Tag: Best Rap Album

Who will win Best Rap Album at the Grammys? Here is what papers say

Today the Grammys ceremony begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time, 5 p.m. Pacific. Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, BTS, Harry Styles, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion but for us, the most important part of the show comes in when they announce Best Rap Album winner, where our man Royce Da 5’9″ is up against some hip-hop heavyweights in the game: Nas, Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist, Jay electronica and D Smoke.

We have collected some of the predictions from popular magazines below and NAS’s “King’s Disease” will most likely be a winner but who knows, Royce might grab it unexpectedly.

SOUTHPAWER

Should win: “The Allegory” by Royce Da 5’9″

Will win: “King’s Disease” by NAS.

VULTURE 

Should win: “Alfredo” by Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist.

Will win: “King’s Disease” by NAS.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY 

Should win: “A Written Testimony” by Jay Electronica.

Will win: “King’s Disease” by NAS.

VERIETY

Should win: “A Written Testimony” by Jay Electronica.

Will win: “King’s Disease” by NAS.

COMPLEX 

Should win: “Alfredo” by Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist.

Will win: “King’s Disease” by NAS.

UPROXX 

Should win: “Alfredo” by Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist.

Will win: “King’s Disease” by NAS.

GOLD DERBY 

Should win: “A Written Testimony” by Jay Electronica.

Will win: “King’s Disease” by NAS.

MEDIUM

Should win: “A Written Testimony” by Jay Electronica.

Will win: “A Written Testimony” by Jay Electronica.

LOS ANGELES TIMES

Should win: “King’s Disease” by NAS.

Will win: “King’s Disease” by NAS.

THE RANKER (People’s Choice)

Will win: “King’s Disease” by NAS.

Eminem snubbed by The Grammys or did he even submit his music?

Was Eminem snubbed by the Grammys? Yesterday, The Recording Academy revealed the nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards and Royce Da 5’9″ got the Best Rap Album nomination, which is up against Nas’ “Kings Disease” D’Smoke’s “Black Habits”, Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist’s “Alfredo” and Jay Electronica’s “A Written Testimony.”

As soon as the nominations were announced, Stans flood the internet, shaming the Grammys staff for snubbing Music To Be Murdered By in Best Rap Album category and “Godzilla,” featuring Juice WRLD in Best Rap Song or Best Rap Performance categories.

Eminem had No. 1 album in the United States this year. Music To Be Murdered By arrived in January as another surprise project, like Kamikaze album. The project shifted 280,000 total album equivalent units in its first week of release and debuted at No.1 on US Billboard 200, propelled by the chart topping single “Godzilla” featuring the late Juice WRLD and one of the biggest storytelling single in last decade, “Darkness.”

The Detroit legend became the first artist in history to have 10 consecutive albums land at No. 1, beating tied record with Kanye West and one of six artists to have released at least 10 No. 1 albums. Eminem was also one of the top streaming artist this year. Despite all this accolades, the Recording Academy did not find the album worthy of a nod, which was not missed by his Stans.

But the main question is… Did Eminem even send his music for submission? Slim Shady and the Grammys are not friends anymore and if Eminem didn’t send his music to the Grammys staff, then it’s logical why Music To Be Murdered By didn’t get any nomination.

You can check the video of Eminem shading Grammys back in 2018 in an interview with Sway In The Morning below:

https://youtu.be/lfF94Brg5pg

 

50 Cent mocks Best Rap Album Grammy nominations

Couple of weeks ago, in an interview with Spotify, 50 Cent, who served as an executive producer for Pop Smoke’s posthumous album “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon,” shaded the Grammys for not recognizing gangsta rap: “If Pop Smoke’s album is recognized, it will only get recognized because Pop Smoke is gone. The content is similar to what I would do. They did not recognize mine. They gave me Grammys when I was with Em, when I am on records with Eminem.”

Fifty continues: “They are afraid to give Pop Smoke Grammys because they think it is teaching the audience to want to be like Pop. And to be like him is to be a part of gang culture. Who you see get Grammys that is making Drill music? You mean to tell me ain’t none of those songs worthy of it? Those platforms are not for them to acknowledge. It is for the culture, the people to embrace those tones and to really appreciate the artist for doing that.”

Yesterday, The Recording Academy unveiled the nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards and Royce Da 5’9″ got the Best Rap Album nomination along with Nas’ “Kings Disease,” D’Smoke’s “Black Habits”, Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist’s “Alfredo” and Jay Electronica’s “A Written Testimony.” As 50 Cent predicted, Pop Smoke’s album didn’t get the nomination but his single “Dior” from that album is nominated for Best Rap Performance.

Fifty headed to his favorite social media platform, Instagram, to address Best Rap Album nominations: “Best Rap Album (laughs). They out of touch this s**t ain’t it, get the f**k outta here.” Check out the actual post below:

 

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