Rap icons Lil Wayne, Missy Elliott, and Dr. Dre will be honored at the Black Music Collective for their contributions to music. They will be honored during Grammy weekend with the Global Impact Award.

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Rappers Lil Wayne, Missy Elliott, and legendary producer Dr. Dre will be honored at the Black Music Collective on Feb. 2 at the Recording Academy Honors during Grammy week. The Black Music Collective, an advisory group that fights for Black representation in the music industry, will present three hip-hop icons with a Global Impact Award for their achievements and contributions throughout their music careers.

 In addition, music executive Sylvia Rhone will also be honored with the award for being the chairwoman and CEO of Epic Records and having a career spanning more than four decades.

Lil Wayne, who just received his first platinum plaque for “Lollipop,” will be honored for his 20-year career and becoming one of the few hip-hop artists to sell over 100 million albums. 

Virginia rapper Missy Elliot is also honored for her 25+ years in music. Since her 1997 debut album Supa Dupa Fly, she has won four Grammy awards.  She also received an honorary doctorate from Norfolk State University. 

Longtime producer Dr. Dre, who started with Los Angeles group N.W.A., will be honored after more than 30 years in the music industry. He will also be recognized for founding the renowned label Aftermath Records, and his philanthropy.

In August 2022, Lil Wayne announced Tha Carter series would continue with the announcement of Tha Carter 6.

Missy Elliott was honored multiple times in her home state, Virginia, and even has a street named after her in her hometown of Portsmouth. In May 2022, Dr. Dre donated $10 million to a Compton high school, where they named a performing arts center after him.