Despite being the most-nominated artist at the 2021 Grammy Awards with six entries, Roddy Ricch was shutout on Sunday (March 14) and left the show empty-handed. Following the event, Roddy took to Instagram Live to voice his frustrations with the process after reflecting on “The Box” dominating the charts (11 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100) and being one of the night’s performers.
Roddy wasn’t exactly angry with the Recording Academy. He deemed they would “give the award to who they want to give it to,” but then took aim at some of his Hip Hop OGs.
“I be really wanting to talk about a lot of the n-ggas that’s in the industry, like, a lot of the Black artists, the older n-ggas who been doing all this shit for so long and they be hating on all the young n-ggas,” he began.
More specifically, Roddy seemingly fired away at Kanye West, who he feels disrespected the Grammys when he pissed on one of his 22 trophies in 2020. The 22-year-old believes Kanye should be setting the right example for someone like Roddy experiencing a lot of these award shows for the first or second time in his career.
“If I get nominated for six Grammys and a n-gga I look to that had 22, 23, 24, 25 of these muthafuckas and I come in here, I get nominated for six this year, I feel like that’s a good number,” the “Racks in the Middle” rapper said.
He continued, “And this year this n-gga just pissed on that shit. Like, how you think that make the world look at my accomplishment, n-gga? I did all this shit and you pissing on shit. That shit be lame. I don’t really like that shit.”
Ironically, Kanye took home his 22nd Grammy Award on Sunday when his gospel Jesus Is King album won Best Contemporary Christian Music Album.
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Listen to his entire rant below.
Ya Kanye is evil for pissing on a Grammy award. It took so long before rap even got a Grammy with Naughty by Nature.
Heal from your divorce Yeezy.
Somebody snap this fool into reality. What rock have you been living under my dude? With the controversies involving the Grammys all this time and black music, you’re obviously missing the point that artists including Ye have been making. What we have here is a case of sudden stardom and ignorance that comes a long with it. Like you have a say when you have no idea why you were even recognized were it not part to the efforts of “the old heads.” Just a young dumb egotistical tantrum addict. Foh
F*** Ye
I like roddy but he’s delusional ..that praise the Grammy run is over, Lowkey acting like a Uncle Tom. Kanye pissing on it was a statement and if he was UP he should of looked at it like man this guy won all those Grammy and he doesn’t even care or let it validate him. Grammys don’t even respect rap culture..and these artist are beyond dumb, how can you not see the politics after they snubbed The Weeknd ..and he’s talking about Kanye pissing on a Grammy ..someone get this fool
Or, you nobodies should not have an opinion. Grammy winning artist have opportunities that those who weren’t even nominated could barely fathom of having. Kanye could go up to any label and flaunt those 22 grammys, and get anything he asks for. he’s in the position that he is in BECAUSE of those accolades. Roddy and any up and coming artist only want those accolades to help them further their longevity. It’s hard to put two and two together, but any idiot with a keyboard can give their opinion when they don’t know jack shit.
You’re god huh..but you don’t see the inevitable pendulum swinging towards a side of a new way of doing things..how the old ways are crumbling and not working anymore ….ok
You’re god huh..but you don’t see the inevitable pendulum swinging towards a side of a new way of doing things..how the old ways are crumbling and not working anymore ….ok
HUS KINGPIN IS THE GREATEST
To piss on any award is lame and make you look stupid. Reject it if you don’t want it or something. It’s just a very bad attitude and doesn’t make us look good .
Dude is big mad, huh?
Dust yourself off and try again next year, slugger. Nas been in the game almost 30yrs, with a much more prolific catalogue and he just won a Grammy this go around. These awards don’t make or break you. Quit being sensitive.
Bull sound like a ? gtfoh you mad because Kanye pissed on Grammys so what nas got his first Grammy after 27 years bruh it’s cool we put too much stock into things we don’t own
Cats do be goofy a stronger statement would have been to not except it the award
Cats do be goofy a stronger statement would have been to not except the award.Pissing on it is some clown shit