Hip-Hop heavyweights Chance The Rapper, Snoop Dogg and LL Cool J are heading to the 69th Emmy Awards!
Lil Chano earned a nod for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for “Last Christmas,” his “Saturday Night Live” ode to President Obama. The holiday-themed skit found the Chicago MC performing a Run–D.M.C.-inspired track with a cameo from Darryl “DMC” McDaniels.
MAMA I GOT NOMINATED FOR A EMMY ???? THANK YOU SNL https://t.co/KB3nJEgL0D #EmmyNominations
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2017
Chance said that he also submitted his Muhammad Ali tribute performance from the 2016 ESPYs for an Emmy. “Funny story,” he tweeted. “I secretly submitted this for @TheEmmys for Original Music & Lyrics. Today’s the 1 year anniversary.”
Funny story, I secretly submitted this for @TheEmmys for Original Music & Lyrics. Today's the 1 year anniversary https://t.co/17RX6iUmhs
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2017
Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart are nominated for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program for VH1’s “Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party.” LL is nominated for Outstanding Structured Reality Program for his work as a producer on Spike’s “Lip Sync Battle.”
See a full list of Emmy nominees here.