Despite a hectic and busy schedule of recording and releasing new music year after year, he cites his family as one of his main career drivers. I mix everything. For the 1989 awards show, the Grammys added one rap category, Best Rap Performance. Dreamville, Meek Mill, 21 Savage, Tyler, The Creator, and YBN Cordae all earn nominations in the category, This star-studded compilation album from 11-time GRAMMY nominee, Co-hosts Rodney Carmichael and Sidney Madden break down how "Louder Than A Riot" explores the wide-spanning issue of mass incarceration through the lens of hip-hop music and culture, as told by the artists, journalists and executives who lived it. But I really want people to be able to check out the episode to get a better sense of where we stand on it, and not only us, but the culture [as well]. Carmichael: I just want to say: All rap is political to me. He listens to Aminé and Post Malone. She's 'bout it, 'bout it a hundred percent in her lyrics and also in her intent and in her activation. And Then There Was X, was his biggest commercial success, selling 6 million copies, earning a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album, and yielding his … This site uses cookies. It's actually hip-hop.". But to really get into the weeds of the system and understand how it works and how it goes about disproportionately impacting us is another thing. It's actually hip-hop. Read: Fight The Power: 11 Powerful Protest Songs Advocating For Racial Justice. The 2021 Grammy Award nominations arrived on Tuesday (November 24) during a live announcement hosted on the official Grammy website. Play That Again: Colorado Inmates Pour Heart, Hope & Faith Into 'Territorial' LP. The guest-heavy album, which features contributions from Post Malone, Childish Gambino, J. Cole, and many others, has since charted around the world, topped the Billboard 200 – a first for the artist – in the beginning of 2019, and achieved gold status in the U.S. As well, nine songs out of the album’s 15 original tracks landed on the Hot 100 chart, including multi-platinum lead single “A Lot,” which is also nominated for Best Rap Song next year. Then we go through the '90s. I've never had a situation with my fans where I'm out and they're just giving me a hard time. We're going to take you through the timeline of how these numbers in America and for the population surpassed a million and ballooned to even 2 million [prisoners] now and 4.5 million people living on parole. Some days I'm confident. Everybody who I come in contact with is just respectful and polite, dressed cool as hell, and their hair is fire and their makeup is fire. Going back to your letters and journal, it all feels very intimate. 2019 Grammy Nominations: The Snubs & Surprises Below is the complete 61st Grammy nominations list for recordings released during the eligibility year (Oct. 1, 2017-Sept. 30, 2018). That's kind of how I do that connection with my fans.". Are you introducing him to your music or rap or any other genres? It's spiritual: I dish out pain, they dish out what they dish. "This what makes it, that's what creates everything about it," he says about balancing life as a full-time father and artist. Last September, he released "House Arrest Tingz," a featured track on Top, whose video chronicles his experience on house arrest. "Own It" is so smooth, it's just different. For Best Melodic Rap Performance, the recording academy shined a light on Travis Scott with "HIGHEST IN THE ROOM", Drake and Lil Durk with "Laugh Now Cry Later", DaBaby and Roddy Ricch with "ROCKSTAR", Anderson .Paak with "Lockdown", and Roddy Ricch with "The Box". The Grammy's always seems to ignore what true rap and hip-hop fans enjoy from the genre but lets take a look at this years nominees. You don't want to die. Now that we're getting closer to the album's release, do you still feel anxious? Put this b*tch on and let go. But you know, he don't really listen to my stuff. Megan Thee Stallion, BTS, Dua Lipa, Freddie Gibbs & More React to 2021 Grammy Nominations The gleeful rapper isn't just looking to score a hot date but also a big win. Lil Wayne… [CDATA[/* >