Issa Rae and the cast of 'Rap Sh!t' are giving their hot takes for this year's Grammy Awards! The trio including 'Rap Sh!t' stars KaMillion and Aida Osman sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to discuss their connection to this year's nominees and season 2 of their HBO Max hit before giving their unfiltered predictions as to who will take each category at the 2024 Grammys.
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00:00 Issa Rae and the cast of Rapshit are giving their hot takes for this year's Grammy Awards.
00:05 The trio, including Rapshit stars Chameleon and Ida Osman, sat down with The Hollywood
00:09 Reporter to discuss their connection to this year's nominees and season two of their HBO
00:14 Max hit before giving their unfiltered predictions as to who will take each category at this
00:19 year's Grammys.
00:20 "For that, I want Barbie World to win, because I didn't have to dance to that.
00:25 I want my boss's movie to win."
00:27 Rae has always used music as a storytelling tool, from her groundbreaking series Insecure
00:32 to her current adventure Rapshit.
00:34 "Miami bitches know fake shit.
00:35 Whole stuff like a facelift.
00:36 Every time we hit some stages, you know we gon' be the favorites."
00:37 "Music is an extra cast member on the call sheet.
00:43 Music elevates the storytelling of everything."
00:47 So it's hard not to think of Rae when you look at some of the nominees at the 2024 Grammy
00:51 Awards.
00:52 SZA is the top contender with nine nominations and had a majority of her acclaimed debut
00:57 album played on season two of Insecure.
01:00 Victoria Monet, who has seven nominations, helped close out season three with her track
01:04 "The Glow."
01:05 And Leon Thomas, who was nominated for Best R&B Song for SZA's "Snooze," played the role
01:10 of Eddie, aka Neighbor Bay, on the show, as well as many others who have been featured
01:14 on Insecure or Rapshit that are nominated at the February 4th award show.
01:19 "It's an honor that Insecure has been able to feature so many artists, giving them their
01:24 first stinks.
01:25 We've done the same on Rapshit and to see them be awarded and acknowledged at the Grammys,
01:34 it just, you know, I feel proud of it."
01:36 The trio then dived into several categories, giving their thoughts on who will come out
01:40 on top, including Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Rap Song, and more.
01:45 "I love Lana Del Rey.
01:46 I'm like, 'Where you been girl?'
01:47 But I don't know, I think I'm gonna give it to SZA."
01:48 "All of these songs are TikTok songs.
01:49 You cannot avoid these on the internet."
01:50 "I love Janelle Monáe.
01:51 I love her.
01:52 I love her.
01:53 I love her.
01:54 I love her."
01:55 "I love Janelle Monáe's album, which is phenomenal as well."
01:56 "Yes, it's a freaky album."
01:57 "Yeah, come on, show us some more T's."
01:58 There's no need to explain the connection between music and storytelling in their HBO
02:06 Max series Rapshit, which centers on two Miami-based rappers who try to make it in the music industry.
02:12 Rey explains that she created the show after being inspired by the female rap movement,
02:17 as well as listening to the greats like Queen Latifah, Salt-N-Pepa, and Lil' Kim.
02:21 "This moment in particular felt so special and it felt unique in a way that there was
02:26 an abundance of female rappers all at the same time just working and thriving."
02:33 They also dive into season two, which Rey says echoes the current landscape of female
02:37 rap.
02:38 "It kind of complements season two, which I'm really excited to get in the way that
02:43 Shauna and Mia have a beef and have had to come together.
02:47 There are just so many elements that mimic real life that we imagine real life female
02:52 rappers have had to go through that make it really special and unique."
02:56 Elsewhere, Chameleon and Ossman opened up about what it's been like having Rey as their
02:59 badass boss.
03:00 "It's like so crazy watching her work.
03:04 Sometimes you think she has a twin because she's like everywhere, but she's like Santa
03:07 Claus.
03:08 How can you be everywhere?"
03:09 "I want to be like her.
03:12 She's a f*cking mogul, man."
03:14 "I would just let Issa and Miley sometimes play on mute while I wrote.
03:18 I just love looking at y'all.
03:20 I want to be just like her."
03:23 For more on this interview and to check out the full THR Grammy predictions with Rapshitt,
03:27 head to THR.com.
03:29 And for the latest entertainment news and updates, keep watching The Hollywood Reporter
03:33 News.
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