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\n\tBillboard Unfiltered<\/em> closes out January with another jam-packed episode talking all things Grammy Award predictions, Snoop Dogg\u2019s i<\/a>nauguration performance backlash<\/a> response, DJ Akademiks\u2019 Twitch ban<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n \n\tSnoop Dogg was criticized by many fans for his involvement with the D.C. Crypto Ball following Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration earlier this month and he brushed off the haters. \u201cFor all the hate I\u2019m going to answer with love, I love too much,\u201d he said. \u201cGet your life right, stop worrying about mine.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tOn the public relations side, senior charts & data analyst Trevor Anderson believes Snoop took a major hit. \u201cI don\u2019t know if Snoop needed to do this,\u201d he said. \u201cYou know who your fan base is\u2026 I don\u2019t think Snoop needs a bag that bad. He was just getting paid a gazillion to be on the Olympics coverage.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tStaff writer Kyle Denis wasn\u2019t surprised at Snoop\u2019s decision to be involved with the Crypto Ball, but did call it \u201cdisappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cKnowing what his previous stance was\u2026 To see him go back on that was disappointing,\u201d Denis added. \u201cIf the bag seems to be over where 47 is, that\u2019s where people are going to go\u2026 I understand Trump pardoned \u2018Harry O\u2019 \u2014 Death Row co-founder \u2014 but you don\u2019t gotta lick the boot 24\/7.\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tDJ Akademiks was reportedly banned from Twitch following a conversation with a 15-year-old streamer where he made inappropriate comments that were taken as grooming and subsequently went viral on X and IG.<\/p>\n \n\tAk responded to the Twitch ban and promised to make it right while going off on other streamers<\/a> such as Plaqueboymax, who condemned his comments. \u201cI never need to be on Kai, Max, Adin\u2019s stream,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t need to be on anybody\u2019s stream. I got my own thing going on.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tDeputy editorial director Damien Scott believes Akademiks has very little to fear with his platform moving forward. \u201cNumber one, he\u2019s built this audience that doesn\u2019t care what we consider to be moral norms,\u201d he said. \u201cBrands are gonna be tough for him. Even on YouTube, I\u2019m sure his reach is going to be limited\u2026 He doesn\u2019t really need a platform, he can go off and do something on his own and a good chunk of the audience will follow him there.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tKendrick Lamar<\/a> leads all rappers with seven nominations<\/a> and many believe he\u2019ll be taking home plenty of hardware on Sunday (Feb. 3) at the 2025 Grammy Awards<\/a>, which kicks off a busy month as he\u2019ll be heading to the Super Bowl <\/a>the following week. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI think the brother is going to take home five,\u201d deputy director of R&B\/hip-hop Carl Lamarre said of Lamar.<\/p>\n \n\tScott thinks Doechii\u2019s Alligator Bites Never Heal <\/em>is going to win best rap album. \u201cI\u2019m shocked at how well it\u2019s been received,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a good pick. It comes from a house that is known for producing super high-quality.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tWhile \u201cNot Like Us\u201d is favored to win best rap performance, Denis could see GloRilla\u2019s \u201cYeah Glo!\u201d pulling off the upset. \u201cShe got that momentum. That song is a hit, it\u2019s a banger,\u201d he said. \u201cThe only way I see [Kendrick] losing is if he splits enough votes between \u2018Not Like Us\u2019 and \u2018Like That.’\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tFind all of the crew\u2019s Grammy predictions plus more much in the episode below. <\/p>\n