Grammys 2014

[classthe_king]

Also it's kinda stupid to include Ludacris in that list when he released 6 albums over the course of a decade...

[Im-Shady]

Realistically GKMC should win

[Steelez]

mchg shouldn't be on the list tbh

[King Lance]

http://kyitl.com/news-kendrick-lamar-pe ... my-awards/

The grammys take place in January...
Beats Music app is released in January...
we already have a snippet of a song with Dr Dre...
Kendrick performing a song at the grammys...


it's a new song

[fifflaren]

"Inside Album Of The Year: Kendrick Lamar " (by CBS, Time, MTV, Vibe, Myspace & more)

Take a closer look at the nominees for the Album of the Year: Kendrick Lamar. A panel of music experts weighed in on 'Good Kid, M.A.A.D City' to tell you the stories behind his pop culture impact.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/cb-_Akl8Z ... ick_lamar/

[King Lance]

"Inside Album Of The Year: Kendrick Lamar " (by CBS, Time, MTV, Vibe, Myspace & more)

Take a closer look at the nominees for the Album of the Year: Kendrick Lamar. A panel of music experts weighed in on 'Good Kid, M.A.A.D City' to tell you the stories behind his pop culture impact.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/cb-_Akl8Z ... ick_lamar/

"gkmc is the only classic of the current class"


drake stans 'bout to be mad

[The Asshole]

GKMC should win album of the year but my gut tells me Macklemore or T Swift will. I enjoy Macklemore but I think it's indisputable that GKMC is the most cohesive, most classic worthy, and all around greatest album up for album of the year.

[MistaVijilantee]

Kendrick will get Bigger, Macklemore won't.

People of a genre are loyal. Rock fans like their arcade fire, R&B likes its Adele, Alternative likes its Nine Inch Nails. The problem with people like Macklemore is that they are so pop, hip-hop does not consider them one of their own. When they stop being "new, different, fresh, hot" they will be discarded like the Akons, Ludacris and T-pains.

(For the record, i actually like all three artists i named lmao)

Macklemore has resonated with all different types of people, that means much more than Akon, Luda, and T-Pain. I feel like your sentiments towards Macklemore might cloud your judgement a bit. they'll drop a sophomore album after milking the Heist when they return from their hiatus and it'll be huge.

You also forget that Macklemore is 100% independent. He blew up the way he did due to his ability to appeal to just about anybody. There are whites, blacks, Hispanics, hip hop heads, rock heads, casual fans, and even older generations that like Macklemore, he isn't going anywhere.

I've never come across a non white Macklemore fan.
Neither in person or online.

[tommygun999]

Why isn't Doris nominated ? Been pumping that shit non stop lately, absolutely amazing

[therapist]

I think the Heist will win. And honestly, I'm okay with that. It is a worthy album. The thing is, two great rap albums are up for the awards. If you think the Heist isn't a worthy album listen again. The album was made completely indi by those two over the course of 4 years. They used NO samples whatsoever and it was made using live instrumentation. GKMC is an incredible album, and I like them both about the same. But the Heist will probably win.

It has a lot more going for it than just its success in the rap game. Same Love has resonated with MILLIONS, gay and straight and has gained him tons of respect from people all over the world. Thrift Shop is officially the biggest hit of the year, can't hold us is #3. Unfortunately these are major credentials for album of the year so I don't see Kendrick getting much further than RapAOTY.

The Heist has also been much more streamed on Youtube, and Spotify than GKMC. It really is just the more powerful candidate. It's the most streamed album of the year on YT and has remained in the Spotify top 10 worldwide since its release.

But seriously, don't get pissed off if Kendrick doesn't win. They are both going to have hugely successful rap careers. Macklemore is a juggernaut of ceiling shattering music, he completely dissolved any need for a label and took it farther than any other indi artist has. He and Ryan are both worth 10 million each now and they're investing it wisely. Kendrick has practically created a new status of "Jr. Legend" so he's going nowhere but up and up.

[therapist]

Kendrick will get Bigger, Macklemore won't.

People of a genre are loyal. Rock fans like their arcade fire, R&B likes its Adele, Alternative likes its Nine Inch Nails. The problem with people like Macklemore is that they are so pop, hip-hop does not consider them one of their own. When they stop being "new, different, fresh, hot" they will be discarded like the Akons, Ludacris and T-pains.

(For the record, i actually like all three artists i named lmao)

Macklemore has resonated with all different types of people, that means much more than Akon, Luda, and T-Pain. I feel like your sentiments towards Macklemore might cloud your judgement a bit. they'll drop a sophomore album after milking the Heist when they return from their hiatus and it'll be huge.

You also forget that Macklemore is 100% independent. He blew up the way he did due to his ability to appeal to just about anybody. There are whites, blacks, Hispanics, hip hop heads, rock heads, casual fans, and even older generations that like Macklemore, he isn't going anywhere.

I've never come across a non white Macklemore fan.
Neither in person or online.

I know plenty of black people who like Macklemore. If by black people you mean people from the hood (who are usually black) then yeah, hood niggas probably don't want to listen to a soft spoken ballad about human rights. They'd turn that shit off before it even got to Jimmy Iovine. Unfortunately though, most of the music world doesn't live 'in da hood'

[Steelez]

like some magazines are saying, the award should go to kendrick and like they say, the heist didn't even deserve to be nominated.

"What voters got wrong: The singles from "The Heist" are more impressive than the overall album, so I would've left that off the list. And, as you'll hear over and over, Bareilles really has no business being here"

[therapist]

like some magazines are saying, the award should go to kendrick and like they say, the heist didn't even deserve to be nominated.

"What voters got wrong: The singles from "The Heist" are more impressive than the overall album, so I would've left that off the list. And, as you'll hear over and over, Bareilles really has no business being here"

What magazines are saying that? He's been on the cover of XXL, Source, Rolling Stone, and many other hip hop magazines. He was Source's man of the year.

[Notalius]

like some magazines are saying, the award should go to kendrick and like they say, the heist didn't even deserve to be nominated.

"What voters got wrong: The singles from "The Heist" are more impressive than the overall album, so I would've left that off the list. And, as you'll hear over and over, Bareilles really has no business being here"

gtfo .. The heist is a great album. Yeah, I do skip some tracks, like 3, but the album itself is a great piece of art. Starting over is one of the best songs of 2012 too.

GKMC should obviously win everything. AOTY and RAOTY. But if that goes to Mackle, I wouldn't be mad

[fifflaren]

like some magazines are saying, the award should go to kendrick and like they say, the heist didn't even deserve to be nominated.

"What voters got wrong: The singles from "The Heist" are more impressive than the overall album, so I would've left that off the list. And, as you'll hear over and over, Bareilles really has no business being here"

heist is the worst album in the rap category tbh.

watch the new videos I posted: "Inside Album Of The Year".. theres a video for each album nominated for AOTY and the pannel of music/grammy experts didn't even know what to say about the heist