Outside of a win thanks to an assist on Chance The Rapper’s “No Problem” for Best Rap Performance in 2017, Lil Wayne hasn’t taken home a Grammy Award since his monstrous Tha Carter III dominated the 2009 ceremony. Weezy took to Twitter on Sunday (December 20) pondering why he’s fallen out of favor with the Recording Academy.
“As an artist, when I see da Grammys coming up & I’m not involved nor invited; I wonder. Is it me , my musik, or just another technicality,” he wrote. “I look around w respect & wonder competitively am I not worthy?! Then I look around & see 5 Grammys looking bak at me & I go to the studio.”
The New Orleans legend has been left out of the Grammy conversation in recent years, as the last project to receive a nomination being Tha Carter IV in 2012. Over the course of his 20-plus year career, he’s compiled 24 nominations and five wins in total — four of those coming in 2009.
Wayne previously referenced a Grammy snub rubbing him the wrong way on The Leak‘s “I’m Me” for Tha Carter II not receiving any love from the Recording Academy in 2007.
“Last year they had the Grammy’s and left me in Miami/Sleepin’ on a nigga like I’m rappin’ in my jammies,” he raps.
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During an interview with Bumbu boss Brett Berish last week, Weezy reflected on his influence on the next generation of rappers lighting up the game today.
“Before I stepped into it, they had music everyone looked a certain way and everyone did a certain thing,” Wayne stated with a smirk. “Look at me, now look at music. They all look like me. I love it.”
Lil Wayne Delivers 'No Ceilings 3' B-Sides Featuring Big Sean, 2 Chainz & More
Wayne returned on Friday (December 18) to surprise fans with the release of No Ceilings 3 B-Side. The extended cut features 14 new tracks and assists from Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Rich The Kid and more.
It’s definitely your music. Fuck the Grammys anyway…the streets is what matters when it comes to hip hop.
The street is why rappers are being killed one after the other … you are simple minded my friend
Cry baby ass rappers always whining about being recognized by corporational bullshit. In the words of Public Enemy: “Who gives a fuck about a goddamn Grammy?”
I agree with what you said. But it’s also easy to say “fuck the grammy’s” when you’ve never been nominated.
Bruh you been pure trash for over a decade
Go to sleep A.hole..
No you’re a trash Trump supporting Black woman hating cop loving weirdo who no one likes.
Lol , you hating on him mothersucker..????
Five dollars he thinks the Grammy’s are ran by Instagram…
WTF is the COW#?? talking about..??
This guy is really an alien. If you don’t put nothing out worth listening to how the fcuk can you think you should be nominated for awards? Catalog trash. Be happy he got the 5 he got. Never see that stage again.
He needs to go back to the Carter 2/3 flow and ditch the high pitch and auto tune. He is one of the greats but we fell in love with Wayne because of his passion, work ethic, and natural voice.
You’re right, his recent stuff is way too heavy on autotune.
Just went back to listen to tracks from Carter 2 & 3 and wow. There’s a huge difference.
Not sure why he goes so heavy on the autotune now. Maybe his voice doesn’t sound as good as it used to?
It’s the Trump support.
Lil Wayne doesn’t even get nominated for Lyricist of the Year but Drake, Dababy, and Megan Thee Stallion, who are mainly known for the flows, hooks, and beats they rap over, get nominated.