February 14, 2005
Does Kanye Rap Too Much for the Grammys?
EDIT: Kanye did indeed get india.arie-d on all the big awards, only going 3 for 10 overall. But thanks to that one speech he still comes out the evening's big winner. He's just so damn good at that pompous vulnerability schtick, you can't get the best of him!
Also, much props to J-Lo for paying tribute to Harry Partch, with a vocal performance that completely abandoned Western musical scales.
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(posted pre-telecast)
I usually like to post Grammy predictions, but this year I'm stumped.
Lately NARAS has come around to nominating hip-hop artists in their major categories, as they strain to shed the old-fogey image. In their breakout years Lauryn Hill, Eminem, and Outkast all got shots at the a-list awards.
But while Lauryn and Outkast came away big winners, Em was shut out of the "big three" (song/record/album of the year), by Steely Dan no less. What was Em lacking compared to the others? Certainly he lacks their aura of positivity, and the lyrics surely scared some votes off. But the other difference is that unlike Lauryn and Kast, Em was actually rapping on most of his album.
I've been saying for years that NARAS only likes to reward hip-hop when they can do so without listening to any actual rapping, and this will be the year that really gets put to the test. Kanye West's album has that positive vibe Em lacks, and the music seems innovative but is never challenging, usually the formula for a grammy jackpot. But he's also a rapper who actually raps, on almost every song.
So I have no idea what to expect tonight, though I might try to throw some guesses up later. What do you y'all think?
Posted by jsmooth995 at February 14, 2005 01:06 AM
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I really don't even care. I might watch tonight out of "professional" curiosity but hazarding a guess at how the bizarro recording academy will vote is way beyond my capabilities. Frankly I am award show-ed out and I haven't even watched one in months other than part of the Vibe Awards on a repeat airing weeks after it originally aired.
Posted by: ian at February 13, 2005 06:51 PM
After the ten-minute train-wreck that opened this year's Grammys I'm bailing. It was a mess and the stage setup was cheap. I'm changing channels.
Posted by: Goodbye World at February 13, 2005 08:13 PM
I'm actually watching the Grammys this year, and I'm realizing why I usually skip them. Most of what I'm interested in is scrolling at the bottom in the "awarded earlier today" ghetto, anyway.
Posted by: chr0me_kitten at February 13, 2005 08:36 PM
Kanyes speech was that deal, dude was ready to win like no other. Gotta respect that.
Posted by: Jerome at February 13, 2005 10:14 PM
Kanye's acceptance speech was ridiculous. That's hilarious about your comparison of J-Lo to Harry Partch. It was painful! You'd think you could stay on key (or at least adjust to get back on key) considering she was singing with Marc who kept the tune the whole time.
Posted by: Selene at February 14, 2005 10:15 AM
I thought Kanye's performance was good but the whole casket scene was a bit much but other than that i love that dude i did think it was hard too see Jay z loose best rap album but because Kanye is in roc a fella i still got love for him and and im glad he won because Lord we dunno what that dude would of done if he didnt win lol ..
lol@jlo she sounded aight actually i thought she would of lipped sing or something but she came out aight she doesnt have the best voice but hey ...
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