More usually than not, the Grammys underestimate the impression of hip-hop after they’re giving out nominations and awards. Since the nominees for the 2021 Grammys dropped on Tuesday, Nicki Minaj thought it was an ideal time to remind people who the Recording Academy will be improper.
Never overlook the Grammys didn’t give me my greatest new artist award after I had 7 songs concurrently charting on . & larger first week than any feminine rapper in the final decade- went on to encourage a technology. They gave it to the white man Bon Iver. #PinkFriday
— Mrs. Petty (@NICKIMINAJ) November 24, 2020
“Never overlook the Grammys didn’t give me my greatest new artist award after I had 7 songs concurrently charting on . & larger first week than any feminine rapper in the final decade- went on to encourage a technology,” Nicki tweeted. “They gave it to the white man Bon Iver.”
This comes the Grammys ignored Lil Baby’s double platinum album—the first artist in 2020 to achieve this—and Roddy Ricch’s Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial (one other double platinum mission). Although it is apparent that the pulse of the tradition is not mirrored by the Grammys, folks have been nonetheless confused about these overlooks.
LOL @ the Rap Grammy nominations…. the business hates LIL child.
— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) November 24, 2020
Roddy Ricch Album didn’t get any nomination. Damn Grammy is shit. That album is one largest album this yr.
— DON DADA (@ruddeyyy) November 24, 2020
Bruh who does these “Grammy Nominations” ain’t no method Lil Baby and Roddy Ricch must be left off Rap Album of the Year
— TaySmitty00 (@Tplusha) November 24, 2020
How did Lil Baby not get a Grammy Nomination for Rap Album of the Year? Or Roddy Ricch?
— DaddyV (@mattyV_BOSS) November 24, 2020
BUT HOW THE FUCK THEY NOT INCLUDE RODDY RICCH AND LIL BABY IN THE BEST RAP ALBUM CATEGORY?!
— about:clean (@amalwtf) November 24, 2020
This outrage moved Nicki to urge folks not to use this award to validate themselves as a result of she was ready to change the world with out one.
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