DRAKE’S CERTIFIED LOVER BOY WINS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Canadian rapper Drake’s album lover boy which sold 613,000 in its
equivalent album sales in the first week out and also placed No.1 on the
billboard 200 chart where it maintained its position for five
nonconsecutive weeks has won him the XXL awards. The album features
some musicians like Young thug, Jay-Z, Lil Durk, Lil Baby, Travis Scott, 21
Savage and Lil Wayne
This year’s XXL Awards winners were picked by a large panel of hip-hop
industry heavyweights including CEO of 300 Entertainment Kevin Liles, Top
Dawg CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, Chairman and CEO of Motown
Records Ethiopia Habtemariam, among others, as well as artists such as Lil’
Kim, 50 Cent, Jeezy, Missy Elliott, Juicy J, Run The Jewels, Mike Dean and
more.