Nominee, Outstanding Original Song

“Guns Go Bang” (

The Harder They Fall)

performed by: Kid Cudi & Jay-Z ; written by: Jeymes Samuel, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter & Kid Cudi



Nomination History

In addition to his nominations for Outstanding Film, Director, Screenplay, Score, Song for “The Harder They Fall” and Emerging Director for The Harder They Fall this is the eight Black Reel Award nomination for Jeymes Samuel and his first nomination in this category.

  • 2014 - Nominee, Outstanding Short Film | They Die by Dawn

  • 2022 - Nominee, Outstanding Film | The Harder They Fall

  • 2022 - Nominee, Outstanding Director | The Harder They Fall

  • 2022 - Nominee, Outstanding Screenplay | The Harder They Fall

  • 2022 - Nominee, Outstanding Score | The Harder They Fall

  • 2022 - Nominee, Outstanding Original Song | “Guns Go Bang” (The Harder They Fall)

  • 2022 - Nominee, Outstanding Original Song | “The Harder They Fall” (The Harder They Fall)

  • 2022 - Nominee, Outstanding Emerging Director | The Harder They Fall

In addition to his nominations for Outstanding Film & Song for “The Harder They Fall” for The Harder They Fall this is the fifth Black Reel Award nomination for Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and his fourth nomination in this category.

  • 2011 - Nominee, Outstanding Song | “Run This Town” (Brooklyn’s Finest)

  • 2013 - Nominee, Outstanding Song | “No Church in the Wild” (Safe House)

  • 2022 - Nominee, Outstanding Film | The Harder They Fall

  • 2022 - Nominee, Outstanding Song | “Guns Go Bang” (The Harder They Fall)

  • 2022 - Nominee, Outstanding Song | “The Harder They Fall” (The Harder They Fall)

This is the first Black Reel Award nomination (overall) and first nomination in this category for Kid Cudi.

  • 2022 - Nominee, Outstanding Original Song | “Guns Go Bang” (The Harder They Fall)


Related Nominees

  • Lawrence Bender, Shawn Carter, James Lassiter & Jeymes Samuel, producers

  • Jeymes Samuel

  • Jonathan Majors

  • Zazie Beetz

  • Idris Elba

    LaKeith Stanfield

  • Regina King

  • Jeymes Samuel & Boaz Yakim

  • Victoria Thomas, casting director

  • Jeymes Samuel, composer

  • “Guns Go Bang”

    “The Harder They Fall”

  • Jeymes Samuel

  • Deon Cole

    Edi Gathegi

  • Danielle Deadwyler

  • Mihai Malaimare Jr., cinematographer

  • Antoinette Messam, costume designer

  • Tom Eagles, editor

  • Martin Whist, production designer