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‘Billboard Unfiltered’: Rod Wave, GloRilla, the State of Hip-Hop Journalism & BET Hip-Hop Awards


'Billboard Unfiltered' returns with another episode touching on Rod Wave an GloRilla's albums, the BET Hip Hop Awards and the state of rap journalism.

With Rod Wave and GloRilla making their presence felt in the Billboard 200’s top five along with projects on the way from Tyler, The Creator and Lil Uzi Vert, it’s a busy time in the rap world. Last week, Russ and Top Dawg Entertainment president Terrence “Punch” Henderson went viral with their critiques of hip-hop journalism, which led to plenty of heated debates on social media about the state of the industry. Denis vehemently pushed back against Punch labeling “most” of hip-hop journalists as “trash.” “You can not enter the space talking about most of you guys are trash and expect people to engage with you in good faith,” he said.

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