Waka Flocka Flame has voiced his frustrations over his hit single “No Arms” being shut out by the Grammy Awards a decade after its launch.
The Atlanta rapper took to Twitter on Sunday (April 23) to query why his 2010 anthem alongside Wale and Roscoe Sprint was snubbed of any type of consideration by the Recording Academy.
“How did i not get a grammy for no fingers,” he wrote.
One fan responded attempting to provide you with a solution: “You had some main competitors drop in 2010. I imply run This City gained in 2010 after which 2011 was kanye’s all the lights, that’s onerous to win over both these data.”
Others gave the Georgia-bred rhymer his flowers. “Idk however y’all had us in chokehold when it got here out,” one particular person wrote, whereas one other added: “Idk however it blew out my 12[inch] sub in highschool.”
How did i not get a grammy for no fingers 🤔
— Waka Flocka (WakaFlocka.eth) (@WakaFlocka) April 23, 2023
Produced by Drumma Boy, “No Arms” was launched in August 2010 and is presently 3x platinum, however hasn’t had its certifications up to date by the RIAA since February 2013.
The party-starting 2010 single topped the Billboard Sizzling Rap Songs chart and reached No. 13 on the Sizzling 100. The official music video boasts over 97 million views on YouTube as of press time.
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Since “No Arms” was launched previous to September, the monitor would have been eligible for the 2011 Grammy Awards the place JAY-Z and Alicia Keys’ 2009 “Empire State of Thoughts” took dwelling Greatest Rap Track honors on the award present.
Different songs featured within the stacked class Waka would’ve needed to beat out included Eminem and Rihanna’s “Love the Manner You Lie,” Eminem’s “Not Afraid,” B.o.B’s “Nothin’ On You” and Hov’s “On to the Subsequent One.”
“No Arms” in the end landed on Waka Flocka Flame’s Flockaveli debut album in October 2010, which debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and likewise options standout cuts reminiscent of “Arduous In Da Paint” and “Grove St. Social gathering.”
Nevertheless, Waka would’ve had his fingers full attempting to grab a Greatest Rap Album nod as nicely since Kanye West’s critically-acclaimed My Stunning Darkish Twisted Fantasy gained the trophy on the 2012 Grammys.
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