Grammy's Hip Hop Tribute was foundationally flawed

[dasailr03]

My issue with the grammy hip-hop tribute is a few important details.

1. they didn't start by acknowledging Kool Herc & Baambatta despite the "Bam's controversy.

2. No "Sha-rock, No Debbie Dee, No Pebbly Pooh but Salt & Pepa? How did they skip over Roxanne Shante? Shante held it down way harder than anything SNP did.

3. No sugarhill gang? come on son. Despite their history, for everyone outside of NYC, the Sugarhill Gang "Rappers Delight" was the sonic boom heard around the globe! Period, Point, Blank!! You can hate all damn day and then some but you can't deny it. Nothing was heard until the Sugarhill Gang arrived on the scene. FACTS ALL DAY.

4. Seemed more like an acknowledgment of popular songs and acts as opposed to a true salute to the 50 years but oh well, the Grammys have come a long way from when they first started when it comes to hip hop. I wonder how much effort went into seriously trying to get the true pioneers to appear for a more accurate representation.

 

[JustChillin]

It’s funny that you think they are going to acknowledge an alleged pedophile in the Grammys.

 

[HeathCliff]

LL made a disclaimer at the beginning that they were going to miss a lot of names

 

[Hey Julian!]

Acknowledging Baambatta? Nah, that’s like acknowledging a Catholic priest that molested kids for teaching you about God. Fuck that faggit ass old nigga.

 

[JustChillin]

LL made a disclaimer at the beginning that they were going to miss a lot of names

Do we not remember that the Grammy’s didn’t even broadcast when Will and Jeff won?

Do we forget that they nominate Hotline Bling and best rap performance and it’s not at all a rap song?

How many times has a hiphop album been nominated for album of the year? How many times has it actually won?

We live and breathe this art, music and culture daily. They hardly acknowledge us properly.

Stop looking for the damn Grammy’s to
be culturally accurate with our history. When has white people EVER been accurate with our history?

It was a tribute, it was cool. That’s it.

 

[jackson35]

no pro black militant rap group..x clan...dead prez..

 

[God Dammit]

The Grammy’s have never been about talent.
It has always been about popularity, or what’s popular to white people.
Look at the history of how voting goes for Hip Hop albums and you’ll see why all of the white rappers were winning so much.
So it shouldn’t surprise you that important people were left out, especially if they’re not popular to white folks.​

 

[World B Free]

The Grammy’s have never been about talent.
It has always been about popularity, or what’s popular to white people.
Look at the history of how voting goes for Hip Hop albums and you’ll see why all of the white rappers were winning so much.
So it shouldn’t surprise you that important people were left out, especially if they’re not popular to white folks.​

Yeah, for the Grammy's if it ain't white then it's not right.

 

[easy_b]

I seen it last night and it was OK but something didn’t feel right. Also, the music industry need to kiss all the Black people ass because black peoples keep the industry of float right now.

 

[yaBoi]

no pro black militant rap group..x clan...dead prez..

did you miss the Goat militant group... Public Enemy ?

 

[yaBoi]

LL made a disclaimer at the beginning that they were going to miss a lot of names

Niggaz just like to complain about something

 

[the artist]

It’s funny that you think they are going to acknowledge an alleged pedophile in the Grammys.

Twitter is already going nuts because Dre was honored since he's an accused woman abuser.

Can't please everyone

 

[145evil]

Mc lyte was the announcer and she didn't perform, that made zero sense.

 

[keone]

its the grammy course they wont get it right
also u still checkin for the grammy?

 

[JustChillin]

Twitter is already going nuts because Dre was honored since he's an accused woman abuser.

Can't please everyone

I think on the list of “you can’t come back from this”

Gay Pedophilia probably ranks worse than domestic violence.

Dog fighting is somewhere in the middle lol

 

[ghoststrike]

My bar is really low for the Grammy awards ever acknowledging that genre of music or in general. They'll award a "misunderstood" trans groomer on the run before ever inviting or acknowledging Afrika Baambatta.

But cool tribute, I guess.

 

[yaBoi]

Mc lyte was the announcer and she didn't perform, that made zero sense.

i did think that was weird..

maybe she didn't want to

 

[sorcererforemost]

A lot of you are showing your age in here lol

 

[Dr. Truth]

Y’all want a 2 hour Rock the bells concert. How the fuck they going to have everybody you talking about wtf .

 

[TooTrilla]

Y’all want a 2 hour Rock the bells concert. How the fuck they going to have everybody you talking about wtf .

I was just about to say this. There's at least 200 other rappers who were relevant to this celebration. Maybe more. Nigga in the Grammy thread gonna say how come they didnt have Cuban Link up there

 

[the artist]

Since we're throwing out names that should've been included, BO$$ should've been there since being the 1st female.gangsta rapper.

I was surprised they didn't throw in Fat Joe, Cypress Hill, Eminem, etc.

*and I'm certainly not saying they should've been

 

[CPT Callamity]

" Who gives a fuck about a goddamn grammy?" -PE

 

[TooTrilla]

Since we're throwing out names that should've been included, BO$$ should've been there since being the 1st female.gangsta rapper.

I was surprised they didn't throw in Fat Joe, Cypress Hill, Eminem, etc.

*and I'm certainly not saying they should've been

Boss my guy...at the Grammy's??

 

[yaBoi]

seriously what is it going to take for Andre 3000 to get back on stage..

 

[Dr. Truth]

I was just about to say this. There's at least 200 other rappers who were relevant to this celebration. Maybe more. Nigga in the Grammy thread gonna say how come they didnt have Cuban Link up there

Cuban Link? Wtf why him?!?!? Especially with Fat Joe sitting front row in a pink suit.

 

[the artist]

Boss my guy...at the Grammy's??

Makes more since than a Glorilla

 

[World B Free]

I seen it last night and it was OK but something didn’t feel right. Also, the music industry need to kiss all the Black people ass because black peoples keep the industry of float right now.

Right now? Since the beginning....

 

[stizz3000]

LL made a disclaimer at the beginning that they were going to miss a lot of names

end of thread

 

[Mixd]

I didn't get them calling it 50 years when hip hop music began in 79.

Someone commented in the other thread is cause 73 is when Herc started playing block parties. But I still am like ok but he wasn't playing hip hop, but whatever.

I didn't want to stress the issue. It's just I remember my uncle buying me Rappers Delight when I was a kid and it was the first "rap". Prior to that the only person talking on a song I thought was Debbie Harry. But it was this other song called Big Tim by a black group. But still this was all 1979.

So not stressing it but I didn't think it was 50 years old. I can't see it Sway.

 

[0utsyder]

Do we not remember that the Grammy’s didn’t even broadcast when Will and Jeff won?

Do we forget that they nominate Hotline Bling and best rap performance and it’s not at all a rap song?

How many times has a hiphop album been nominated for album of the year? How many times has it actually won?

We live and breathe this art, music and culture daily. They hardly acknowledge us properly.

Stop looking for the damn Grammy’s to
be culturally accurate with our history. When has white people EVER been accurate with our history?

It was a tribute, it was cool. That’s it.

The Grammy’s have never been about talent.
It has always been about popularity, or what’s popular to white people.
Look at the history of how voting goes for Hip Hop albums and you’ll see why all of the white rappers were winning so much.
So it shouldn’t surprise you that important people were left out, especially if they’re not popular to white folks.​

Then why even have LL host that? Not expecting every old cat to dust themselves off and be on that stage, but there are CLEARLY some names that MUST be on that stage. I am pissed that JJ Fad and Kool Moe Dee didn't perform even though they were nominated for the first Grammy for Rap album.

I get it they aren't gonna please everybody and there is only so much time in the allowed, there are just some things that need to be acknowledged.

 

[0utsyder]

A lot of you are showing your age in here lol

Shut up sonny!!!

 

[jimmiewine]

Goodness gracious. I swear people will find anything to bitch about.

 

[doe moe]

I haven't watched the Grammy's since the late 90's.

 

[Lexx Diamond]

I haven't watched the Grammy's since the late 90's.

This^^^^ Just last night my uncle asked my if I watched the Grammy Awards. I told him I hadn't watched it since the 90's because I wanted to fuck a bitch and that trash was on the idiot box. Prior to that it was 1980's when Will Smith won. I knew from then that show was not going to highly rate my favorite Hip Hip artists.

 

[yaBoi]

they should have had MC Hammer LOL