BET Hip-Hop Award 2014: The URL Cypher[Video] - How the Rap Legends Stole the Show
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- Aug 15, 2023
- 1 min read
The BET Hip Hop Awards are an annual awards show, airing on BET, showcasing hip hop performers, producers and music video directors. The awards ceremony began in 2006; it was held on November 12, 2006 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, and was first aired November 15, hosted by comedian Katt Williams.[1]
Before Eminem called out Trump, YG had already created a whole song doing so, one that predated his election to the presidency. The addictive hook? "Fuck Donald Trump." YG said the track resulted in the Secret Service investigating his lyrics. Really, though, it is about inspiring people to get engaged and vote. The LAPD also shut down the shoot for the music video. All of the backlash and concern illuminated the song's power, and hip-hop's influence more generally, as a genre at the center of popular culture with the capability of shifting political perspective and dialogue.
BET Hip-Hop Award 2014: The URL Cypher[Video]
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