Rap icon, Jay Z came has called out the Grammys whilst receiving the ‘Dr Dre Global Impact Award’ at the Grammys last Sunday.
In a four minute acceptance speech, the ‘Young Forever’ rapper at the ceremony held at the Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles said; “How far we have come with Will Smith, the Fresh Prince winning their first Grammy in ’89 and boycotting because it was not televised,” he said.
He continued “In ’98, I took a page out of their book and was nominated for best rap album. And DMX put out two, they were both number one, and he was not nominated at all. So, I boycotted and I watched. I’m just saying, we want you all to get it right. We love y’all, we love y’all. We want you to get it right — or at least get it close to right. And obviously, it’s subjective, because it’s music and its opinion-based, but some things…”
Looking at Beyoncé from the stage, he said, “I don’t want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than everyone and never won album of the year. So even by your own metrics, that doesn’t work. Think about that. The most Grammys never won Album of the Year. That doesn’t work.”
Easing the tension, he concluded; “When I get nervous, I tell the truth.” Jay Z’ speech has since been a topic as many music lovers agree with his opinion.
