Hip-hop has a love-hate relationship with the Grammy Awards. Over 30 years in the past, DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Contemporary Prince grew to become the primary rap act to win a Grammy for Finest Rap Efficiency in 1989. They boycotted the occasion after studying their award acceptance wouldn’t be a part of the filmed ceremony. Hip-hop has definitely felt some kind of method with the Grammy Awards for many years. Particularly in terms of the rap artists who’ve been snubbed their complete careers.
Do not get it twisted, the Grammy Awards have gotten some issues proper. A few of rap’s largest artists have been acknowledged ten-fold. Kanye West now has 24 wins out of 75 nominations. Jay-Z additionally has a staggering 24 wins with a complete of 88 nominations over a virtually 30-year profession. Kendrick Lamar is 17-50 in terms of taking residence golden gramophones. Drake has been nominated 55 occasions and earned 5 complete victories.
Nevertheless, the Grammy Awards doesn’t all the time perceive the task (see the time in 2014, when Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ The Heist beat out Kendrick Lamar’s good child, m.A.A.d metropolis for Finest Rap Album). There are different enormous rappers who’ve but to crack the code. Snoop Dogg, a West Coast legend and some of the well-known rappers of all time, has an enormous physique of labor that features his basic album, Doggystyle. The Grammys have but to acknowledge his skills with an award in 16 occasions as much as bat. Busta Rhymes is one other artist in an analogous vein as Snoop, with credentials as well with no {hardware} to point out for it after 12 complete nominations. Nicki Minaj is 0-12. These aren’t the one well-deserving rappers who’ve been snubbed their whole careers.
See an inventory of rappers who’ve essentially the most Grammy nominations however have by no means gained an award under.
