Drake has withdrawn his two Grammy nominations. Perhaps he is sick of the pomp and circumstance of the ceremony.
Drake took the nomination for best rap album with Certified Lover Boy, as well as best rap performance with “Way 2 Sexy”. However, Drake has had the nominations withdrawn. He has not given an explanation why yet.
Over the course of his career, Drake has bagged four Grammys. One in 2013 for Take Care, another in 2019 for “God’s Plan“, and two more in 2017 for “Hotline Bling”.
Drake’s critiques
People is floating the idea that it is connected to what Drake said in the previous ceremony:
“I think we should stop allowing ourselves to be shocked every year by the disconnect between impactful music and these awards and just accept that what once was the highest form of recognition may no longer matter to the artists that exist now and the ones that come after.”
Indeed, when Drake won the Grammy in 2017 for “God’s Plan”, he was criticizing the ceremony. “This is a business where sometimes it’s up to a bunch of people who might not understand what a mixed-race kid from Canada has to say, or a fly Spanish girl from New York, or anybody else, or a brother from Houston, my brother Travis,” he continued. “You’ve already won if you have people who are singing your songs word for word, if you’re a hero in your hometown… You don’t need this right here. I promise you.”
Without Drake, there are four in the two categories. The nominees for best rap performance are Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar’s “Family Ties,” Cardi B’s “Up,” J. Cole, 21 Savage and Morray’s “My Life” and Megan Thee Stallion’s “Thot Shit”. For albums, the nominees are J. Cole’s The Off Season, Nas’ King’s Disease II, Tyler, the Creator’s Call Me If You Get Lost, and Kanye West’s DONDA.
By: Justin Acosta
Twitter: @hahalacka
