Rapper-turned-country star Shaboozey’s smash hit, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is up for a Grammy for 2025 Song of the Year, but St. Louis rapper J-Kwon – whose 2004 hip-hop track “Tipsy” is interpolated in the song – won’t be eligible for a songwriting credit. Initially, Shaboozey’s country jam credited the rapper, as well as writers Joe Kent and Mark Williams. But an updated post on the Recording Academy website reveals Kent, Williams, and J-Kwon (real name Jerrell C. Jones) will no longer be considered songwriters. Instead, the writers of the original hip-hop track will only be eligible for a certificate if Shaboozey’s song wins at the awards ceremony on February 1, according to the Academy’s rules regarding sampled or interpolated material.“Tipsy” hit #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in April 2004. It continues life 20 years on through “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” which held the #1 spot for over four months. The song joined Lil Nas X’s 2018 hit “Old Town Road” as the only songs to maintain the top spot for 19 weeks.
Academy removes STL rap star J-Kwon from Shaboozey Grammy nods
