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The 2024 GRAMMY Awards Winners
The 66th annual GRAMMY Awards are officially underway at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. SZA leads with the most nominations this year with nine total, followed by Victoria Monét with an outstanding seven nominations
Be sure to check back for the official winners.
Best Rap Performance
“The Hillbillies” – Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Love Letter” – Black Thought
“Rich Flex” – Drake & 21 Savage
“Scientists & Engineers” – Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane
“Players” – Coi Leray
Best Melodic Rap Performance
“Sittin’ on Top of the World” – Burna Boy featuring 21 Savage
“Attention” – Doja Cat
“Spin Bout U” – Drake & 21 Savage
“All My Life” – Lil Durk featuring J. Cole
“Low” – SZA
Best Rap Song
“Attention” – Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini & Ari Starace, songwriters (Doja Cat)
“Barbie World” – Isis Naija Gaston, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr. & Onika Maraj, songwriters (Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice featuring Aqua)
“Just Wanna Rock” – Mohamad Camara, Symere Woods & Javier Mercado, songwriters (Lil Uzi Vert)
“Rich Flex” – Brytavious Chambers, Isaac “Zac” De Boni, Aubrey Graham, J. Gwin, Anderson Hernandez, Michael “Finatik” Mule & Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, songwriters (Drake & 21 Savage)
“Scientists & Engineers” – Andre Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane)
Best Rap Album
Her Loss – Drake & 21 Savage
Michael – Killer Mike
Heroes & Villains – Metro Boomin
King’s Disease III – Nas
UTOPIA – Travis Scott
Best R&B Performance
“Summer Too Hot” – Chris Brown
“Back to Love” – Robert Glasper featuring Sir & Alex Isley
“ICU” – Coco Jones
“How Does It Make You Feel” – Victoria Monét
“Kill Bill” – SZA
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Good Morning” – PJ Morton featuring Susan Carol
“Simple” – Babyface featuring Coco Jones
“Lucky” – Kenyon Dixon
“Hollywood” – Victoria Monét featuring Earth, Wind & Fire & Hazel Monét
“Love Language” – SZA
Best R&B Song
“Angel” – Halle Bailey, Theron Feemster & Coleridge Tillman, songwriters (Halle Bailey)
“Back to Love” – Darryl Andrew Farris, Robert Glasper & Alex Isley, songwriters (Robert Glasper featuring Sir & Alex Isley)
“ICU” – Darhyl Camper Jr., Courtney Jones, Raymond Komba & Roy Keisha Rockette, songwriters (Coco Jones)
“On My Mama” – Dernst Emile II, Jeff Gitelman, Victoria Monét, Kyla Moscovich, Jamil Pierre & Charles Williams, songwriters (Victoria Monét)
“Snooze” – Kenny B. Edmonds, Blair Ferguson, Khris Riddick-Tynes, Solána Rowe & Leon Thomas, songwriters (SZA)
Best Progressive R&B Album
Since I Have a Lover – 6lack
The Love Album: Off the Grid – Diddy
Nova – Terrace Martin and James Fauntleroy
The Age of Pleasure – Janelle Monáe
SOS – SZA
Best R&B Album
Jaguar II – Victoria Monét
Girls Night Out – Babyface
What I Didn’t Tell You (Deluxe) – Coco Jones
Special Occasion – Emily King
Clear 2: Soft Life (EP) – Summer Walker
ALL CATEGORIES
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Midnights, Taylor Swift
Republic | Robert Allen, 13 Management | Messina Touring Group
(This is Tay’s 14th career Grammy win and second of the night. She’s now the only artist to ever win AOTY four times)
RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Flowers,” Miley Cyrus
Columbia | Crush Music, Jonathan Daniel, Bob McLynn & David Russell | WME
(This is Miley’s second Grammy win of the day and her career)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Victoria Monét
RCA | Rachelle Jean-Louis | WME, Stephen Schulcz & Caroline Yim
(This is Victoria’s third Grammy win of the day and of her career)
SONG OF THE YEAR
“What Was I Made For? (From Barbie: The Album),” Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters
Billie: Darkroom, Interscope | Best Friends, Brandon Goodman & Danny Rukasin | Wasserman Music, Tom Windish, Mike Malak & Sara Bollwinkel
Finneas: Interscope | Best Friends, Brandon Goodman & Danny Rukasin | Wasserman Music, Tom Windish, Mike Malak & Sara Bollwinkel
(This is Billie’s ninth Grammy win and second of the day and Finneas’ tenth Grammy win and second of the day. They’re both still up for ROTY)
THE DR. DRE GLOBAL IMPACT AWARD
JAY-Z
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Midnights, Taylor Swift
Republic | Robert Allen, 13 Management | Messina Touring Group
(This is Tay’s 13th Grammy win and first of the night. She’s been nominated 52 times in her career and is still up for AOTY, ROTY, SOTY)
BEST R&B SONG
“Snooze,” Kenny B. Edmonds, Blair Ferguson, Khris Riddick-Tynes, Solána Rowe & Leon Thomas, songwriters (SZA)
TDE, RCA | TDE, Moosa Tiffith & Roberto Reyes | Wasserman Music, Lauren Marker & Brent Smith
(This is SZA’s third win of the night and of her career)
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Bell Bottom Country, Lainey Wilson
Broken Bow Records | Red Light Management, Mandelyn Monchick| WME, Austin Mullins
(This is Lainey’s first Grammy win)
BEST MÚSICA URBANA ALBUM
MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO, Karol G
Interscope | Rimas, Noah Assad | UTA, Jbeau Lewis
(This is Karol G’s first Grammy win, she’s been nominated twice)
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Flowers,” Miley Cyrus
Columbia | Crush Music, Jonathan Daniel, Bob McLynn & David Russell | WME
(This is Miley’s first Grammy win, she has eight career noms including six this year)
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“Ghost in the Machine,” SZA f/Phoebe Bridgers
TDE/RCA | TDE, Moosa Tiffith & Roberto Reyes | Wasserman Music, Lauren Marker & Brent Smith
(SZA has 24 career noms, including nine this year and two wins. Bridgers has 11 noms, including seven this year)
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Bewitched, Laufey
AWAL | Foundations Music, Max Gredinger | Wasserman Music, Zac Bluestone & Nick Matthews
(This is Laufey’s first career Grammy win)
BEST R&B ALBUM
JAGUAR II, Victoria Monét
(RCA | Rachelle Jean-Louis | WME, Stephen Schulcz & Caroline Yim)
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
“ICU,” Coco Jones
Def Jam | 10Q Management, Lydia Asrat | WME, Caroline Yim, Lucy Dickins, Peter Schwartz & Zach Iser
(This is Jones’ first career Grammy win)
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
“Good Morning,” PJ Morton f/Susan Carol
Morton, EMPIRE | TJ Entertainment Group, Tanya S James | Wasserman Music, De’Mont Callender
(Morton has 20 career noms including one this year and five wins. This is Carol’s first nom and win this year)
BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM
SOS, SZA
TDE/RCA | TDE, Moosa Tiffith & Roberto Reyes | Wasserman Music, Lauren Marker & Brent Smith
(This is SZA’s second win of the night; she leads all artists with nine nominations)
BEST RAP ALBUM
MICHAEL, Killer Mike
Loma Vista | Active Management, Will Bronson | WME, James Rubin; Wasserman Music, Sam Hunt
(This is Killer Mike’s fourth career win and third of the day)
BEST RAP SONG
“SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS,” Killer Mike f/André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane
Killer Mike, Loma Vista | Active Management, Will Bronson | WME, James Rubin; Wasserman Music, Sam Hunt
André 3000, Eufaula Garrett | WME, Cristina Baxter, Lara Christie, Dru Bass & Brian Cohen
Future, Freebandz/Epic | 11th & Co, Ebonie Ward | WME, Zach Iser
(This is Andre’s ninth career win and Future’s third)
BEST MELODIC RAP PERFORMANCE
“All My Life,” Lil Durk f/J. Cole
Lil Durk, Alamo | Only The Family, Ola Ali | Wasserman Music, Brent Smith & Fred Zahedinia
J. Cole, Dreamville Records | Dreamville, Ibrahim Hamad| UTA, Scott Mantell & Rob Gibbs
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
“SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS,” Killer Mike f/André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane
Killer Mike, Loma Vista | Active Management, Will Bronson | WME, James Rubin; Wasserman Music, Sam Hunt
André 3000, Eufaula Garrett | WME, Cristina Baxter, Lara Christie, Dru Bass & Brian Cohen
Future, Freebandz/Epic | 11th & Co, Ebonie Ward | WME, Zach Iser
BEST ROCK ALBUM
This Is Why, Paramore
Atlantic | Fly South Music Group, Leah Hodgkiss & Mark Mercado | CAA, Emma Banks; UTA, David Galea & Ken Fermaglich
BEST ROCK SONG
“Not Strong Enough,” boygenius
Interscope | Blue Raincoat Music, Darin Harmon; Distance Management, Sean Patrick Rhorer; Good Harbor, Dalton Sim | CAA, Paul Wilson & Kevin French; High Road Touring, Dave Rowan; WME, Josh Javor & Paul Lomas
(This is the second Grammy win of the night for boygenius)
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
“72 Seasons,” Metallica
Blackened | Q Prime, Cliff Burnstein & Peter Mensch | K2 Agency, John Jackson; IAG, Dennis Arfa & Adam Kornfeld
(This is Metallica’s 10th Grammy across 23 nominations)
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
“Not Strong Enough,” boygenius
Interscope | Blue Raincoat Music, Darin Harmon; Distance Management, Sean Patrick Rhorer; Good Harbor, Dalton Sim | CAA, Paul Wilson & Kevin French; High Road Touring, Dave Rowan; WME, Josh Javor & Paul Lomas
(This is the first career Grammy for boygenius)
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
the record, boygenius
Interscope | Blue Raincoat Music, Darin Harmon; Distance Management, Sean Patrick Rhorer; Good Harbor, Dalton Sim | CAA, Paul Wilson & Kevin French; High Road Touring, Dave Rowan; WME, Josh Javor & Paul Lomas
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE
“This Is Why,” Paramore
Atlantic | Fly South Music Group, Leah Hodgkiss & Mark Mercado | CAA, Emma Banks; UTA, David Galea & Ken Fermaglich
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“I Remember Everything,” Zach Bryan f/Kacey Musgraves
Warner | Danny Kang & Stefan Max | WME, Lucy Dickins, Ron Opaleski, Braeden Rountree, Andrew Colvin & Seth Seigle
(This is Bryan’s first career Grammy win and Musgraves’ seventh)
BEST COUNTRY SONG
“White Horse,” Chris Stapleton
UMG | Red Light Management, Coran Capshaw, Zach Peterson & Clay Hunt | WME, Beth Hamilton & Jay Williams
(Stapleton has 20 career nominations, including three this year and 10 wins)
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
“White Horse,” Chris Stapleton
UMG | Red Light Management, Coran Capshaw, Zach Peterson & Clay Hunt | WME, Beth Hamilton & Jay Williams
BEST FOLK ALBUM
Joni Mitchell at Newport [Live], Joni Mitchell
(This is Mitchell’s 10th career Grammy win)
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
Weathervanes, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
“Cast Iron Skillet,” Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit)
BEST AMERICANA PERFORMANCE
“Dear Insecurity,” Brandy Clark & Michael Pollack, songwriters (Brandy Clark f/Brandi Carlile)
BEST AMERICANA ROOTS PERFORMANCE
“Eve Was Black,” Allison Russell
BEST POP DANCE RECORDING
“Padam Padam,” Kylie Minogue
(This is Minogue’s second career win)
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC ALBUM
Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022), Fred again..
Warner/Atlantic | Goodlife Management, Oliver Sasse |Wasserman Music, Ben Shprits, Evan Hancock & Tom Schroder)
(This is Fred again..’s second win of the day)
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC RECORDING
“Rumble,” Skrillex, Fred again.. & Flowdan
OWSLA/Atlantic | Goodlife Management, Oliver Sasse | Wasserman Music, Tom Schroeder & Lee Anderson
(Skrillex has 17 noms, including two this year and nine wins. Fred again.. has six career noms including four this year. This is Flowdan’s first nom this year)
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Theron Thomas
Works include “Seven” (Jung Kook & Latto), “How We Roll” (Ciara & Chris Brown), “All My Life” (Lil Durk f/J. Cole)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Jack Antonoff
Works include Being Funny in a Foreign Language (The 1975), Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (Lana Del Rey), Midnights (Taylor Swift)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Elaine Martone
Works include Ascenso (Santiago Cañón-Valencia), Between Breaths (Third Coast Percussion), Man Up / Man Down (Constellation Men’s Ensemble)
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
TIE: New Beginnings, Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & The Legendary IIs Sont Partis Band and Live: Orpheum Theater Nola, Lost Bayou Ramblers & Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA
“Folsom Prison Blues,” John Carter Cash, Tommy Emmanuel, Markus Illko, Janet Robin & Roberto Luis Rodriguez, arrangers (The String Revolution f/Tommy Emmanuel)
BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
“Helena’s Theme,” John Williams, composer (John Williams)
BEST AUDIO BOOK, NARRATION AND STORYTELLING RECORDING
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times, Michelle Obama
BEST CHILDREN’S MUSIC ALBUM
We Grow Together Preschool Songs, 123 Andrés
BEST NEW AGE, AMBIENT OR CHANT ALBUM
So She Howls, Carla Patullo f/Tonality and the Scorchio Quartet
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
Colors of Royal, Julian Marley & Antaeus
BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
GÉNESIS, Peso Pluma
BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
Siembra: 45º Aniversario (En Vivo en el Coliseo de Puerto Rico, 14 de Mayo 2022), Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
BEST LATIN ROCK OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
TIE: Vida Cotidiana, Juanes and De Todas Las Flores, Natalia Lafourcade
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
X Mí (Vol. 1), Gaby Moreno
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2, Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
What’s in a Name?, Dave Chappelle
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
Some Like It Hot (Original Broadway Cast)
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM
This Moment, Shakti
BEST AFRICAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE
“Water,” Tyla
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE
“Pashto,” Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain f/Rakesh Chaurasia
BEST SPOKEN WORD POETRY ALBUM
The Light Inside, J. Ivy
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG
“All Things,” (Kirk Franklin)
Kirk Franklin, songwriter
BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
Echoes of the South, Blind Boys of Alabama
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
Church Clothes 4, Lecrae
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
All Things New: Live in Orlando, Tye Tribbett
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG
“Your Power,” (Lecrae & Tasha Cobbs Leonard)
Alexandria Dollar, Jordan Dollar, Antonio Gardener, Micheal Girgenti, Lasanna “Ace” Harris, David Hein, Deandre Hunter, Dylan Hyde, Christian Louisana, Patrick Darius Mix Jr., Lecrae Moore, Justin Pelham, Jeffrey Lawrence Shannon, Allen Swoope, songwriters
BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
Blood Harmony, Larkin Poe
BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
All My Love for You, Bobby Rush
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
Contemporary American Composers, David Frost & Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
City of Gold, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
As We Speak, Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer f/Rakesh Chaurasia
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
How Love Begins, Nicole Zuraitis
BEST ALTERNATIVE JAZZ ALBUM
The Omnichord Real Book, Meshell Ndegeocello
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
The Winds of Change, Billy Childs
BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE
“Tight,” Samara Joy, soloist
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
Basie Swings the Blues, The Count Basie Orchestra directed by Scotty Barnhart
BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
“Montgomery: Rounds,” Jessie Montgomery, composer (Awadagin Pratt, A Far Cry & Roomful of Teeth)
BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
Passion for Bach and Coltrane, Alex Brown, Harlem Quartet, Imani Winds, Edward Perez, Neal Smith & A.B. Spellman; Silas Brown & Mark Dover, producers
BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCAL ALBUM
Walking in the Dark, Julia Bullock, soloist; Christian Reif, conductor (Philharmonia Orchestra)
BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
“The American Project,” Yuja Wang; Teddy Abrams, conductor (Louisville Orchestra)
BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
“Rough Magic,” Roomful of Teeth
BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
“Saariaho: Reconnaissance,” Nils Schweckendiek, conductor (Uusinta Ensemble; Helsinki Chamber Choir)
BEST OPERA RECORDING
“Blanchard: Champion,” Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Ryan Speedo Green, Latonia Moore & Eric Owens; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
“Adès: Dante,” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS
“In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning,” Erin Bentlage, Jacob Collier, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje f/Jacob Collier)
BEST IMMERSIVE AUDIO ALBUM
The Diary of Alicia Keys, George Massenburg & Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Alicia Keys & Ann Mincieli, immersive producers (Alicia Keys)
BEST REMIXED RECORDING
“Wagging Tongue (Wet Leg Remix),” Wet Leg, remixers (Depeche Mode)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
JAGUAR II, John Kercy, Kyle Mann, Victoria Monét, Patrizio “Teezio” Pigliapoco, Neal H Pogue & Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer (Victoria Monét)
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos, Robert Gordon, Deanie Parker, Cheryl Pawelski, Michele Smith & Mason Williams, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Michael Graves, restoration engineer (Various Artists)
BEST ALBUM NOTES
Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos, Robert Gordon & Deanie Parker, album notes writers (Various Artists)
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
For the Birds: The Birdsong Project, Jeri Heiden & John Heiden, art directors (Various Artists)
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
Stumpwork, Rottingdean Bazaar & Annie Collinge, art directors (Dry Cleaning)
BEST MUSIC FILM
Moonage Daydream, David Bowie (Brett Morgen, video director; Brett Morgen, video producer)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
“I’m Only Sleeping,” The Beatles (Em Cooper, video director; Jonathan Clyde, Sophie Hilton, Sue Loughlin & Laura Thomas, video producers)
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
“What Was I Made For?” (From Barbie: The Album), Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VIDEO GAMES AND OTHER INTERACTIVE MEDIA
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Stephen Barton & Gordy Haab, composers
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA (INCLUDES FILM AND TELEVISION)
Oppenheimer, Ludwig Göransson, composer
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Barbie: The Album, Brandon Davis, Mark Ronson & Kevin Weaver, compilation producers, George Drakoulias, music supervisor (Various Artists)
Culture
Lloyd Banks Announces ‘All Or Nothing Vol. 3: Despite My Mistakes’
After releasing Halloween Havoc IV: The 72nd Hour last October, Lloyd Banks is back on social media to announce his upcoming project, All Or Nothing Vol. 3: Despite My Mistakes. This will be the third installment in the All Or Nothing series, following Failure’s No Option (F.N.O.) in 2013 and Live It Up in 2016. As of now, Banks has yet to reveal an official release date.
Culture
Kanye West Announces New Solo Album ‘Bully’
After collaborating with Ty Dolla $ign on Vulture 1 & 2, Kanye West surprised fans by announcing his forthcoming solo album titled Bully during a live performance at the Wuyuan River Stadium in Haikou, China.
“I got a new album coming out,” he revealed to the audience. “The album’s called ‘Bully,’ and this song is called ‘Beauty and the Beast.’” He then debuted the song, which features his signature vocal style over an instrumental. The lyrics include, “I still think about it every night and day to try to stay away, to keep my audience / Don’t take this disrespect, I’m sitting here trying to redirect.”
Watch Kanye in the clip below.
KANYE WEST
— MukzsRAP (@mukzsRAP) September 28, 2024
BULLY 💿
(SOLO ALBUM)
🚨COMING SOON🚨 pic.twitter.com/OIcoPzRwzT
News
Young Dolph Murder Suspect Claims Yo Gotti’s Brother Big Jook Placed $100K Bounty on Rapper
Smith revealed that he had only received $800 of the promised $100,000 payment before his arrest, with Big Jook later adding $50,000 to his lawyer’s retainer.
The murder trial of Young Dolph began on Monday, September 23.
During the trial of his co-defendant Justin Johnson, murder suspect Cornelius Smith took the stand and admitted to shooting the rapper, whose real name was Adolph Robert Thornton Jr., outside Makeda’s Butter Cookies in Memphis on November 17, 2021. The shooting, which occurred in broad daylight, was reportedly part of a $100,000 bounty placed by Yo Gotti’s brother, Big Jook.
Yo Gotti and Young Dolph had a well-known feud dating back to 2016. In September 2017, an associate of Yo Gotti was arrested for attempted murder after a shooting targeting Dolph, but the charges were later dropped.
Smith testified that he was the one seen firing the semi-automatic weapon in the CCTV footage of Dolph’s murder. While Johnson is the only one of the three suspects currently on trial, Smith’s testimony was pivotal in building the case against him.
Smith also revealed that he had only received $800 of the promised $100,000 payment before his arrest, with Big Jook later adding $50,000 to his lawyer’s retainer. “I wasn’t feeling anything at the time,” Smith stated. “I’m not gonna lie. I was just trying to get some money.”
Big Jook, born Anthony Mims, lost his life earlier this year on January 13 following a shooting incident at a Memphis restaurant after a funeral service. He was transported to St. Francis Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries, according to Fox 13 Memphis.
Yo Gotti has yet to comment on the allegations that his brother was involved in Dolph’s death.
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