Tyler, the Creator To Receive Cultural Influence Award At 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards
Odd Future leader Tyler, the Creator is being honored at this year’s BET Hip Hop Awards. Hip-hop OG LL Cool J will present the cultural influence award to Tyler in partnership with his lifestyle brand Rock the Bells.
Tyler, the Creator To Receive Cultural Influence Award At 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards
Tyler, the Creator will get the award at on Tuesday (Oct. 5) at 9 p.m. ET on the 2021 award show. LL Cool J spoke on the dope inaugural award presentation and dished out on the context in which a winner is picked.
“At Rock The Bells part of our mission is to bridge the gap of Hip Hop’s rich history to the present, which is why we are thrilled to team up with BET, a company that has always been at the forefront of Black culture. I am proud to honor Tyler, The Creator, with the first-ever ‘Rock The Bells Cultural Influence Award,’ which celebrates an artist who continues to break down the conventional boundaries of Hip Hop culture. His fearlessness and creativity speaks to the influence he’ll have on future Hip hop generations.” - LL Cool J (Business Wire)
Tyler, the Creator’s Ready For Andre 3000
Tyler is down to make Andre 3000's collaboration dream come true, and so maybe his passion to make timeless music is part of the reason he took home the cultural influence award. The hip-hop star has stepped up to acknowledge Three Stacks' recent reveal of wanting to clock in studio time with the West Coast rapper.
The California native went to his Twitter page to show 3000 some recognition. While he didn’t get specific, Creator simply name-dropped Andre after his statement about wanting to work with artists like himself, JAY-Z and Lil Baby.
“sir 3000* ”
Andre 3000 Reveals Truth About Kanye West Collabo
Hours prior, Andre 3000 made a rare public statement. The elusive hip-hop artist came forward to provide some insight into how he randomly appeared on an unexpected leaked diss song called “Life of the Party” aimed at Kanye West‘s rap rival Drake.
In the statement, Three Stacks revealed exactly how the collaboration came together. More specifically, 3000 denies realizing he would be thrown into a rap feud between Ye and Drizzy.
“A few weeks ago Kanye reached out about me being a part of the ‘Donda’ album. I was inspired by his idea to make a musical tribute to his mom. It felt appropriate to me to support the ‘Donda’ concept by referencing my own mother, who passed away in 2013. We both share that loss. I thought it was a beautiful choice to make a clean album but, unfortunately, I didn’t know that was the plan before I wrote and recorded my verse. It was clear to me that an edited ‘clean’ format of the verse would not work without having the raw, original also available. So, sadly, I had to be omitted from the original album release,” André 3000 said. (Variety)
Andre also admitted wanting to get a chance to appear on Drake’s recent studio effort Certified Lover Boy. Before signing off, Stacks revealed at least three artists he hoped to soon work with including Tyler, the Creator.
“The track I received and wrote to didn’t have the diss verse on it and we were hoping to make a more focused offering for the ‘Donda’ album but I guess things happen like they are supposed to,” he continued. “It’s unfortunate that it was released in this way and two artists that I love are going back and forth. I wanted to be on ‘Certified Lover Boy’ too. I just want to work with people that inspire me. Hopefully I can work with Kendrick on his album. I’d love to work with Lil’ Baby, Tyler and Jay-Z. I respect them all.” (Variety)
Here’s Andre 3000’s Leaked Kanye West Verse
The recently leaked Three Stacks bars are 100 percent must-hear. Along with the flow, the Atlanta native flawlessly delivers smooth bars while rhyming about a past love interest.
“You see my mama, tell her I’m lost, you see she’d always light a cigarette and I would talk, exaggerating a little bit so she gets the point/Trying to get her to stop smoking I would leave and then fire up a joint/Til I quit, started back up again, 20 years later all that time y’all thought a n*gga was high”
On the leaked song, Kanye doesn’t hold back on demanding respect from his peer and completely going off on the 6 God with hard-hitting lyrics.
“I put Virgil and Drake on the same text/And it wasn’t about the matching arc’teryx or Kid Cudi dress/Just told these grown men to stop it with the funny sh*t/I might hire the whole team from ACG/So don’t text me like I’m Juanita JCV/Or more important, Monica Corgan, who was there for me … Thought we was the new Abu Dhabi/Told Drake don’t play with me on GD/And he sent that message to everybody/So if I hit you with a ‘WYD’/You better hit me with a ‘Yes sir, I’m writing everything you need'”