Grammys: hand them all to Kayne
The Sun Always Shines by CHHUN SUN
Kanye West? Yes, sir.
Not only is it one of the rapper’s trademarks sayings, but it also should be said during the 2005 Grammy Awards on Feb. 13.
If West doesn’t win at least half of his 10 Grammy nominations, including best new artist, then millions will witness a crime. An honor like this would bring hip hop and rap music to a higher, more prestigious level; basically saying, we should be at the Grammys with the best of them.
That’s what hip hop is all about — making a statement.
Unfortunately, West is one of only a few rappers who doesn’t glorify talk of expensive and shiny “spinners,” the rims that spin even while the car is stopped.
But what is respectful about West is that he doesn’t knock other rappers’ affinity to what shines. He respects those rappers while he hypes his expression for things that really matter, like family love, poverty and faith.
He’s the only rapper in history to ever have a crowd of people in a club chant in unison, “Jesus Walks.” That takes a lot of talent and understanding of how to strike people’s religious cords.
He’s also the producer who has taken hostage Top 40 radio stations, which are more apt to play nonsense rap music. In a good way, that is.
Without West, rap music would be polluted with bling talk, crunk music and the image that girls are easy.
(Refer latter to Snoop Dogg’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and Chingy’s “Balla Baby.” Those are only just a few.)
But, in fact, West’s 10 nominations already made a statement. He’s the artist with the most nominations, the one whose genre of music isn’t always presented in a positive light.
In 1999, Jay-Z boycotted the Grammys completely because he felt several talented rappers, including DMX, weren’t being represented correctly; instead, Jay-Z said, too many commercial rappers were being nominated.
It’s been years since the boycott, and a lot has changed. Hopefully, this time around, it’ll be different and West won’t get snubbed.
He deserves it.
Yes, sir.
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