Trina to Receive the 'I Am Hip Hop Award' at 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has promoted Jenna Park Adler to co-head of the agency’s global hip-hop/R&B touring group, alongside current head Mark Cheatham.  Adler personally reps artists across multiple genres as well as hip-hop and R&B, with a client roster that includes Jennifer Lopez, Doja Cat, Charli XCX, Green Day, Chloe x Halle, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Deftones, and Mark Ronson, among many others. She played a key role in Doja Cat’s rise, architected Green Day’s “Hella Mega” tour and helped Lopez develop her multi-dimensional businesses. “Jenna’s an undeniable force in the business and an invaluable member of the CAA team, brilliantly delivering for artists across genres,” said CAA Co-Head of North American Music Darryl Eaton.  “Mark and Jenna bring an incredible level of energy, experience and strategic vision to our industry-leading Hip-Hop/R&B group.  Under their leadership, the future is very bright.” 

Joey Bada$$ is urging rappers to put an end to messages that may result in lethal actions, causing their own death or the demise of others.

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The BET Hip Hop Awards were aired on Tuesday evening with Kendrick Lamar cleaning up and collecting awards for Best Hip Hop Album and Rap Artist of the Year. The celebrations continued in the Cobb Energy Centre in Atlanta with performances from Best Breakthrough Hip-Hop Artist winner GloRilla, Pusha T (who brought out special guest Malice for a Clipse reunion), Fivio Foreign, Joey Bada$$, and Armani White all taking to the stage.

GRAMMY-nominated rapper Fat Joe, the BET Hip Hop Awards kicked off Tuesday night, and fans got a chance to see some of the biggest names in the genre perform their hottest hits. Amid the awards and acceptance speeches, Tuesday's show saw some impressive performances from artists including Kodak Black, GloRilla, Bleu, French Montana, Pusha T and many more.The I Am Hip Hop Award recipient, Trina — described as «the most consistent female rapper of all time» in 2012 by XXL and honored by  as one of their «31 Female Rappers Who Changed Hip-Hop» in 2014 — delivered an emotional acceptance speech that was one of the most inspiring moments of the night.While one of the biggest special surprises of the evening came from the founder of LOUD Records, Steve Rifkind, who made an appearance to introduce a star-studded number featuring Lil' Flip, Dead Prez, Fat Joe, Mobb Deep with Lil' Kim, M.O.P., Remy Ma, Three 6 Mafia and Wu-Tang Clan all performing songs honoring the iconic label for its 30th anniversary. The ceremony also showcased artists like Run-DMC, Ice-T, Kurtis Blow, and Schoolly D.ET was following along throughout the night to round up all the incredible appearances.

2022 BET Hip Hop Awards!The network honored the 47-year-old rapper with the «I Am Hip Hop» award for her 20 years in the music industry that includes chart-topping hits, six studio albums, 10 BET Award nominations, two ASCAP Awards, two BMI Awards, one Billboard Music Award, one EME Award and one All Star Music Award. A staple in the hip-hop music world, the rapper has been described as «the most consistent female rapper of all time» in 2012 by XXL and was honored by  as one of their «31 Female Rappers Who Changed Hip-Hop» in 2014. When ET spoke with the rapper on the red carpet, she shared how grateful she was for the honor after decades of hard work.«I’m astonished, I’m excited [and] I’m happy. I’m just grateful.

2022 BET Hip Hop Awards has arrived! Hip hop's biggest night honored the best songs and videos of the year, as well as the industry's biggest hustlers, the most visible hip hop platforms and the most impactful protest tracks.Hosted by GRAMMY-nominated rapper Fat Joe, BET's 17th annual show featured some big wins, emotional tributes and big performances, including a medley highlighting «I Am Hip Hop» award winner Trina's most well-known hits.Drake led the pack of nominees, scoring 14 nominations -- including Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, Hip Hop Album of the Year, Hip Hop Artist of the Year and Song of the Year. Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Future, Baby Keem, Cardi B and J. Cole also topped the list of nominees, with six or more nods each.Check out the full list of winners and nominees below as we update it throughout the night.

The 17th annual BET Hip Hop Awards are here. This year’s ceremony celebrating excellence in rap were filmed Friday night (September 30) at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta, and we’ve got all the info on how to watch its first national airing tonight, who’s hosting, and who’s nominated. How do I watch the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards? Read Next: Cardi B and Anuel AA join Fat Joe for “YES” video The BET Hip Hop Awards will be available to stream at 9 p.m.

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Fat Joe is ready to get the audience moving and shaking during this year's BET Hip Hop Awards. The 52-year-old is hosting the awards show for the second time and told ET that he's ready for viewers to «catch the hip hop holy spirit!»«We're gonna send them positive vibes out there and we’re gonna represent hip hop the culture as one and we’re gonna be unapologetic,» the rapper told ET's Kevin Frazier as he taped the show from the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, ahead of the awards show's airing.

Christina Aguilera is slaying the stage at the 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards!

“The Matrix” would be like if it incorporated hip-hop choreography? Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle apparently did and is bringing that vision — titled “Free Your Mind” — to a Manchester arts venue, the new Factory International, in 2023.The Warner Bros. Theater Ventures-licensed project is described as a “large-scale immersive performance” that will debut next October, Variety reported on Thursday.

50 Cent has released a trailer for his upcoming TV series Hip Hop Homicides – check it out below.The rapper shared the documentary series preview on Wednesday (September 28), which “examines the staggering number of murders in the hip hop community”.50 Cent is an executive producer on the series through his G-Unit Film & Television company, alongside Mona Scott-Young through her company Monami Productions.The series is hosted by Van Lathan who introduces the trailer, saying: “As of 2022, there’s been a staggering number of rappers who have been murdered. More than half of those cases are unsolved.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic After hundreds of passes, DJ Cassidy’s mic is about to be set down, at least as far as TV specials go. His celebrated “Pass the Mic” series — which started online as a pandemic phenomenon bringing together classic R&B and rap stars, before moving to BET as a succession of post-awards specials — will have its final installment Oct. 4, directly following the BET Hip-Hop Awards. The half-hour grand finale on BET next week will feature rappers from what DJ Cassidy calls “the second golden age of hip-hop,” which he marks as taking place roughly between 1993 and 2003. Although he typically keeps the lineup for the “Pass the Mic” specials under wraps so the guests are a surprise to the audience, Cassidy is giving Variety a representative sample of four of the 20 stars included in the finale: Swizz Beatz, Busta Rhymes, Method Man and Ice Cube.

LL Cool J took to his Instagram on Thursday to teach a lesson on respecting hip hop history makers. The rapper was responding to comments made by media personality DJ Akademiks, who referred to some of the pioneers of hip hop as “dusty” and asked if any of the older rappers were “really living good” while streaming live on Twitch.

LL Cool J took to his Instagram on Thursday to teach a lesson on respecting hip hop history makers. The rapper was responding to comments made by media personality DJ Akademiks, who referred to some of the pioneers of hip hop as «dusty» and asked if any of the older rappers were «really living good» while streaming live on Twitch. Although he never referred to the DJ by name, LL — a hip hop pioneer himself — responded to the stream during an Instagram Live, calling the belief that someone not having money means they don't have any value is «a bad idea» and «misinformed.»«No one discusses Miles Davis' bank account,» the 54-year-old said. «We don't talk about John Coltrane's bank account.

Oscar-winner Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson has lined up his next project – a documentary on the late groundbreaking hip hop producer J Dilla (James Dewitt Yancey).