil Durk.

View Uproxx’s complete coverage of the 2024 Grammys here. Or the full list of winners here.

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SZA & Phoebe Bridgers Win Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Grammy

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SZA & Phoebe Bridgers have won the 2024 Grammy for best pop dup/group performance for their track “Ghost in the Machine”. The pair most notably won the award over Taylor Swift, who was nominated for her track “Karma”, which featured Ice Spice. “Holy sh-t THANK YOU @phoebe_bridgers!!!I F-CKING LOVE YOU B-TCH !! 🥹😩Thank you to @RecordingAcad!!!!!!! I’m so grateful 🥹🙏🏾 and thank you to every producer on this record especially rob and Carter 🥹🫡🫶🏾 love u gang . WE GOT ONE !! 🤞🏾😭,” SZA wrote on X after the award was announced. “Ghost in the Machine” peaked at No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Aside from Swift and Spice, SZA and Bridgers have several other big-name contenders for the award. Miley Cyrus had been nominated for her track “A Thousand Miles” with Brandi Carlisle. Lana Del Rey was nominated for her track “Candy Necklace” featuring Jon Batiste. Furthermore, Billie Ellish, who won for her song on the Barbie soundtrack, was nominated for her feature on Labrinth’s “Never Felt So Alone”.

Read More: SZA Reveals Which Of Her Songs Are Associated With Each Zodiac Sign

Drake Asks SZA To Release “Joni”

Meanwhile, Drake recently hit up SZA to try and get her to release her long-teased track, “Joni”. Drizzy posted a picture of SZA’s published snippet on Soundcloud to his Instagram. “My [goat emoji], pls drop this,” Drake added to the image. The song, first teased in 2020 during a Rolling Stone interview, has been partially released as a minute-long snippet online. The trap beat is written from the perspective of Joni Mitchell, the iconic folk musician. It’s unclear whether Drake’s endorsement will see the song finally come to light.

Meanwhile, SZA is at the top of her music game right now. As 2023 ended, “Snooze”, from her 2022 album SOS, was the only single to spend appear on every Billboard Hot 100 chart of the year. “I’m so grateful to everyone in this comment section that streamed and supported me!! GOD BLESS YOU! Thank you so much,” SZA wrote in response to the news.

Read More: SZA Performs An Unreleased Song During Her Apple Music Live

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Air Jordan 1 Low OG x Travis Scott “Canary” Gets Release Date

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The shoe offers a blend of comfort and street-ready style, making it a favorite among sneaker enthusiasts. The upcoming “Canary” collaboration anticipates giving the shoe a bold and eye-catching makeover. Nike continues to excite fans with its collaborations, and the Travis Scott partnership for the Air Jordan 1 Low OG “Canary” colorway will be big. For those seeking a mix of exclusivity and iconic style, this upcoming release will become a sought-after addition to sneaker collections. Overall, it brings a fresh twist to the classic Air Jordan 1 Low OG silhouette.

Blending comfort with street-ready style, the shoe has become a favorite among sneaker enthusiasts. The highly anticipated “Canary” collaboration will give the shoe a bold and eye-catching makeover. Further, Nike continues to thrill fans with its collaborations, and the upcoming partnership with Travis Scott for the Air Jordan 1 Low OG “Canary” colorway is generating significant anticipation. For those in search of a blend of exclusivity and iconic style, this impending release will be a coveted addition to sneaker collections.

Read More: Air Jordan 17 Low “University Blue” Gets A Release Date

“Canary” Air Jordan 1 Low OG x Travis Scott

 
 
 
 
 
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As mentioned, the shoes come with a gum rubber sole and a pristine white midsole. Consistently following this theme, the uppers are fashioned from white leather, and adorned with overlays in canary yellow leather, shaping the overall silhouette. Additionally, a Nike Swoosh in black leather and blue branding can be found on the tongue. Lastly, it’s reasonable to infer the presence of Travis Scott branding on the heels.

It is reported that the Air Jordan 1 Low OG x Travis Scott “Canary” will be released on May 17th. Also, the sneaker will have a retail price of $150 when it is released. Further, make sure to let us know what you think about these kicks in the comments below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the most recent updates and news from the sneaker community. We’ll make sure to offer you the newest products from the most notable brands.

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Playboi Carti, Kanye West, & Bianca Censori Link Up In L.A.

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Playboi Carti was spotted meeting up with Kanye West and his wife, Bianca Censori in Los Angeles over the weekend. The two appeared to be filming a music video together, along with Luka Sabbat. Ye hid his face from the paparazzi by rocking both a Michael Myers mask and a Jason Voorhees mask.

When OurGenerationMusic shared a picture of the group together, fans expressed their excitement for a collaboration. “Carti gotta link with a distributor for a release date,” one fan commented. Another was less optimistic: “At this point Carti just fk wit Ye on the strength, at this point I doubt if they make anything else together.”

Read More: Playboi Carti’s “2024” Is Turning Into An Overnight Sensation

Kanye West Attends Opening Of 424 Store

Kanye West during the grand opening of 424’s Melrose Place store held at 424 on February 2, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by River Callaway/WWD via Getty Images)

Carti and West’s link-up comes after the two recently collaborated on the single, “2024.” Ye handled production on the song alongside ojivolta and earlonthebeat. While Carti is preparing for the release of a new album, so is West. He’s scheduled to drop his Ty Dolla Sign collaborative effort, Vultures, on February 9, 2024. That date is the latest after several delays to the project. Carti will be making an appearance on the tracklist with the song, “Fuk Sumn.” Other collaborators across the album include Chris Brown, Future, Freddie Gibbs, Quavo, Lil Durk, Young Thug, and more. Nicki Minaj was expected to appear on the song, “New Body,” but she rejected West’s clearance of the track. She explained online that she meant “no disrespect,” but that the “train has left the station.”

Playboi Carti With Kanye West

 
 
 
 
 
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Check out a photo from the video shoot with Ye and Carti above. Be on the lookout for further updates on Kanye West and Playboi Carti as well as their upcoming albums on HotNewHipHop.

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