{"id":27171,"date":"2021-10-01T20:27:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T00:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=27171"},"modified":"2021-10-01T20:27:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T00:27:04","slug":"bet-joins-forces-with-ll-cool-js-rock-the-bells-to-confer-a-new-award-marking-the-undeniable-influence-of-hip-hop-artists-on-mainstream-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/01\/bet-joins-forces-with-ll-cool-js-rock-the-bells-to-confer-a-new-award-marking-the-undeniable-influence-of-hip-hop-artists-on-mainstream-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"BET Joins Forces with LL Cool J&#8217;s Rock the Bells to Confer a New Award Marking the Undeniable Influence of Hip Hop Artists on Mainstream Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10523\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BET-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BET-logo.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BET-logo-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BET-logo-260x156.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BET-logo-160x96.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today, BET announces a new partnership with ROCK THE BELLS, the global lifestyle brand and preeminent voice for classic and timeless hip hop, founded by LL COOL J to debut a brand new award at the 2021 BET HIP HOP AWARDS. 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