Meek Mill penned "Letter to Nipsey" with Roddy Ricch especially for the Nipsey Hussle tribute performance at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards. Following the show, the song debuted at No.
22.01.2020 - 00:01 / thefader.com
This year's Grammys take place on Sunday, January 26, and will feature a tribute to the late Nipsey Hussle. The rapper was shot and killed last year and is posthumously nominated for a number of Grammys including Best Rap Song for “Racks In The Middle” and Best Rap/Sung Performance for “Higher.”
Stepping onto the stage to honor Nipsey will be a number of his former collaborators, including Roddy Ricch, whom Nipsey mentored, as
Meek Mill penned "Letter to Nipsey" with Roddy Ricch especially for the Nipsey Hussle tribute performance at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards. Following the show, the song debuted at No.
Roddy Ricch tops Billboard's Hot 100 Songwriters chart (dated Feb. 8) for a third week.He boasts five songwriting credits on the Billboard Hot 100, all on songs on which he has artist billing, led by "The Box," which spends a fourth week at No.
Roddy Ricch’s Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a third nonconsecutive week, while Billie Eilish’s When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? vaults back into the top three after Eilish’s big night at the Grammy Awards.The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S.
Toronto-based producer and DJ Ryan Hemsworth shared a 4-track project on Saturday, Roddy Ricch Remixes, adding his dancefloor-ready touch to tracks like "Roll Dice'" and "Racks in the Middle."
The wins continue to pile up for Roddy Ricch in 2020. The Compton native invaded the East Coast on Wednesday (Jan. 29), where he brought his No. 1 hit "The Box" to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, serving as the night's musical guest.
One of the most moving moments of a largely subdued Grammys came during the Nipsey Hussle tribute featuring Meek Mill, DJ Khaled, John Legend, and more. Meek Mill has now gone one step further, recruiting Roddy Ricch for new song "Letter to Nipsey." Atlantic Records has confirmed that all proceeds will benefit Nipsey Hussle’s family.
DJ Khaled, John Legend, and the late Nipsey Hussle have taken home the award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration tonight at the 62nd Annual Grammy Award. Khaled’s 2019 single “Higher” beat out songs by Lil Baby and Gunna (“Drip Too Hard”), Lil Nas X (“Panini”), Mustard and Roddy Ricch (“Ballin”), and Young Thug, J. Cole, and Travis Scott (“The London”).
John Legend orchestrated a star-studded tribute to Nipsey Hussle at the Grammy Awards.
Several of Nipsey Hussle’s close collaborators paid tribute to the late rapper during a performance at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Millidelphia and Roddy Ricch debuted a new song titled “Letter to Nipsey.”
John Legend, YG and DJ Khaled performed a medley of songs alongside Meek Mill, Roddy Ricch and Kirk Franklin as part of the Grammy Awards tribute to Nipsey Hussle.
Nipsey Hussle, posthumously nominated for three awards at the 2020 Grammys, was the subject of a touching tribute performance at the 2020 Grammys. John Legend, DJ Khaled, Meek Mill, Roddy Ricch, YG, and Kirk Franklin performed in honor of the fallen rapper, who was killed last year in California.
The marathon continues at the 2020 GRAMMYs!
Late rapper Nipsey Hussle was honored at the 2020 Grammy Awards with a star-studded tribute performance just hours after winning his first Grammy posthumously.
The marathon continues at the 2020 GRAMMYs!
Several of Nipsey Hussle’s close collaborators paid tribute to the slain rapper during a performance at the 2020 Grammy Awards. YG, Roddy Ricch, and Meek Mill each took the stage, while DJ Khaled and John Legend played Nipsey’s first posthumous song, “Higher.”
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Tonight at the 2020 Grammys, Meek Mill, DJ Khaled, John Legend, YG, Roddy Ricch, and Kirk Franklin all took to the stage for a tribute to the late rapper Nipsey Hussle. The performance opened with Meek and Roddy before transitioning into “Higher,” DJ Khaled’s song with Nipsey and John Legend. YG, donning all red, appeared on stage to perform afterwards.
Before DJ Khaled, John Legend, and a host of others pay tribute to Nipsey Hussle tonight, the Los Angeles rapper became a Grammy winner for the first time.
Rapper Nipsey Hussle posthumously won the Grammy award for best rap performance at the 2020 ceremony.