The 2021 Grammy Award nominations arrived on Tuesday (November 24) and the list has elicited some intense reactions on social media.
For example, there are a handful of artists who people believe got snubbed, including The Weeknd who received zero nods for his Billboard 200 No. 1 album After Hours and zero nods for any of the singles from the project — “Heartless,” “Blinding Lights,” “In Your Eyes,” and “Save Your Tears.”
Lil Baby fans are also lashing out after his album My Turn failed to get a nomination for Album of the Year, although his track “The Bigger Picture” picked up a nod in multiple categories, including Best Rap Song.
But let’s talk about what did get nominated, specifically in the Best Rap Album category. Some of the nominees came as a surprise to rap fans, especially D Smoke whose Black Habits project was included alongside Royce Da 5’9’s The Allegory, Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist’s Alfredo, Jay Electronica’s A Written Testimony and Nas’ King’s Disease.
And while Pop Smoke’s posthumous album Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon wasn’t included on the list — which 50 Cent initially predicted — the late rapper did receive a nod in the Best Rap Performance category for “Dior.”
The 2021 Grammy Award Nominations Are Here
Nickle Nine was one of the first MCs to react to his Best Rap Album nomination. Shortly after they were announced, he shared a screenshot of the category and wrote simply, “Wow.”
Check out the post below and tune in for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony on January 31.
#KingsDisease for the win!!! #Nas
Yeah boyy!!! Godson due for his!!!
Royce’s “The Allegory” FTW
Riding with King’s Disease all the way! It was a great body of work whose content was packed with substance. I hope they won’t rob Nas like they did with Life is Good. Fingers crossed.
The article should also mention that the streets lashed out that Tattle Tales by Tekashi 6ix9ine wasn’t nominated despite spawning hits like Locked Up Part 2, GOOBA, Trollz and Punani! The Grammy’s really disconnected from the word on the street that’s why all the real Gs ain’t finna watch them.
Okay…
nas winning this
So happy for Royce getting nominated. The Allegory is a great body of work. However, I hope Nas wins this. He was absolutely robbed with Life is Good, and I’ve been bumping King’s Disease ever since it came out. It’s a joke he’s never won a Grammy.
You know it was a trash year when Royce was nominated. This is his pat on the back for all his pandering this year and being a good leftist shill
stfu
Give Nas his damn grammy
It’s Nas’ time but please let’s not pretend that Alfredo is the THE rap album of the year. Bandana got absolutely snubbed last year. King’s Disease had one too many slow songs on it for me.
I’m going with Freddie’s Alfredo album. That shit was too hard!! But I really think Freddie and Royce are on here because of previous snubs
There were better albums lyrically but Nas has been over due….suprised busta bust wasn’t on this, otherwise it might’ve been a different discussion
Busta’s album didn’t make the cut-off date for the upcoming Grammys… but he could still get nominated for 2022.
Nas got to win this hands down! If not I am done with this Grammy stuff…. King Disease Album was the hottest album pound for pound song of the year most definitely! Give Nas his due man!
King Disease go so hard! I do not see an album touching that man! No way!
Nas all day!
Sorry, RA The Rugged Man dropped the hip hop album of the year …
maybe 5 ppl in total heard that album
BIG FACTZ
My Opinion as Well! Or maybe Busta!!
Was Really feeling R.A. on that album! Big Ups to the Rugged Man!
What about Eminem?
Don’t worry they put Royce in his place instead
…And his Dj
What about him? There’s plenty of people not nominated that dropped better albums than his this year.
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Nas “should” win, but its not the best rap album of the year, just Nas’ best album in a long time.
Do not get it but anyway! Nas been doing this a very longtime since 90 or 91 man. You cannot pick a better person for the album of the year. King Disease is a powerful lyrical album song for song. You cannot say that for the other nominees. I am still pumping King Disease! The album is fire kid!
Royce album was trash plus he’s gone on racist Grammy rants so it’s pretty ironic that he’s happy about being nominated smh
Love Royce but that album wasn’t it. Not after book of ryan
I am just about as shocked as everyone else is at this year’s list. Not one hugely popular mainstream rap album listed where you already know it’s gonna be the winner. Anyone could get it here. My picks are between Alfredo and King’s Disease. Really would love to see Nas win. 30 years in the game and not one Grammy win? Now would be the time!
This is the most legitimate group of nominations I’ve seen in a loooooong time. Actual artists that deserve an award like a Grammy. Gives the Grammys more credibility at the same time. Lil baby didn’t get nominated because all that new shit is trash. Conway the machines album should be on there though.
In 20 years?
This is AMAZING! My fav this year is D Smoke, but ALL deserve Grammy!
Honestly out of the 5, I’ve bumped a written testimony the most.
No way in hell J electronics album should be nominated. This should easily go to either Kings disease or Busta Rhymes
WAIT A MIN!!! Rappers that are nominated not just for their flows, beats, and hooks but also their wordplay, concepts, and/or punchlines aka lyricism/bars. Just like with the LYRICIST of the YEAR nominations, they’re getting SOMEWHAT better.
A Written Testimony is the the Best Rap Album. Listen to that shit. It was very solid with true messages. Glad it’s recognised. Alfredo was better than Nas
Folks let us give the Grammys there due this time around in not picking any mumble or pop rap albums this year. They have finally got the rap category right to say the least. No ridiculous so call rap artists albums. I will say King Disease is the best album because of every song on that album is fire. It is unmatched. You cannot say that for the other nominees albums. It is Nas’s best work since 2013 Life is Good. Most rappers In Nas’s era are no longer on the rap scene or dead. Nas Is still undisputed Heavyweight Champ. He is the People’s Champion! The last dying breed! The Last N alive and it is official. Grammy’s do the right thing to finish this and award Nas!!!
Finally racism has taken its tall… I see where all these trash is going… Nas this Nas that… Royce this Royce that… Honestly are we that bad that we gonna look over Eminem just cuz majority of us hate him… No matter the hate Eminem is just on fire… He deserves a spot the with with the best…
I also don’t see j.cole,.. or at least kandrick
you cry racisim when its old whyt ppl making the decisions on nominations. take your grievances up with them…Eminem will be fine…he has won grammys he didnt even deserve like in 2009 when he won best rap album for Relapse which lets be honest it was a subpar Em album yet they still gave it to em. take ya crocodile tears somewhere else
Man Eminem is trash! He is your Cat and the Hat Rhymer. (Dr. Seuss) Please go with your problem!
You must be poppin pills with Eminem or something. Eminem has been getting undeserved hype & awards now for 20 plus years. His first 3 albums were his best & even those albums you had to skip through it. Eminem has been garbage ever since, yet still outsell other artists whose albums were better than his. So RACE has been working in his favor for years, because his color sells his albums. & don’t even speak that trash name in the same sentence with Nas. Because Nas he’ll never be regardless of the WHITE sells. His BEST 3 /1’st 3 can’t even touch Illmatic, It Was Written, I Am which are Nas’s first 3 albums as well.
Anyone hear from FuckQueensBridge now? Where is Hov’ secret man lover? Nas is the Greatest of all Time!
It’s about time Nas got his long overdue Grammy. A top 5 rap artist on every major top rap artist list. If you asked 10 people to name the best classic rap album, over half would name Illmatic. Yet out of 13 nominations, he still hasn’t won 1. But every mumble, garbage, & of course the GREAT WHITE HYPES solo & group with garbage albums can win 1. Damn shame 1 of the most respected lyricist ever is still on the outside looking in.