After Cardi B took home the Spirt of Detroit award over the weekend, it understandably raised a few eyebrows. Many Motor City natives wondered how a Bronx, New York native embodied the “spirit” of their city, including Royce Da 5’9.
On Monday (October 30), the Detroit rap vet went on a mild Instagram tirade and questioned the Detroit City Council’s decision.
“Detroit, when y’all going to cut it out with the goofy shit?” Royce begins. “When are we going to stop being so politically correct? This is not a politically correct business. This record industry does not care about Detroit. Where you thinking no fly zone came from? Where you think Detroit vs. everybody came from? If we don’t put action behind those words, they just letters on a shirt — nothing more than letters on a shirt.
“I love Cardi B just like everybody else, but Cardi B don’t know shit about the spirit of Detroit,” he continues. “She ain’t even received a spirit of New York award yet. What the fuck is we giving her an award for about the spirit of our city? I’m a Spirit of Detroit award recipient. That took some of the oomph out of it for me.
As the video came to a close, the Slaughterhouse MC implored the city of Detroit to take care of its Detroit artists.
“We must stop it,” he says. “We gotta start looking out for our own artists. That’s the only way we going to move as a city. When y’all going to see that? Bless, man.”
After hearing about the backlash, City Council President Brenda Jones explained the decision was at the request of a local radio station.
“Radio One, 107.5 FM, requested the Spirit of Detroit Award for Cardi B. She was honored for her outstanding achievement as the current, top female rapper on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart,” Jones’ office told the Free Press.
Check out Royce’s full video above.
“When are we going to stop being so politically correct?” well, you have to be if you want to stay in the limelight. ask your boy Em about that, he been on thar sjw bs lately.
At this point, your routine is actually kinda sad..real talk…and with all due respect, i believe you might be speaking your (not the) truth…but your insights reveal…a lonely and sad person. Its kinda obvious that whatever you on (Hip Hop and otherwise) ain’t really working for you…Hip Hop is for the children…you need inspiration…and you’re attracted to what you despise…pull up, playa…
how is Em being politically correct? everything he said in the cypher was facts. don’t get mad cuz Em (along with every single rapper on the planet) refuse to support your daddy Trump.
Fuck tee grizzly deserves it more than that bish he been fire lately
Cardi B >>> Royce the 59…keep that boring rap to yourself fam, id rather stare at this bitches assets then watch paint dry while listening to royce.
Yall youngsters today are really slow. Thats why you prefer trash over lyrics
um who is cardi b? serious question. i dont know any of these new guys.
Royce is right but he’s blind if he thinks rap hasn’t become politically correct. Look at TI and Eminem slandering Trump while his policies improve the inner cities those dudes came out of. At the end of the day Cardi B been trash and what is even a ‘Spirit of Detroit’ award, and Kanye the only one woke.
Which policies has he released that directly effects that neighborhood?
The policy of actually being from that said neighborhood you jackass
Uhh….Trump hasn’t passed any polices to date, certainly nothing that helping out the inner cities. What the fuck are you talking about?
Proof or it didn’t happen. Clown.
They should boycott Radio One…a bunch of imbeciles if you ask me.
All his words meant nothing once he said “I love Cardi B just like everybody else..” Pathetic how politically correct Hip-Hop has become with all this fake love. She is a complete fraud and just overall wack.. When there was actual a drop of integrity in this business & culture, she would have never received a pass….
Stop with the BS, Royce. You don’t love that retarded hoe.
I wish the frauds and fake ones like thoti B, Desiigner didn’t get acknowledged or accepted