9th congratulating everyone but Nas? (edit: Alc and Hit-Boy too.)
9th left out Nas on purpose
Nas, Royce, Gibbs and Jay Electronica are nominees for rap album of the year at the Grammy’s
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9th left out Nas on purpose
erker
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It's a good score this year
Tribal Outkast
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lol at start something new. How about attaching yourself to one of these current award shows that already exist and build them up. How about bring the source awards of vibe awards back or something. Tired of these fools complaining about the Grammys.
Never thought I'd see the day when it would be necessary to have an award category for modern Hip Hop and an additional award for contemporary Hip Hop.
@Art Barr what do you think breh? I always appreciate your old school insight. Should there be an award for modern and contemporary Hip Hop? Cuz it looks like the modernist crowd was catered to this year with the nominees being Nas, Royce, Freddie, Jay Elect, etc.. Meanwhile folks are mad that Lil Baby, Da Baby, Pop Smoke, etc., weren't nominated.
I feel like we're back at Boot Camp, Nas, Roots, etc., vs Bad Boy, or the traditional East Coast sound heads at odds with a burgeoning West Coast and South all over again.
I feel like we're back at Boot Camp, Nas, Roots, etc., vs Bad Boy, or the traditional East Coast sound heads at odds with a burgeoning West Coast and South all over again.
12 Thoughts on the 2021 Grammy Nominations
Real Hip-Hop… and a Netflix Reality Show Winner
Best Rap Albums has a shortlist of nominees so puzzling that it makes you question what the category’s criteria are. Though it’s great to see albums like Freddie Gibbs and Alchemist’s joint album Alfredo and Jay Electronica’s long-awaited debut A Written Testimony get their shine, Nas’ King’s Disease and Royce 5’9”’s The Allegory hardly moved the needle for most rap fans born after Illmatic. Ultimately, the one true newcomer who received a nod was Rhythm + Flow winner and Kendrick Lamar soundalike D Smoke—a decision that slightly cheapens the whole category.
Real Hip-Hop… and a Netflix Reality Show Winner
Best Rap Albums has a shortlist of nominees so puzzling that it makes you question what the category’s criteria are. Though it’s great to see albums like Freddie Gibbs and Alchemist’s joint album Alfredo and Jay Electronica’s long-awaited debut A Written Testimony get their shine, Nas’ King’s Disease and Royce 5’9”’s The Allegory hardly moved the needle for most rap fans born after Illmatic. Ultimately, the one true newcomer who received a nod was Rhythm + Flow winner and Kendrick Lamar soundalike D Smoke—a decision that slightly cheapens the whole category.
BK The Great
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What did Q-Tip say about 9th?
Edit: Nevermind, saw this, so is 9th part of the nomination process?
Q-Tip Goes in on Grammys, Calls Out 9th Wonder for Exclusion
TheDarceKnight
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It makes sense too. They segment other genres into different categories based on eras. I wouldn’t mind seeing it for hip hop. Have hip hop and then adult contemporary hip hop or something. There’s enough quality in both realms for no shortage.
TheDarceKnight
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I’ll try and find a video tomorrow but he was accusing 9th of playing politics (9th is on the Grammy committee) to get rapsody’s debut album nominated instead of the final Tribe album. This was 2017/2018 I believe.
TheDarceKnight
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Pitchfork is goofy as fukk. They’re way too far removed from what is or isn’t “moving the needle” to even speak on it.
TheDarceKnight
Veteran
I don’t think his recent work is crazy noteworthy either, but I mean the guy does teach at Duke and Harvard. 9th is good (intentional or otherwise) at having solid placements just often enough on the right big albums. He’s won a couple of Grammy’s for both hip hop and also R&B. He’s able to speak on mainstream stuff without sounding crazy out of touch, and he’s always produced consistently in the underground, and so he has some validity there.
I’m not saying he’s some massive influencer. But he’s been around long enough and worked with enough people to be considered a veteran that’s paid his dues. He also endeared himself to the veterans of his day by doing that boom bap sound in an era where it wasn’t hot at all.
Ultimately I think we’re largely saying the same things and I’m just more in the weeds