Mario Sentell Giden Mims,known professionally as Yo Gotti,is an American rapper. In 1996,he released his debut album Youngsta's On a Come Up under the alias Lil Yo. He went on to release From Da Dope Game 2 Da Rap Game (2000),Self-Explanatory (2001),Life (2003),Back 2 da Basics (2006),Live from the Kitchen (2012),I Am (2013),The Art of Hustle (2016),I Still Am (2017),Untrapped (2020) and CM10:Free Game.
American rapper Yo Gotti has released 11 studio albums,22 mixtapes and 57 singles,and 5 promotional singles. After several guest appearances,mixtapes and independent releases,he released his major-label debut album Life,in 2003.
Lola Chantrelle Mitchell,better known by her stage name Gangsta Boo,was an American rapper. She rose to prominence as a member of Three 6 Mafia,which she joined at the age of 14. After releasing six albums,she left the group and its record label after the release of her second solo album,Both Worlds *69 (2001),due to financial disputes and issues regarding promotion of the album. She subsequently released several solo albums and became known for collaborating with artists such as Eminem,Run the Jewels,La Chat,Latto,GloRilla,Outkast,Foxy Brown,Tinashe,Lil Jon and Yelawolf.
Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar Cephus,known professionally as Cardi B,is an American rapper. According to various media outlets,she is regarded as one of the most commercially successful female rappers of her generation. Born and raised in New York City,she first gained popularity through videos shared on Vine and Instagram. From 2015 to early 2017,she appeared as a regular cast member on the VH1 reality television series Love &Hip Hop:New York,which depicted her pursuit of her music aspirations,and earned further recognition with the release of her two mixtapes:Gangsta Bitch Music,Vol. 1 (2016) and Vol. 2 (2017).
Kiari Kendrell Cephus,known professionally as Offset,is an American rapper. He rose to prominence as part of the hip hop group Migos,alongside Quavo and the late Takeoff. In 2017,Offset released the collaborative album with record producer Metro Boomin and English rapper 21 Savage:Without Warning;it reached the top ten on the Billboard 200 and spawned the single "Ric Flair Drip",which reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. Later that year,he would co-perform with Canadian rapper Drake on Metro Boomin's single "No Complaints". In 2018,he featured on the hit single "Taste" by Tyga,which marked his first top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 as a soloist,and was later certified 9×platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). That same year,he co-performed alongside Travis Scott on another hit single with Kodak Black's "Zeze",which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
"Bodak Yellow" (alternatively titled "Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)") is the major-label debut single by American rapper Cardi B. It was written alongside Pardison Fontaine,Klenord Raphael,and producers J. White Did It and Laquan Green,with an additional writing credit going to Kodak Black for the interpolation of his song "No Flockin". It was released on June 16,2017,by Atlantic Records as the lead single from her debut studio album Invasion of Privacy (2018).
American rapper Cardi B has released one studio album,three mixtapes,38 singles,and 17 music videos. 4,376,138 albums,including 4,000,000 in the United States and 100,000 in the United Kingdom. Her debut album Invasion of Privacy was the best selling female rap album of the 2010s according to The Recording Academy. It also became the most streamed female rap album on Spotify history. According to IFPI,"Girls Like You" was the 5th best-selling single of 2018 worldwide,selling 11.9 million units that year alone.
"Money" is a song by American rapper Cardi B,released by Atlantic Records on October 23,2018. The song was written by Cardi B with its producer J. White Did It. Its music video features Cardi playing characters in different locations,including in an art museum,a bank and a strip club. Cardi performed the song at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards,alongside the "Money Bag" instrumental. The song and its music video received acclaim and accolades including Best Hip Hop Video at both the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards and the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards and a Rhythm &Bars Award at the 2019 Soul Train Music Awards. "Money" was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
"Clout" is a song by American rapper Offset featuring his wife Cardi B,released as the second single from his debut solo album Father of 4 on March 15,2019. Although the song initially charted following the album's release,it reached the top 40 of the US Billboard Hot 100 after the release of its music video in April 2019. It received a nomination for Best Rap Performance at the 62nd Grammy Awards,marking Offset's first nomination as a soloist outside of Migos.
"Up" is a song by American rapper Cardi B. It was released on February 5,2021,through Atlantic Records as the second single from her upcoming second studio album. "Up" is a rap and hip-hop song,written by Cardi B alongside Joshua Baker and Jordan Thorpe and produced by Yung Dza,DJ SwanQo,Sean Island and DJ Prince.
Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon,known professionally as Doechii,is an American rapper and singer. After releasing her debut EP,Oh the Places You'll Go (2020),she rose to prominence with the viral success of her song "Yucky Blucky Fruitcake" on TikTok in 2021. Doechii then signed with Top Dawg Entertainment and Capitol Records,through which she released her second EP,She/Her/Black Bitch in 2022,and has since earned commercial success with the singles "Persuasive" and "What It Is ",which marked her first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100. Doechii was awarded the Rising Star Award from Billboard Women in Music in 2023 and has received nominations for two MTV Video Music Awards,a BET Award and two Soul Train Music Awards.
"F.N.F." is a song by American record producer Hitkidd and American rapper GloRilla. It was released on April 29,2022 as the first single from her debut EP,Anyways,Life's Great (2022). The song went viral through the video-sharing app TikTok and is considered the breakout hit for both artists.
"Hot Shit" is a song by American rappers Cardi B,Kanye West,and Lil Durk. It was released on July 1,2022,by Atlantic Records as the third single for Cardi B's upcoming second studio album. The three rappers wrote the song alongside Pardison Fontaine and Bunny Wailer and with producers Tay Keith and BanBwoi.
"Blessed" is a song by American rapper GloRilla,released on August 31,2022,as the second single from her debut EP Anyways,Life's Great (2022). The song features uncredited vocals from American rapper Yo Gotti and was produced by Macaroni Toni.
Gloria Hallelujah Woods,known professionally as GloRilla,is an American rapper from Memphis,Tennessee. She rose to prominence after releasing her 2022 song "F.N.F. ",which was nominated for Best Rap Performance at 65th Annual Grammy Awards. Her single "Tomorrow 2" reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100. Her single "Blessed" from her EP Anyways,Life's Great,was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2023,she collaborated with Moneybagg Yo on the single "On Wat U On".
Anyways,Life's Great is the second EP by American rapper GloRilla. It was released on November 11,2022,through Collective Music Group (CMG) and Interscope Records. It later peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard 200 and was nominated for Album of the Year at the BET Awards. The bonus edition was released on March 15,2023 with four new songs. The EP was supported by the singles "F.N.F. " with Hitkidd,"Blessed",and "Tomorrow 2" with Cardi B,which reached the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100.
"On Wat U On" is a song by American rappers Moneybagg Yo and GloRilla,released on January 12,2023 with an accompanying music video. It is the second single from the former's mixtape Hard to Love (2023). The song was produced by YC,Skywalker OG and DrumGod.
"Pound Town" is a single by American rapper Sexyy Red and American record producer Tay Keith,released on January 27,2023. It became Sexyy Red's breakout song through going viral on the video-sharing app TikTok. An official remix of the song with American rapper Nicki Minaj was released on May 26,2023.
Hard to Love is the sixteenth mixtape by American rapper Moneybagg Yo. It was released on June 2,2023,by Roc Nation,Collective Music Group (CMG),Bread Gang Entertainment,N-Less Entertainment,and Interscope Records. The mixtape features guest appearances from Future,Fridayy,YTB Fatt,Fat Wizza,Lil Durk,and GloRilla. Meanwhile,production on the mixtape was handled by DMacTooBangin,DrumGod,YC,Skywalker OG,T-Head,HitmanAudio,Tahj Money,LondnBlue,and Ronny J,among other prestigious producers in the rap industry.
The 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards were held on October 3,2023,as the 17th installment of the BET Hip Hop Awards,intended to recognize the best in hip hop music of 2023. The ceremony was taped in Atlanta,Georgia on October 3,and broadcast on BET the following week on October 10. The awards were hosted by Fat Joe.
