“Who would’ve thought 40 years later that these songs could still have that impact?" he told Howard Stern.
Migos member Takeoff was killed in a still-unsolved shooting on Dec. 1.
Peter Quinn directs the clip, which sees a group of Cuomos take over the studio.
"We actually worked a bit on that," said the band's frontman. "But then [that] version of it never came out.”
Ballerini wrote the song with Shane McAnally and Julian Bunetta.
Ye brought along a Holocaust denier and white nationalist as guests to the Timcast pod.
The song was just right for both the movie and the moment.
The group was honored with a "Pink Venom" tribute; BTS also won in the category.
Plus, Morgan Wallen's "You Proof" matches the longest Country Airplay reign this decade.
The series will debut next Monday.