Kendrick Lamar Nominated for Seven Grammys

[LevelUp]

Kendrick Lamar could very well be on his way to making history with his seven Grammy nominations. The buzz surrounding him now is reminiscent to how big a deal it was in 1999 when Lauryn Hill broke the record for taking home the most Grammy Awards in one night with a debut.

Hill’s 1998 Miseducation of Lauryn Hill not only marked a milestone in her personal life as her first full-length solo project, but in receiving five awards at the ceremony that evening, it also meant that a cultural shift was happening in the mainstream.

Since then, only Alicia Keys, Norah Jones and Beyoncé (in that order) have accomplished such a feat (evenMichael Jackson, with his eight trophies in one night, had already debuted long before he earned that record in 1984).

It’s the kind of feat that signifies a re-considering of how a genre of music is composed, and “urban” music — as it was at the zenith of hip hop’s golden era — is at a breaking point in the mainstream.

This year, not only is Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d. city an example of this (and that it has reached platinum sales and countless nods from various awards committees), but he’s one of many collectively pushing for a change — BET Music Matters stars, a collective which includes Miguel and J. Cole (friendly fire aside).

But don’t expect Lamar to fazed by any of this. “As far as pressure,” he told GRAMMY.com, “I knew from the moment I wrote my first rap there was going to be pressure. I didn’t come into this trying to be number two. I always wanted to be number one at what I’m doing.”

source: siccness.net

 

[Numpsay]

Where is the new music though?

 

[LevelUp]

Where is the new music though?

dont know breh

 

[Max Goonberg]

wheres kendricks fakk anthems?


wheres kendricks cac anthems?


the grammys?

cacklemore taking those trophies home dawg

 

[Kaypain]

Fakk anthems?

 

[Kaypain]

Where is the new music tough?

He takes his craft serious, so hes gonna take his sweet deserved time on it. Plus aint he still on tour?

 

[Illeye buckmatic]

I just read that he dropped a dud and is irrelevant in another thread

 

[MoeDollaZ$]

Kdot my nikka but id be surprised if he beats the great white hope maclemore

 

[Mr. Somebody]

Thats our Kendrick. Beat Macklfilth.

 

[thernbroom]

might be the first time i actually root against a nikka

 

[Kaypain]

I just read that he dropped a dud and is irrelevant in another thread

He dropped a new song?

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

Dude won't win shyt, as Cacklemore will likely sweep the awards count this year.

Continue looking for mainstream validation brehs...

 

[Illeye buckmatic]

He dropped a new song?

No,they was referring to gkmc being a dud

 

[clouddd]

this was news ten days ago breh

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

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