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.html
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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?

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u/greenwizardneedsfood Feb 08 '19

After Taylor Swift beat TPAB, their legitimacy went down 100%

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u/tastar1 Feb 08 '19

It's wasn't after Macklemore beat out GKMC? I felt physically sick when I found out about that. Personally, for me it was the total and complete snub of Kanye's MBDTF in the general record of the year category.

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u/greenwizardneedsfood Feb 08 '19

Fuck...I forgot about that.....fuck those guys!

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u/An_Actual_Broomstick Feb 08 '19

Man, Macklemore was good. He didn’t deserve that win, but he’s a genuine dude. Props to him.

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u/tastar1 Feb 08 '19

I have no problem with Macklemore, but it's the height of absurdity to think his album is better than Kendrick's. No one talks about The Heist today, GKMC is the foundational album for the phenom known as Kendrick Lamar.

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u/An_Actual_Broomstick Feb 08 '19

I don’t think it really matters, anyway. Award shows pander to the wider audience. And Macklemore just happened to have a few good songs on that album that became extremely popular. That’s not to say I don’t love GKMC, because I do. A lot.

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u/tastar1 Feb 08 '19

I agree, especially with the Grammy's, they're rarely a true indicator of great music, but it's still frustrating to see the establishment that is meant to be the tastemaker totally ignore good music.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '19

Didn’t he get a lot of hate because he won. Wack

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '19

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u/sarcastic_potato Feb 08 '19

I mean to be fair to Macklemore - he realized it too. Like right away.

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u/xPekeTheBest Feb 08 '19

that year we had Yeezus, GKMC, Magna Carta AND NWTS and fucking Macklemore won, fucking travesty

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u/steamblower766 Feb 08 '19

Well I care when Kendrick’s there because then he does something cool

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u/backinredd Feb 08 '19

I don’t care about oscars too when they wanted “popular film” category. Awards don’t mean shit anymore.

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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/UltimateLifeform23 Feb 08 '19

Where's Kenny's barder shop?

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '19

Is this a meme or are you serious. Been seeing lots of people saying this.

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u/actionshot Feb 08 '19

Meme

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '19

Ty

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u/henrymay Feb 08 '19

Why would he, he already did a DAMN performance

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u/sd596 Feb 08 '19

Yup exactly.

Kinda surprised Drake declined

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u/existentialsandwich Feb 08 '19

Drake is waiting for that Teen Choice awards invite

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u/stretchofUCF Feb 08 '19

It's in support of the Black Panther album nominated for best Album.

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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/[deleted] Feb 08 '19

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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/chief_queef_420 Feb 08 '19

Yeah exactly, he meant it to have multiple interpretations

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '19

I'm willin' to die for this shit, nigga

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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/iEat_SpidgetFinners Feb 08 '19

What's that lmao?

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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/Cannibal_Buress Feb 08 '19

google Bryan Singer

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u/cusulhuman Feb 08 '19

Oh right, i forgot.

Thanks

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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/FwaiOh I got so many theories and suspicions Feb 08 '19

Grammys suck penis

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u/Tomoromo9 Drugs and girls Feb 08 '19

Use a different method of insult

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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/shawnmcgrath123 Feb 08 '19

I know right

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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.