The 62nd Annual Grammy Award nominations were unveiled on Wednesday (November 20). While Lizzo, who leads the nominations with a whopping eight nods, celebrated her epic milestone, there are a few artists who presumably aren’t feeling the love.
Noticeably missing from the Best Rap Album category are Rapsody’s EVE album and Freddie Gibbs’ Madlib-produced masterpiece Bandana, which both received a coveted perfect rating from HipHopDX.
Rapsody, who has been inundated with tweets all day, initially responded with a simple shrugging emoji.
But fans of hers — including battle rapper Daylyt — weren’t so subtle.
Rapsody further addressed the apparent snub on Instagram and admitted she was struggling with the lack of acknowledgment from the Grammy committee.
“Thank you for the LOVE you award me,” she wrote in the caption. “I see you. The ones who lend me your ear, words, support. Every time. I rarely, if ever, show my cards or that I’m human when it comes to my music career.
“Feel like opening up some today, tho. Today…..disappointed. Yes. Frustrated…beyond. But, you have to tell yourself the good fight is never an easy one.”
As Rap continued, the talented Snow Hill, North Carolina MC stayed focused on gratitude and didn’t forget to shout out Gibbs, which appears to speak to her character.
“And the people that are the faces of the purpose behind your art are what makes creating not empty: with awards. nominations, or none at all,” she wrote. “Not to hold you, the acknowledgment for your craft indeed feels amazing!! I haven’t been nominated for much but what I have I’m thankful for. There’s so much power and weight in numbers, nominations and awards….we artist know what that does for our exposure; and for the many, validation.
“And you want people to continue to discover and play and be inspired by the music. That’s what I get excited about anyway. But, hey….we keep on creating. @freddiegibbs …you put out one of the best albums….to everyone nominated for anything congratulations….to all artist who create….keep the microphone, pens, visuals, instruments lit. Art is too important not to share. Mad love.”
Rap’s 2017 Roc Nation debut Laila’s Wisdom was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. The song “Sassy” also received a nomination for Best Rap Song.
The album featured collaborations with Kendrick Lamar, Anderson Paak, Busta Rhymes, Lance Skiiiwalker, Black Thought, BJ the Chicago Kid and Musiq Soulchild, among others.
Meanwhile, EVE boasted appearances from GZA, D’Angelo, Queen Latifah, J. Cole and more.
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That J.I.D feature is insane! Sucks she got snub.
How can Cardi win a Grammy and Rapsody not even get nominated? Great message to all the young girls out there.
Shake your tits but don’t become too educated… smh.
She got nominated last year, twice. Just not this year.
The award shows never get it right. It’s just paid sponsorship for the major labels and their industry plant artists.
I never watch the grammy’s, but it would have been nice for them to acknowledge the excellence of her album.
I don’t understand why artists ever care if they win awards or not… Your popularity alone is your trophy. Does it really matter what judges thing? I don’t think so myself. Like, 50 cent was bitching about Power not getting any awards… Dude made millions off of it, so why care? Fuck an award, popularity/honest reviews from the average listener is all you should care about
Good point. But I guess they still want to have that award/acknowledgement as well ?
Man. Hip Hip is irreversibly DEAD. I don’t know why you idiots can’t understand that the Grammys are similar to the Oscars but, the Oscars does seem to typically award the best performers rather than who was most successful. The Grammys will continue to honor those “artists” who happen to have amassed a ton of MAINSTREAM SUCCESS. The only reason why Lil Nas got nominated for his Grammys is in large part because of the totally unexpected and landmark success of Old Town Road. That one, singular song is the reason why that nigga’s EP got an Album of the Year nod. I guarantee you that “7” was the first Hip Hop EP to get nominated for anything. That shit is probably the first EP to get nominated for one of the Big 4 Grammys period. Long story short- Chuck D rapped back in the day- “Who gives a fuck about a god damn Grammy”. This simply shows how soft Hip Hop has gotten. Nowadays these Hip Hop acts get hurt because of not getting a Grammy nomination. Any REAL and self respecting Hip Hop head knows that a Grammy nomination is the WORST thing for a pure bred Hip Hop artist. Imagine allowing people forever out of touch with Hip Hop culture to make a nigga feel bad for not being NOMINATED for a Grammy. Just because you’re nominated doesn’t mean that you’re gonna win. Welcome to almost 2020- a year in which RAPPERS are hurt, angry, and sad because they didn’t get nominated for a Grammy. I wouldn’t even want to have my shit nominated by such a mainstream, overly White organization.
TRUTH !!! FUC THE GRAMMYS
Well… that’s what her and 9th get for what he pulled on Q Tip & Tribe last year. Don’t know what I’m talking about look for Tip’s video explaining the unfortunate situation.
This generation…..smh…in the words of Chuck D and the almighty Public Enemy…”who gives a fuck about a goddamn Grammy”….I miss the days when hip hop was anti establishment…
preach
She the queen, but needs to take her nominations in stride. Hell, she got a nom for Sassy, which is crazy. She’ll get her just dues eventually, hopefully this will inspire her to regroup and get back in the booth. To get an entire Album recognised takes a few big singles…and I don’t really feel that she got that despite a great flowing album. It’s weird how it works, an album can be better and more creative than another artists 2 singles, yet it’s the latter that gets the nom, because the former didn’t have any of their records on billboard.
On the real, it’s bullshit Freddie Gibbs and Rapsody weren’t nominated.
Bitch look like a slimmer Biggie with a wig on. Maybe that’s why
FOH…clown
Fuck you stupid fuck
She is rapper, not a model. You duumb as helllll!
THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!!! Lol is anyone really surprised by this? The Grammys have been snubbing real hip hop for decades. Why do we still care? Fuck a Grammy!
You Flint still doesn’t have clean water — right?
Come on…. mediocre at best….
Cardi B won a Grammy and people still want to be a part of the joke?
The grammys dont know shit about hiphop — but at the same time what makes you think out of the THOUSANDS of LP’s that were released this year you are the chosen one who needs to be on the shortlist for best of the year? Come on now — Rapsody is dope but I EVE is far from her best work.
I didn’t know making rap music was “the good fight” …Rap should join Kanye on his gospesl Church tour
Aside from the Grammy nods, it’s just fucked up how artists like Rapsody and Gibbs don’t get more credit than they deserve 4 putting out good music with real substance nowadays. Eve and Bandana were both flawless from start 2 finish, I don’t give a fuck what nobody says. This is y I hate today’s generation of music!!! Just a bunch of new whack ass artists taking dope beats and talking about absolutely nothing as well as yelling and making a bunch of ridiculous ass sounds and noises…and ya’ll call this music??!! GTFOH
#SupportRealMusic
#RealHipHop
The only people who win Grammys are those who white people listen to and pay attention to…that’s why there’s other award shows for black people
Are you………. calling for segregation?
Cause she not a stripper rapper
honestly… shes not pop enough. which isn’t a bad thing. this isn’t anything new so I don’t know why she would be surprised.
A whole gang of albums deserve nods over the the trash Grammy list. Award shows are a joke anyways. All popularity contests.
Rap the best rapper out now and her getting snubbed for whack bitches ad bitch made niggaz is an utter disgrace
RAP MUSIC HAS ALWAYS BEEN REBEL MUSIC. ITS COOL TO WIN A GRAMMY, BUT LET’S NOT BEG FOR ACCEPTANCE EITHER.
I understand where shes coming from but she herself is some overrated genz fluff.
Her fake attempt to look like she’s part of some movement in order to win a Grammy has failed in the foot steps of Talib Kweli, Dead Prez and others.
Grammy’s are a joke when it comes to Hop Hop! She shouldn’t be disappointed at all. If she was poppin her puss and backing her cakes up she would’ve got nominated.
Please Crapsody stop. Nobody gives a f about you.
Why do rap artist continue to give a shit about a grammy? This, like all award shows, is a popularity contest…who ever got the most shine (and sales) that year… gets the win. Forget about the Grammy. Just focus on good product.
Lol at thinking these would even be in discussion for Grammies…if the shit ain’t hitting the masses it’s not getting nominated…only rock seems to be afforded getting awards for nitche audience work. You guys are too old to still be this naive..