Perhaps they’ll get around to making it part of the telecast when Eminem is old enough to do a standards duet with whomever seems the best choice to reach The Young People (Blue Ivy?). (Hey, the genre that’s come define entire generations has only been around since the ‘70s. His second mixtape, The Reach, released in 2015, led Pitchfork to call him. This year was no exception.īut Eminem’s continued dominance of the rap album honors also deserves scrutiny, even if the hip hop category isn’t part of the televised awards show. It was formed after Royce featured on Bad Meets Evil for Eminems major. Kanye spoke out because he’s frustrated with a Grammy voting body that too rarely honors rappers, R&B singers or artists of color in the top four categories, regardless of sales figures or cultural impact. Which brings us back to Sunday evening at the Staples Center. It’s that she’s a woman, meaning she belongs to a gender that’s never won that category, so why start now? Eminem was the natural choice. But there was a problem, and it wasn’t because she looked like Britney Spears channeling Nicki Minaj. There was another radio-friendly blond in the mix this year who threatened to dethrone Eminem, Iggy Azalea.
Good to go.Īs long as nothing’s changed, he’ll apparently keep winning until Macklemore releases another album and Grammy votes are split. Why bother listening to Schoolboy Q or that Khalifa guy when you have the dependable loose cannon from Detroit to lean on? Does Eminem still hate his mom? Check. GRAMMYS 2015: Quotes | Red Carpet | Backstage | Timelineīut as Eminem’s perennial victories attest, there’s one thing for sure – they’re lazy. Featuring West Coast hip hop, G-funk and horrorcore musical styles. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, the album features production from Dr. That description is difficult to confirm or refute because the Academy doesn’t make the demographics of its voters public. The Slim Shady LP is the second studio album by American rapper Eminem.It was released on February 23, 1999, by Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records.Recorded in Ferndale, Michigan following Eminems recruitment by Dr. Recording Academy voters are often accused of being too old, too white and too out of touch in their choices. Now the unconditional Grammy love is just embarrassing.