Hip-Hop Snubbed At Awards Ceremony
Posted in Uncategorized on February 5th, 2010 by eugeneedwin1957Individuals in the hip-hop nation are wondering if the Grammy Awards are snubbing hip-hop.
At Sunday night's show, a common hip-hop award that was broadcast during the demonstrate was Ideal Rap/Sung Effort, which Jay-Z, Kanye West and Rihanna won. The one hip-hop act to execute was the finale of Lil Wayne, Drake and Eminem performing “Drop the World” and “Forever” — as well as with that coveted spot, the functionality was mired in controversy as a result of network's overzealous muting in the song's lyrics. There was no time in the spotlight for Eminem's two wins; no show-stopping performances like last year's “Swagga Like Us” tag-team of Jay-Z, T.I., Lil Wayne and Kanye West with M.I.A., which killed it collectively and individually.
“CBS Won't CARE ABOUT RAP Individuals!” fumed radio/blog and television character Miss Info on her Twitter page.
“Looks like none on the hip-hop different types makin' it to TV,” DJ Drama tweeted midway via the telecast.
“So ideal comedy album receives aired but not hip hop?? #BoycottGrammys” Q-Tip stated on Twitter.
“I don't think there was significantly balance this calendar year at these awards,” Wale tweeted. “Just my opinion.”
Are persons overreacting, or will artists begin boycotting the Grammy Awards again for not paying respect to hip-hop?
“I was a little astonished that they didn't enable Eminem come up and give a speech for Ideal Rap Album,” Rolling Stone on the net editor Caryn Ganz claimed. “He's like a titan while in the field. I felt they must have presented him a instant of shine. Personally, I imagine it had been a slight — they have to have completed Greatest Rap Album — but they have been stretching .