Kevin Liles and Young Thug Surprise Florida A&M University Winner of The $25,000 "Hot" Battle of The Bands Video Challenge

Wednesday night (Jan. 22) Young Thug and Kevin Liles announced that the winner of the “Hot” Battle of The Bands Challenge – Florida A&M University (FAMU) will receive a $25,000 donation total to the school’s music department/Band Program from Young Thug’s record label Young Stoner Life Records & Kevin Liles and 300 Entertainment.

The digital campaign, announced in October 2019, invited all historically black colleges and university (HBCU) marching bands to produce a short video and share on social media showcasing their school spirit and talent with their best marching band rendition of Young Thug’s single “Hot” from his latest project, So Much Fun.

Dr. Shelby Chipman, Director of Bands at Florida A&M University on the award:

“On behalf of FAMU’s ‘Marching 100’ band, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Young Thug and Kevin Liles for an outstanding initiative with the HBCU Hot Challenge and the members of Marching 100 who had an absolutely fantastic time designing our formation and the music arrangement by Lindsey Sargent. We will be eternally grateful to Young Thug, Kevin Liles, and anyone associated for providing HBCUs an opportunity to showcase their talents and creativity. We’re even more excited about the same opportunity to use the award towards band operations, scholarships, and initiatives that will allow us to move the FAMU Marching 100 forward. We look forward to showing up this weekend at the Honda Hot Battle of the Bands in Georgia.” – Dr. Shelby Chipman, Director of Bands at Florida A&M University

“Hot” first arrived on Young Thug’s #1 album featuring Gunna and produced by Wheezy. Since the song’s debut, Young Thug has performed “Hot” with Gunna and Wheezy on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and it was released on Young Thug’s So Much Fun Deluxe album edition with a remix including Travis Scott.