Kanye Grammy Grab
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I realize not a whole lotta NTers care about hiphop but it strikes a chord with me. Before I read the Scratch interview I had some respect for his production because he has re-kindled some of that early 90's hiphop sound and made it mainstream again.
Back then, hiphop was coming into its own and guys like Pete Rock, Native Tongues, Premier, Hieroglyphics, Diamond D, LONS, LOTU, Masta Ace, Pharcyde, etc. were crafting the sound that I hold close to my heart (in a non-ghay way). And Kanye's stuff has caught a spark of some of that and he packaged it in a way that snuck it back onto the mainstream radio. So good for him, right?
But it just seems for me that this gets overshadowed by his disrespect for other artists and his attitude as if he deserves the production praise more than guys like Premier or Madlib do.
I guess who cares what the Grammys say, but it's like the crap train is never gonna stop. I mean Usher, best (hiphop)album/record of the year?... like gag me with a spoon man.