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T.I. To Be Honored With ASCAP’s Inaugural ‘Voice Of The Culture’ Award At The 32nd Annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards

<p>T&period;I&period; has been named as one of the honorees for the 32nd Annual <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;ascap&period;com&sol;press&sol;2019&sol;05&sol;05-20-rs-awards-honorees">ASCAP<&sol;a><&sol;em> Rhythm &amp&semi; Soul Music Awards&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On Monday&comma; The American Society of Composers&comma; Authors&comma; and Publishers &lpar;ASCAP&rpar; announced they will be hosting their annual award show next month and T&period;I&period; will be honored with their first ever &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Voice of the Culture” Award&period; The new honor was created &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;to celebrate ASCAP songwriters and artists who have had a major influence on music and culture&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>ASCAP Chairman of the Board and President Paul Williams&comma; said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;T&period;I&period; has conquered the worlds of music&comma; TV&comma; and film&comma; helping to popularize a new sub-genre of music in the process&period; His significant contributions to hip-hop music&comma; support for other artists through his record label&comma; philanthropy&comma; community activism&comma; and memorable onscreen roles have had a profound impact on today’s music and culture&period; There is no one more deserving to receive the inaugural ASCAP Voice of the Culture Award&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In celebration of its 60<sup>th<&sol;sup> anniversary&comma; Motown Records was also announced as an honoree&period; The legendary record label will be honored with the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;ASCAP Rhythm &amp&semi; Soul Heritage Award&period;” Past recipients include Chaka Khan&comma; Bill Withers&comma; Earth Wind &amp&semi; Fire&comma; Rick James&comma; and many other legends&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The 32<sup>nd<&sol;sup> Annual ASCAP Rhythm &amp&semi; Soul Music Awards go down on June 20<sup>th<&sol;sup> in Los Angeles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Congrats to all the honorees&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; 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