Alright booth brehs. Another year another Hip Hop Grammy's thread...
I was honestly debating on whether or not to even make this thread this year, for the past decade the National Academy Of Recording Arts & Sciences has LAUGHABLY gotten the nominees and winners dead WRONG when it comes to Hip Hop. This is the same ceremony that awarded Bruno Mars and Taylor Swift (TWICE) album of the year over Kendrick Lamar's far superior and genre expanding first three studio albums. The same ceremony which snubbed J.Cole's chart topping, record breaking, and critically acclaimed KOD. The same ceremony which has failed to properly honor and recognize legends such as Nas, Snoop Dogg, Tupac, and DMX; while novelty artists such as Eminem, Macklemore, and Young MC all have Gramophones. So in a year that saw Hip Hop dominate the streaming charts (of the 25 acts featured on Billboard's streaming songs list, 17 are rappers) dominate the cultural landscape (Drake's Gods Plan and Childish Gambino's This is Amerca videos were viral and mainstream monster hits) and dominate the popular news cycle (Pusha T Vs Drake will go down in history as one of the only times that the public unveiling of a newborn child was a cause for supreme embarrassment and shame) it is only fitting that Kendrick Lamar, rap's current VOG (Voice Of A Generation) and so often overlooked and under appreciated by the academy itself, leads the pack in nominations. 2018 was surely a banner year for Hip Hop....
And oh yea, that Kanye guy was around too
So for the love of God, I present the nominees for this year's Hip Hop Grammys
The Hip Hop categories and nominees are..
Best Rap Performance
Cardi B- "Be Careful"
Drake- "Nice For What"
Kendrick Lamar, Future,Jay Rock, James Blake- "King's Dead"
Anderson.Paak- "Bubblin"
Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawke, Swae Lee- "Sicko Mode"
Best Rap/Sung Performance
Christina Aguilera Ft Gold Link- "Like I Do"
6lack Ft J. Cole- "Pretty Little Fears"
Childish Gambino- "This Is America"
Kendrick Lamar Ft Sza- "All Of The Stars"
Post Malone Ft 21 Savage- "Rock Star"
Best Rap Song
Drake- "God's Plan"
Kendrick Lamar Ft Jay Rock & Future- "King's Dead"
Eminem Ft Joyner Lucas- "Lucky You"
Travis Scott Ft Drake, Big Hawke, and Swae Lee- "Sicko Mode"
Jay Rock Ft Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Album
Cardi B- "Invasion Of Privacy"
Mac Miller- "Swimming"
Nipsey Hussle- "Victory Lap"
Pusha T- "Daytona"
Travis Scott- "Astroworld"
Record Of The Year
Childish Gambino- "This Is America"
Cardi B- "I Like It"
Drake- "Gods Plan"
Kendrick Lamar Ft SZA- "All Of The Stars"
Lady Gaga- "Shallow"
Brandy Carlile- "The Joke"
Post Malone Ft 21 Savage- "Rockstar"
Zedd, Maren Morris, and Gray- "The Middle"
Song Of The Year
Kendrick Lamar Ft SZA- All Of The Stars
Drake- God's Plan
Ella Mai- "Boo'd Up"
Shawn Mendes- "In My Blood"
Brandy Carlile- "The Joke"
Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey- "The Middle"
Lady Gaga- "Shallow"
Childish Gambino- "This Is America"
Album Of The Year
Cardi B- "Invasion Of Privacy"
Drake- "Scorpion"
Brandy Carlile- "By The Way I Forgive You"
H.E.R- "H.E.R"
Post Malone- "Beerbongs & Bentleys"
Janelle Monae- "Dirty Computer"
Kacey Musgraves- "Golden Hour"
Kendrick Lamar & Various Artists- "Black Panther: The Album"
Shout out your predictions and thoughts here for Sunday's award ceremony
I was honestly debating on whether or not to even make this thread this year, for the past decade the National Academy Of Recording Arts & Sciences has LAUGHABLY gotten the nominees and winners dead WRONG when it comes to Hip Hop. This is the same ceremony that awarded Bruno Mars and Taylor Swift (TWICE) album of the year over Kendrick Lamar's far superior and genre expanding first three studio albums. The same ceremony which snubbed J.Cole's chart topping, record breaking, and critically acclaimed KOD. The same ceremony which has failed to properly honor and recognize legends such as Nas, Snoop Dogg, Tupac, and DMX; while novelty artists such as Eminem, Macklemore, and Young MC all have Gramophones. So in a year that saw Hip Hop dominate the streaming charts (of the 25 acts featured on Billboard's streaming songs list, 17 are rappers) dominate the cultural landscape (Drake's Gods Plan and Childish Gambino's This is Amerca videos were viral and mainstream monster hits) and dominate the popular news cycle (Pusha T Vs Drake will go down in history as one of the only times that the public unveiling of a newborn child was a cause for supreme embarrassment and shame) it is only fitting that Kendrick Lamar, rap's current VOG (Voice Of A Generation) and so often overlooked and under appreciated by the academy itself, leads the pack in nominations. 2018 was surely a banner year for Hip Hop....
And oh yea, that Kanye guy was around too
So for the love of God, I present the nominees for this year's Hip Hop Grammys
The Hip Hop categories and nominees are..
Best Rap Performance
Cardi B- "Be Careful"
Drake- "Nice For What"
Kendrick Lamar, Future,Jay Rock, James Blake- "King's Dead"
Anderson.Paak- "Bubblin"
Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawke, Swae Lee- "Sicko Mode"
Best Rap/Sung Performance
Christina Aguilera Ft Gold Link- "Like I Do"
6lack Ft J. Cole- "Pretty Little Fears"
Childish Gambino- "This Is America"
Kendrick Lamar Ft Sza- "All Of The Stars"
Post Malone Ft 21 Savage- "Rock Star"
Best Rap Song
Drake- "God's Plan"
Kendrick Lamar Ft Jay Rock & Future- "King's Dead"
Eminem Ft Joyner Lucas- "Lucky You"
Travis Scott Ft Drake, Big Hawke, and Swae Lee- "Sicko Mode"
Jay Rock Ft Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Album
Cardi B- "Invasion Of Privacy"
Mac Miller- "Swimming"
Nipsey Hussle- "Victory Lap"
Pusha T- "Daytona"
Travis Scott- "Astroworld"
Record Of The Year
Childish Gambino- "This Is America"
Cardi B- "I Like It"
Drake- "Gods Plan"
Kendrick Lamar Ft SZA- "All Of The Stars"
Lady Gaga- "Shallow"
Brandy Carlile- "The Joke"
Post Malone Ft 21 Savage- "Rockstar"
Zedd, Maren Morris, and Gray- "The Middle"
Song Of The Year
Kendrick Lamar Ft SZA- All Of The Stars
Drake- God's Plan
Ella Mai- "Boo'd Up"
Shawn Mendes- "In My Blood"
Brandy Carlile- "The Joke"
Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey- "The Middle"
Lady Gaga- "Shallow"
Childish Gambino- "This Is America"
Album Of The Year
Cardi B- "Invasion Of Privacy"
Drake- "Scorpion"
Brandy Carlile- "By The Way I Forgive You"
H.E.R- "H.E.R"
Post Malone- "Beerbongs & Bentleys"
Janelle Monae- "Dirty Computer"
Kacey Musgraves- "Golden Hour"
Kendrick Lamar & Various Artists- "Black Panther: The Album"
Shout out your predictions and thoughts here for Sunday's award ceremony
