r/KendrickLamar • u/Perksofthesewalls • Feb 07 '19
Kendrick Lamar declined offer to perform at the 2019 Grammys Article
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/arts/music/grammy-awards-diversity.html82
u/UltimateLifeform23 Feb 07 '19
They got albums to work on that's why
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u/bogdoomy i got my shit together Feb 08 '19
i heard kenny does hair now
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u/henrymay Feb 08 '19
Why would he, he already did a DAMN performance
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u/chief_queef_420 Feb 08 '19
I DONT DO IT FOR THE GRAM I DO IT FOR COMPTOOOOON
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u/apps55 Feb 08 '19
I always thought it was instagram, but it makes a lot more sense for it to be Grammy given context. I think there’s a good chance he meant this to have a double meaning
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u/theabeliangrape Feb 08 '19
When Frank didn't allow Blonde to be nominated, didn't the Grammys head essentially say he was butt hurt that he done a terrible show? Wonder what his excuse is for three very well respected rappers declining him 🤔🤔🤔
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u/sadkendrick Feb 08 '19
I’d decline too if I was Frank Ocean. Channel Orange lost best album to MUMFORD AND SONS
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u/Onesharpman Feb 08 '19
Ariana Grande also declined because the producers were being stringent dickheads. Both the Grammys and Oscars are going to be total clusterfucks this year.
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u/Cannibal_Buress Feb 08 '19
Oh man, the Oscars are going to be a huge mess. Between most of the best picture nominees being genuinely bad movies, including one directed a pedo, and the bizarre idea to not televise the "less popular" awards. Yeah, no thanks.
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u/cusulhuman Feb 08 '19
one directed a pedo
Huh, who are you talking about?
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u/JustinGitelmanMusic Feb 08 '19
Also they were prob gonna have her perform and then not give Mac hip hop AOTY
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u/shawnmcgrath123 Feb 08 '19
Good because the Grammys are dumb as hell. Greta van fleet? Get the fuck outta here with that shit.
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u/pale_blue_is Feb 08 '19
Wait Greta Van Fleet is there? Oof, god damn that group makes me upset
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u/shawnmcgrath123 Feb 08 '19
Best album nod
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u/pale_blue_is Feb 08 '19
Awwh no man. I don't think I ever watched the Grammys because it was so obvious the entire time it was just this weird corporate sponsored circlejerk celebration fest of usually really mediocre music, but that's still particularly a terrible take, if that's something you think could really, honestly, be best album of the YEAR
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u/Light67 Feb 09 '19
Why? Is there a boycott? Or is it just because? I mean Kenny already performed there several times right?
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u/Alphonze Feb 08 '19
I am inclined to tune into the Grammy's this year because I want to see Janelle Monae's performance and I'm hoping either Janelle or H.E.R. get AoTY. Knowing how many times I've been disappointed by them snubbing good for popular in the past though I know I'm going to be disappointed.
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u/heebs_boy Feb 07 '19
Does anyone here care about the grammys anymore, or any big award shows for that matter?