Neil Portnow has responded to Kanye West‘s request that they meet to discuss the state of The Grammys.
“@kanyewest, I’m not on Twitter but just hit me up and let’s have that sit down. -Neil Portnow” he says via The Grammys official Twitter account.
West requested a meeting with Portnow earlier today and said that the awards do not accurately reflect the music industry. He suggested that Future and Young Thug should be present at the ceremony and that Dexter Navy, who directed A$AP Rocky’s “L$D” video, should have won the award for Best Music Video over Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood.”
View Neil Portnow’s tweet responding to Kanye West below:
(This article was first published today [February 24, 2016] at 11:00 a.m. PST and is as follows.)
Kanye West took to twitter today (February 24) to ask for a meeting with Neil Portnow, president and CEO of The Recording Academy and The Grammy Foundation.
The Chicago rapper then goes on to list what he believes is wrong with the annual music awards, saying that “you like your black people a certain way.”
He suggests that Young Thug and Future should be invited to the Grammys, “not just me and Jay in a suit.”
West and Jay Z have 42 Grammy Awards between the two of them, including multiple recognitions in 2012 for their work on the joint album, Watch the Throne.
He also says that Dexter Navy, who directed A$AP Rocky’s “L$D” video, should have won the award for Best Music Video over Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood.”
“Everybody with any form of taste knows that was the best video of the year!” West says. “Dexter didn’t feel he even had a chance of winning and he was right!!!”
In 2009, West interrupted Swift’s acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards after she won over Beyonce. The two have recently reignited their feud when West rapped about Swift on The Life of Pablo and she called him out at this year’s Grammy Awards.
Kanye West Announces New Album
In the midst of the tweets, West also announces the follow-up to The Life of Pablo. He says that he feels empowered by his creative freedom .
“New album coming this summer,” he writes. “I represent what people can’t say. I love being a voice of freedom when so many people are scared to speak up.”
View Kanye West’s tweets below:
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dude hates that white people stay winning
White ppl stay stealing stuff. I just be banging some pretty blondes for revange
lame excuse… i know them black girls can be rude and ur scared to tell em the truth that u rather fuck white chicks cuz the black ones eat everyones dick
This dude is startingtoreallyagitateme
is there anything that black people dont cry about? hiphop is at the forfront of music and played on damn near every radio station, tv, movie ect ect.. it gets represented to nausia at times. no other genre gets the shine expect maybe pop..
WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH not everyone likes hiphop
WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH shit rap isnt being played at the grammys for millions
WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Haha black people are just cry babies. Look at other races that have rises up though adversity. Blacks just sit around with thier hands out
they want the white man to do EVERYTHING for then, they cant even rid themselves of gangs and drugs in their own communities by themselves let alone run an entire country (we see how well africa is doing in the black ppl parts)
Typical white racist rhetoric. Not one thing either of you have said is even close to a fact.
Him and Azaleia Banks need to get a room. A psychiatric rubber room.
kanye you would earn 1200-2500$/week from home ???????????????????? stfu
When did Em ever go to the grammy’s suited up
Hip hop just is not as good as it was 5 maybe 10 years ago. Its the fans fault letting Drake be Number 1. Come on he is probably the most overated rapper ever. If your Reading this its too late was garbage.
im sorry but drake is a lot further down the line of people you should be blaming for the bad turn out of hiphop..start by looking at the south and chicago..
Foh
Its just there seems to be less lyricists than ever i like the days of jayz nas eminem dudes that killed the mic. Im close to Chicago btw but i feel you
not for nothing but if i ever see young thung on the grammys im turning it off..or any other bullshit trap for that..keep that shit in the streets noone wants to watch that shit on a big scale
IM FINALLY CONVINCED HE IS LOSING HIS FUCKING MIND NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER NIGGA PLEASE!!! THE PEOPLE STILL WANT THE LIFE OF PABLO ON CD!!!
Kanye’s bark is larger than his bite. He created a false image of himself and the media is buying into it. Kanye doesn’t have the kind of power he thinks he has and it is time for everyone to call him out on it. He makes empty threats and does nothing. Let’s call Kanye’s bluff on things!!! He hasn’t done anything meaningful in quite some time yet he is walking around claiming to be a genius ha ha ha. And he carefully picks his fights. Kanye never ever ever goes after someone who would shut him down. That guy is an attention seeking fraud who screams to stay relevant because his music and fashion aren’t really that good.
First off Young Thug and Futures albums will never be considered greatest of all time, Second since when is it bad to dress up in a suit and tie and look nice when you’re going out to an award show? 3rd Kanye not everyone has the same taste as you when Michael Jackson died you called yourself the new king of pop yet when it comes to getting criticized you all of a sudden call yourself a rapper so you look more like a victim make up your damn mind
Dude…We get it. you don’t like Kanye. Quit trolling on the message boards using different names. Sounding like a butt hurt ex girlfriend…
it’s not about how you dress to an award show. He pointed out that the NEW artist, those who dominate charts etc are not in attendance. Rather they invite Jay who didn’t drop shit in ages. I’m not a fan of Thug, but he’s here, he has a fanbase & you can’t deny that.
The Drake Fan Club has officially demoted Meek Mill to Runner Up Twitter Fingers and gave the new Twitter Fingers title to Kanye West. Congratulations, Mr. West! Go ahead and tweet your thank you speech now. We know you got a LOT to say. #DrakeIsLoveDrakeIsLife
You are not funny at all. Please quit embarrassing yourself. Everybody on this website think you’re an idiot.
I speak the truth. I don’t give a fuck if you think I’m funny or not. #DrakeIsLoveDrakeIsLife
LOL, soundin’ like Kanye now..
Best damn news! 2 albums from Ye in one year?!?!?!?!? This guy is on a mission. Hip Hop lives y’all!!!
flop was a gospel album…
These black folks like white people things…how about you and Jay in a suit start supporting black initiatives like BET…you don’t attend black awards, but always on front row seats when it comes to white people gatherings
I don’t get why black people want white people to validate their success? The only validation a musicIan needs is selling records. If you sell records then that’s all that matters. If u want awards why not create your own Oscars, Grammys instead of crying all the time..Black people are a disappointment sometimes
That’s not how it works homie. Due to whites being in control of current state power and success the voices and expressions of others are muffled. If a white man owns BET don’t u understand he controls the content. Controls how the world perceives all black peoples expressions…thus the “he’s a good one”, and so on. So it matters what Kimye is saying.
kanye is out of control…and his album sucks btw..
Lovin what Kanye is saying right now. This is the voice of the creative people. He is free to speak his mind on his own twitter!
This is true freedom of speech. He makes great
art is well, just listen to it. The track record shows. Peeps are so resistant
of speaking their mind. #longlivekanyewest
Must b hard to breath…..
……with those nuts in your mouth.
Ye, let me speak up and speak the truth for everyone too! Here goes… ” Your a f*ckin’ joke these days and have played yourself so badly that you went from guaranteed legend status and have steadily slid down to media wh*re ego maniac very rapidly.”
Not afraid to speak the truth! You can’t hate on that, Kanye! Its FACTS bro! all positive vibes.
lol@happyend 😉
smh… imagine that, a professional would like to be contacted in a professional manner to discuss a serious topic. hmmmmm, ‘Ye gotta get off the bs and get some help.
i been living, without limits, as far as my business, I’m the only one that’s in control…..
Kanye is not for everyone. You either like him or you dont. If there was no internet and people based there impressions on his music catalogue he would be the biggest artist in the world more then he is now. But thats only if you like that kind of music
not really. His music has gone further and further downhill since MBDTF.
Maybe if there was no internet and it was in the early 2000s but right now I’d take Kendrick over Kanye every day of the week.
If that’s the case that’s only 2 albums compared to 5 and a joint project with Jay.
People like to talk shit about Ye but his album catalog is hands down one of most influential in this century, the live instruments, the soul, the passion on it is felt through the speakers, we as Hip Hop fans should support Ye 100% since he’s one of the most revelant artist in the hip hop culture that can speak his mind, don’t expect jay Z or Future even Kendrick to talk about what Ye talks about, breaking barriers in Fashion & music.
…… oh kay
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Kendricks last album runs laps around Kanye when it comes to political and current events lyrical content. What’s Kanye saying now? What’s Kanye NOT saying now? He made Taylor swift famous is that what he’s about now? Smh
Yea make sure to plug your butt buddies what a corny one sided fuck
This guy is amazing. Unbelievable smh he sucks and swears up and down hes rockin shit. He would have been along the lines of a young MC, MC Hammer, vanilla ice, puff daddy etc.. if this were the 90’s but now homosexuals have flooded the gates of hip hop. Im gonna start listening to r&” cuz they seem to be harder than hip hop
Kim should just hide the fuckin laptop under the bed or somethin.
He is insane
No he’s not. This is his marketing gimmick. Make noise to keep people talking about him. Kanye knows that controversy sales, so he’s giving the people what they want.
Yea he’s making a lot of noise but nothing really controversial. Him voicing his opinions about swift , grammys, etc isn’t controversial. Just makes his rambles sound idiotic. And I don’t know many people that pay for his music anymore , and personally I wouldn’t see him live again so he not selling anything to me
No one wants this. He knows he’s irrelevant and people only care about him when he’s tweeting. It’s not a marketing thing it’s a “please don’t forget me!” Thing. He’s having a meltdown
Is anyone else tired of this guy. Cmon man you cry about everything, Kanye is easily becoming the most despised person in terms world. I bet he ends up committing suicide one day. No one is as delusional as this guy
I think he’s starting to realize if he doesn’t tweet constantly people will forget about him. So he’s constantly saying what’s on his mind which is usually somethin retarded and if he’s not in the news like that then he’s in the news because of kardasians
Dear Kanye,
Fuck you
Sincerity,
Everyone
Learn to spell. And no. The album is dope.
so pretty much what he said is ‘ im not twitter fingers, i dont type online for attention, if you want changes be a man come to me and we can sit down and have a nice convo’
so kanye thinks he should be the guy who giving out the grammy awards so he can give them to all his friends whether they are deserving or not???
All the people that don’t like Kanye are not in tune with how the world works and do not see that we are not in the same boat as the 1%. When he screams, it is the voice of the hungry and disadvantaged. He carries the egos of the majority which is the people not in power. When a guy asks his boss for a raise every year and doesnt get it when he deserves it, should he shut up because that fits with society expectations or does he fight for it because he only has one life and time is the only luxury. Most of the time that guy stays quiet bc he can lose his job and status in life. WE ARE ALL QUIETED BY THE HIGHER UPS. THIS IS REAL LIFE. WAKE UP.
sorry but when the one crying and screaming like a bitch has mansions and gold toilets people tend to give a fuck less
Well my brother who has the ability or financial strength to pull us out of this hell hole? Is it you that we have been waiting for? And if not Kanye, then who will bring us out of this capitalist society? You see we don’t ask those questions at all. We just show the animal instinct of anger and that’s why they treat us as such. Man feels he can help and we say duck you be he has more $ than us. What would you say to a homeless man that says he can help? I see no happy ending in that mind frame. Let’s ask questions…
We say Fuck you because he has more $ than us…smh