Hip Hop and the Grammies...........(Who has the least, Who has the Most)

[Jsince90s]

They don't even call it hip hop they call it rap so they can abolish anything good about its reputation, fuck the grammys real talk.

 

[rapmastermind]

Well let's see who walks away with Victories tonight. I will update the full list after tonights show. I'm still pretty hot they did not nominate "Distant Relatives" for anything, that's just wrong on so many levels. NaS will still have 12 nominations with no wins. Sad. He's the Scorcese of Hip Hop so he will finally get his win eventually.

 

[CirocObama]

It's hilarious that ppl actually believe these awards are real, like they give these artist awards for great work. It's business ya fools. But i know what y'all gon' say.."say what you want but everybody wants a Grammy" lol. Fuckin' weenies. All these award shows are phony as far as the awards go.

DMX once was supposed to get a Grammy but because he refused to do certain shit and dipped they gave it to Nelly..go figure.

But i always look forward to performances.

 

[rapmastermind]

It's hilarious that ppl actually believe these awards are real, like they give these artist awards for great work. It's business ya fools. But i know what y'all gon' say.."say what you want but everybody wants a Grammy" lol. Fuckin' weenies. All these award shows are phony as far as the awards go.

DMX once was supposed to get a Grammy but because he refused to do certain shit and dipped they gave it to Nelly..go figure.

But i always look forward to performances.

Yes, we all know these award shows are mostly set up and only given to the artist who sale the most. But sometimes they do honor some of the underdogs. I'm not shocked Eminem and Jay Z have the most Hip Hop Nominations, they had 2 of the biggest songs of the year any genre with "Love the Way You Lie" and "Empire State of Mind'. NaS dropped the ball not being on "Empire", it would of been his 1st #1 hit and also probably his 1st grammy as that song is a lock to win tonight. Eminem and Jay are atleast walking away with 2 or 3 grammy's apiece tonight. Drake got 4 nominations but has tough competition in all catagories. B.O.B. looks like he could walk away with atleast 1 as "Nothing on You" was such a big hit.

Overall it's a popularity contest but from a Hip Hop standpoint they don't matter, remember we didn't get reconized until the late 80's and even then they gave the 1st Hip Hop Grammy to one of the most pop oriented rap albums at that time, "He's the DJ and I'm The Rapper", don't get me wrong, I love that album and it's a Classic and Will was G for boycotting the grammy's but that was the not the best rap album of 1988. Tupac nor Biggie ever got a grammy, discraceful. NaS having 12 nominations and no wins, horrible.

 

[KingJamal]

Grammy's mean absolutely NOTHING when it comes to hip hop

 

[#sneakerhead]

Grammy's mean absolutely NOTHING when it comes to hip hop

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^wat he said

 

[tupacfan35]

Fat Joe 3-Nominations

 

[TRILLip Brooks]

does it really matter, they just give eminem awards.

 

[wordsRweapons]

Eminem for album of the year! Even if you don't like eminem, a hiphop act winning this category is rare. Root for him

 

[Ishi]

Grammies don't mean anything.

 

[CirocObama]

Yes, we all know these award shows are mostly set up and only given to the artist who sale the most. But sometimes they do honor some of the underdogs. I'm not shocked Eminem and Jay Z have the most Hip Hop Nominations, they had 2 of the biggest songs of the year any genre with "Love the Way You Lie" and "Empire State of Mind'. NaS dropped the ball not being on "Empire", it would of been his 1st #1 hit and also probably his 1st grammy as that song is a lock to win tonight. Eminem and Jay are atleast walking away with 2 or 3 grammy's apiece tonight. Drake got 4 nominations but has tough competition in all catagories. B.O.B. looks like he could walk away with atleast 1 as "Nothing on You" was such a big hit.

Overall it's a popularity contest but from a Hip Hop standpoint they don't matter, remember we didn't get reconized until the late 80's and even then they gave the 1st Hip Hop Grammy to one of the most pop oriented rap albums at that time, "He's the DJ and I'm The Rapper", don't get me wrong, I love that album and it's a Classic and Will was G for boycotting the grammy's but that was the not the best rap album of 1988. Tupac nor Biggie ever got a grammy, discraceful. NaS having 12 nominations and no wins, horrible.

But why do we NEED to be recognized? Seems to me like niggas wanna be accepted by white folks. Who the fuck cares? Hip-Hop wasn't created for no damn award shows or for uppity white folks, it was created for the ppl. Why do i have to "cheer" for the biggest white rapper gettin nominated 100 million times cuz he happens to be a white boy that can rap?? You honestly think Love The Way U Lie would get played like that if lets say Lloyd Banks dropped it? Hell no.

Since you said yourself that its a popularity contest why do you feel like its such a prestige?

I never give a fuck about award shows except performances. That's the only thing i look forward too when i watch award shows.

 

[MrCrookedLetter]

did Big Boi get any nominations?

 

[rapmastermind]

did Big Boi get any nominations?

Here's who's up for the Rap Catagories Tonight. Eminem, Jay Z and B.O.B. have nominations in other catagoeis also.

Best Rap Solo Performance

Over - Drake

Track from: Thank Me Later

[Cash Money/Young Money/Universal Motown].

Not Afraid - Eminem

Track from: Recovery

[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope].

How Low - Ludacris

Track from: Battle Of The Sexes

[DTP/Def Jam Recordings].

I'm Back - T.I.

[Grand Hustle/Atlantic].

Power- Kanye West

[Def Jam Recordings/Roc-A-Fella].Back to top

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

Shutterbugg - Big Boi, Bosko, Cutty & Mouche

Track from: Sir Lucious Left Foot...The Son Of Chico Dusty

[Def Jam Recordings].

Fancy - Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz

Track from: Thank Me Later

[Cash Money/Young Money/Universal Motown].

On To The Next One - Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

Track from: The Blueprint 3

[Roc Nation].

My Chick Bad- Ludacris & Nicki Minaj

Track from: Battle Of The Sexes

[DTP/ Def Jam Recordings].

Lose My MindYoung Jeezy & Plies

[Def Jam Recordings].

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Nothin' On You- B.o.B & Bruno Mars

Track from: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray

[Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic].

Deuces-Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall

[Jive Records].

Love The Way You Lie-Eminem & Rihanna

Track from: Recovery

[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope].

Empire State Of Mind-Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

Track from: The Blueprint 3

[Roc Nation].

Wake Up Everybody-John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common

[G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records].

Best Rap Song

Empire State Of Mind

Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Burt Keyes & Sylvia Robinson, songwriters)

(Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)

Track from: The Blueprint 3

[Roc Nation; Publishers: Carter Boys Music/Al Shuckburgh/Global Talent Publishing/Foray Music/Masani Elshabazz Music/EMI April Music/J Sewell Publishing/Lellow Productions/Twenty Nine Black Music/Gambi Music].

Love The Way You Lie

Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna)

Track from: Recovery

[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope; Publishers: Songs of Universal/Shroom Shady Music/Universal Music Publishing/Universal Music-Z Songs/Hotel Bravo Music/M. Shop Publishing].

Not Afraid

M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters

(Eminem)

Track from: Recovery

[AftermathShady Records/Interscope; Publishers: Songs of Universal/Shroom Shady Music/Resto World Music/1damentional Publishing/Sony ATV Tunes/1daniable Publishing].

Nothin' On You

Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B

& Bruno Mars)

Track from: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray

[Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Ham Squad Music/Songs of Universal/Shady Music Publishing/Mars Force Music/Northside Independent Music/Bug House/Roc Cor Publishing/Music Famamanem/Toy Plane Music/Art For Arts Sake Music/Bughouse].

On To The Next One

Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay,

songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)

Track from: The Blueprint 3

[Roc Nation; Publishers: Carter Boys Music/Swizz Beatz/Universal Tunes/Irish Town Songs/Blue Mountain Music/Universal Music-MGB Songs].

Best Rap Album

The Adventures Of Bobby Ray-B.o.B

[Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic].

Thank Me LaterDrake

[Cash Money/Young Money/Universal Motown].

Recovery-Eminem

[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope].

The Blueprint 3-Jay-Z

[Roc Nation].

How I Got Over-The Roots

[Def Jam Recordings].

Most of these nominations are for songs and albums that sold well or did well on the charts which proves the theory the grammy's only nomation what's popular not wasn't artiscally creatively the best. But what do rap fans expect? The Grammy board is probably a bunch of old White Guys who know nothing about Hip Hop and based their nomiations off what happen on the charts.

 

[rapmastermind]

But why do we NEED to be recognized? Seems to me like niggas wanna be accepted by white folks. Who the fuck cares? Hip-Hop wasn't created for no damn award shows or for uppity white folks, it was created for the ppl. Why do i have to "cheer" for the biggest white rapper gettin nominated 100 million times cuz he happens to be a white boy that can rap?? You honestly think Love The Way U Lie would get played like that if lets say Lloyd Banks dropped it? Hell no.

Since you said yourself that its a popularity contest why do you feel like its such a prestige?

I never give a fuck about award shows except performances. That's the only thing i look forward too when i watch award shows.

Hip Hop is like the rebel genre of the music scene. We took that mantle from Punk Rock and other alternation music forms. But it's good for us to be reconized cause for years we were not even called a genre, we were called a fad, something that would die out and nobody would care about. That's what "White America" said when Hip Hop came onto the scene. Well here we are 30 years later and a White Rapper of all things has the most nominations at the Grammy's. Like Biggie said, "You never thought that Hip Hop would take this far". Again I don't really care, some of my favorite rappers ever never won a grammy. But rap does need to get it's shine. My problem is again it's a bunch of guys who probably don't even listen to Hip Hop coming up with these nominations.

 

[TRILLip Brooks]

Eminem for album of the year! Even if you don't like eminem, a hiphop act winning this category is rare. Root for him

outkast has

 

[MR.CJ]

Name all the rappers that are performing

 

[wordsRweapons]

outkast has

True dat, but the sad thing is...no one has since then

 

[MR.CJ]

Im watching the red carpet.

Faith Evans looking good

 

[MR.CJ]

Im watching the red carpet.

Faith Evans looking good

 

[Ibex]

Over/Under that Eminem wins every category he is nominated in