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Busta Rhymes will receive the Icon Award at the 2022 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards on Sept. 7. This year’s ceremony marks the return of the private in-person event, which will b held at the LIV Nightclub in ...

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Songwriter, rapper, producer and actor Busta Rhymes is set to receive BMI’s top honor, the Icon Award, at the BMI R&B and Hip-Hop Awards, scheduled for Sept. 7 at the LIV Nightclub in Miami Beach. “As ...