Playboi Carti accepts the Artist of the Year award from Billboard's Deputy Editorial Director Damien Scott at Billboard's 2024 R&B Hip-Hop Power Players.
Damien Scott:
My name is Damien Scott. I'm the deputy editorial director of Billboard. I've been here for a year. This is the first Power Players group, Hip-Hop Power Players group that I've been involved with. And when we start thinking about what exactly is a Hip-Hop Power Player, I think for me it was someone who exhibits a special quality, right? Someone who is able to control the game, control the genre, someone who is the embodiment of hip-hop, and hip-hop, to me, as it probably is to many of you, is young, bold, innovative, and honest. And the person who is receiving this award now has blazed a trail that has influenced a lot of younger artists. He's released a number of incredible songs this year, and on top of that, he scored his first Billboard Hot 100 hit with “CARNIVAL” earlier this year, and he put his name in the record books alongside Ye, Ty Dolla $ign, and Rich The Kid. He’s gone from being one of the most promising and exciting rappers on the scene to one of the most visionary CEOs and one of the most powerful and exciting labels we have right now, in Opium. What’s even crazier is that he’s just getting started, and I’m a huge fan of his. I know he’s someone who makes people think about what rap is supposed to be, and to me, that’s exactly what a rapper is supposed to do. Make everyone think what the hell is going on here. What am I listening to? Is this good? Is this bad? And the fact is, it’s great. And I’m honored to present the 2024 R&B Hip Hop Power Player Artist of the Year to Mr. Playboi Carti.
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