::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

HOSTED BY LIL DUVAL THE 2019 BET “HIP HOP AWARDS” PREMIERED ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2019 AT 8 PM ET/PT ON BET NETWORKS ----- #HIPHOPAWARDS When this years BET HIP HOP Awards aired it was #1 on digital and social media.  Check out the details on its strong rakings. The 2019 Hip Hop Awards is one of the top most social Cable awards show year-to-date ranking in at #6 (1/1/19-10/8/19). The 2019 Hip Hop Awards generated 889K total social interactions, and grew +155% year-over-year across Instagram and Twitter (10/8/19 vs. 10/16/18). The most tweeted about moment of the show was Lil’ Kim receiving the Legends award. On the day of air, Hip Hop Awards generated over 5.8M views across Social, up +177% from year ago Day-Of (10/16/18). On YouTube, the awards were up +153% with close to 3.3M views. On Twitter, #HipHopAwards trended in the #1 spot consecutively for 3 hours in the US, and for 1 hour Worldwide. In the US, it was the top trend for 7 consecutive hours. -----...

THE QUEEN OF HIP HOP SOUL HAS RECEIVED ANOTHER JEWEL IN HER CROWN OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS. By Mona Austin "No More Drama" singer, Mary J. Blige is the recipient of the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award. Miss Blige, 48 is immensely  deserving of the accolade, not only because of her highly decorated over 25 year career that started in the early 90s, but also because she is in a rare breed of artists whose music continues to be relevant to multiple generations.  Simultaneously an actress and philanthropist, her resume includes eight multi-platinum albums, nine Grammy Awards (plus a staggering 32 nominations), two Academy Award nominations, two Golden Globe nominations, and a SAG nomination the singer/songwriter has attracted an intensely loyal fan base—responsible for propelling worldwide sales of more than 50 million albums. The world began to embrace her when at the age of 18 when she became Uptown Records youngest and first female artist. Over the years, Bl...