Mickey Guyton pulled as much as the 2024 BET Awards on Sunday (June 30), and the nation singer stopped to speak with Billboard‘s Carl Lamarre whereas strolling down the purple carpet in a pair of Andrea Wazen strappy heels.
After shifting from Texas to Los Angeles to pursue a profession in music following her high-school commencement, Guyton is an honorary West Coast resident. It’s impacted her hip-hop consumption as effectively, with the “Make It Me” artist gushing over California rap legends resembling Kendrick Lamar, 2Pac and Snoop Dogg.
“I’m right here for some Kendrick Lamar,” she tells Billboard. “Him as a lyricist is simply so unimaginable. Clearly love 2Pac, I clearly love Snoop Dogg. I like West Coast hip-hop.”
The 2024 BET Awards host Taraji P. Henson opened the present and confirmed like to Okay. Dot by masking Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” efficiency at his Juneteenth Pop Out live performance.
So far as Guyton’s dream collaboration goes within the hip-hop realm, Mickey desires to hitch forces with Snoop Dogg for a country-tinged team-up.
“I’d clearly like to perform a little nation document with Snoop Dogg,” she proclaimed. “I’m simply an enormous fan of him — I like his Instagram. I’d like to do one thing with him.”
Followers should wait and see if Snoop makes an look on MG’s anticipated sophomore album. Guyton unleashed her acclaimed Bear in mind Her Identify debut album in 2021, which reached No. 7 on the Heatseekers Album chart. The mission was nominated for greatest nation album, whereas the LP’s title monitor earned a nom for greatest nation track.
Watch the total interview with Mickey Guyton above.
