Meek Mill to receive Billboard's inaugural R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players' Impact Award for activism
In the streaming era, probably the one genre of music which has benefitted from the streaming service the most is Hip-Hop, whose total consumption in the first half of 2017 made it the leading genre, while hip-hop albums have topped the Billboard 200 for 22 weeks this year so far, led by the biggest debut of the year, Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN'. Now, for the first time, Billboard is coming up with the Hip-Hop Power Players list which will recognize the ones who have been the driving and guiding force behind the booming rise of Hip-Hop.
Billboard mentions: "A committee of Billboard editors and reporters weighed a variety of factors, including but not limited to impact on consumer behavior (as measured by metrics such as album and track sales, streaming volume, social media and radio, and TV); company growth; career trajectory; reputation among peers; and overall impact in the hip-hop industry during the past 12 months" in order to compile the list. Billboard has also announced that it will honor rapper Meek Mill with its inaugural R&B/hip-hop power players impact award. CNN’s Van Jones will present Mill with the award.