::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

  New York, NY – — "BET Hip Hop Awards" 2024 transformed Las Vegas into the biggest night for hip hop, with Kendrick Lamar dominating the night, taking home eight awards, including Hip Hop Artist of the Year, Lyricist of the Year, and Song of the Year for his smash hit “Not Like Us.” Metro Boomin and Future took home three “BET Hip Hop Awards” 2024 wins, while The Alchemist secured two wins. The show delivered an unforgettable night, honoring the year’s best in hip hop and paying homage to the club anthems that shaped a generation. Host and hip hop legend Fat Joe kicked off the show with his classic hit "Make it Rain," setting the tone for a night of nonstop energy. Bossman DLow welcomed the audience to the shark tank, hyping the crowd with his viral hit “Shake Dat A** (Twerk Song)” and closing his set with the high-energy anthem “Get In With Me.” Moments later, Memphis rap icon Juicy J stormed the stage to perform his banger “SOMN,” and surprised the audien...

buzzz worthy. . . SNOOP DOGG IS HONORED AS THE “I AM HIP HOP” AWARD RECIPIENT KENDRICK LAMAR NAMED LYRICIST OF THE YEAR ------- HOT PERFORMANCES BY T.I., GUCCI MANE, TRAVIS SCOTT, DESIIGNER, YOUNG THUG, LECRAE, O.T. GENASIS, BIG K.R.I.T., LIL UZI VERT, LIL YACHTY, 21 SAVAGE, BIG BABY D.R.A.M., YOUNG M.A., QUAVO, DAE DAE, AND ISAIAH RASHAD ------- #HIPHOPAWARDS NEW YORK, NY – –  The BET “HIP HOP AWARDS” has remained the most prominent hip hop showcase on television for ten years with its powerful performances, iconic hip hop honorees and much-anticipated cyphers. Multi-platinum artist, mega-producer and ‘Anthem King’  DJ   Khaled  hosted hip-hop’s biggest night of the year at The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA. DJ Khaled  and  Kendrick Lamar   tie the lead with three wins each;  DJ Khaled  wins “DJ of the Year”, “MVP of the Year”, and undoubtedly the “Hustler of the Year” award;  Kendrick L...

buzzz worthy. . . By Mona Austin Fairness and equality for all means Whites can't tell Blacks how to express their pride or hurt. Black History Month 2016 was uncomfortable for me.  On all fronts the "celebration" of Blackness was challenged. The racist fear and rejection of Blackness was on display all month long.   From actress Stacy Dash saying the month was not necessary to #oscarssowhite dissing Black talent  to Beyonce being demonized in the media for embracing Black pride, crushing Black progress for sport was a disconcerting norm.  Of all of the narratives that gave pause to the need for a racism awakening, it was the responses to the performances of Kendrick Lamar and Beyonce that caught my attention the most. How is it possible that both Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar artistically took a political  stand for social justice for Blacks on national television and Lamar's work was praised and Beyonce's was protested? Beyonce's Superbowl 50 per...

buzzz worthy. . .   By Mona Austin For the first time I planned to silently boycott the #grammys (and I NEVER miss it) when I realized Lady Gaga was doing a tribute performance to the late David Bowie and the Grammys were foregoing post-humous recognition for other deserving American artists, who happened to be Black. Bowie, is well respected internationally, but he is not American and I think giving him a tribute spotlight in an American award show is unfair considering the other legendary American artists who passed away in the same time frame--particularly Natalie Cole and Maurice White. I inquired directly to the Recording Academy as to whether there would be a tribute to Natalie Cole and never got a response. I feared they'd snub the multi-Grammy winning vocalist who passed away at the start of 2016, at which point the production was written in stone.  (But of course, we've seen Grammy Producer Ken Elrich work  his magic to honor Whitney Houston when sh...

THESE NEW ARTISTS JOIN PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED KEVIN HART, NICKI MINAJ, KENDRICK LAMAR, ICE CUBE, SNOOP DOGG, MIGUEL, THE ROOTS AND BELL BIV DEVOE buzzz worthy. . . New York, NY  – BET Networks and AEG announce the latest talent confirmed to perform during BET Experience at L.A. LIVE June 25 – 28, 2015. GRAMMY Award winner, Erykah Badu; GRAMMY Award winner, NE-YO; GRAMMY nominated ScHoolboy Q; and platinum selling duo, Rae Sremmurd round out the top tier line-up of talent tapped to take the stage during the four day event. These hit makers join previously announced STAPLES Center headliners Kevin Hart, Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, Ice Cube and Snoop with Jay Rock and Ab-Soul and Club Nokia headliners, Miguel, The Roots and Bell Biv DeVoe with Doug E. Fresh. Tickets for the BET Experience presented by Coca-Cola at L.A. LIVE are on sale now. Single day STAPLES Center show tickets are priced as low as $59.50 while 3-day STAPLES Center concert ticket packages st...

buzzz worthy. . . The BET Awards were held in the Nokia Theater in downtown last night and broadcast live on the network. The winners are: Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Rihanna Best Male R&B/Pop Artist Miguel Best Group Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Best Collaboration A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems Best Male Hip Hop Artist Kendrick Lamar   Best Female Hip Hop Artist Nicki Minaj Video of the Year Drake – Started From The Bottom Video Director of the Year Benny Boom Best New Artist Kendrick Lamar Best Gospel Artist Mary Mary Best Actress Kerry Washington Best Actor Jamie Foxx YoungStars Award Gabrielle Douglas Best Movie Think Like A Man Subway Sportswoman of the Year Gabrielle Douglas Subway Sportsman of the Year LeBron James Coca-Cola Viewers Choice Award  Drake – Started From The Bottom Centric Award Tamar Braxton – Love and War Best International Act: Afri...