Hip-Hop in The Grammy's

kotzendes-einhorn

Hip-Hop has evolved into an international language of creative expression. 

Hip-Hop is more than music; it is a lifestyle.

But even as hip-hop grows every second of the day, some still don't consider it as music.

Hip-hop has been unnoticed from the Grammy's for years to the point where hip-hop mogul, Jay-Z, boycotted the Grammy's. 

"I am boycotting the Grammy's because too many major rap artists continue to be overlooked. Rappers deserve more attention from the Grammy committee and from the whole world," said Jay-Z.

Pop Sugar

In 1989, the Best Rap Performance category was presented but it wasn't aired instead announced the winners prior to the telecast. 

This year, hip-hop has hit a milestone marking the third time that two hip-hop albums are nominated for Album of the Year.

The hip-hop community is expanding and will continue expand within the Grammy's ceremony.

Despite the controversy with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis being labeled as hip-hop, do not be discouraged.

Hip-hop is not dead. Hip-hop has resurrected. 

Macklemore speaks on winning 'Best Rap Album' over Kendrick Lamar

Earlier this morning, HOT 97 with Peter Rosenburg & Cipha Sounds caught up with Macklemore for a phone interview. Macklemore speaks on how a few things about last night's Grammy Awards including winning 'Best Rap Album' over Kendrick Lamar. We even got a text Mack sent to Kendrick after the Grammys right below. Check out what Mack had to say right above.

56th Grammy Award Performances

Well, it's the day after the 56th Grammy Awards and I know that you guys will be looking forward to playing back last night's key performances. The biggest night in music was definitely filled with the surprises so, we have those performances right here for you to run back for your enjoyment.

Katy Perry & Juicy J performance


Kendrick Lamar & Imagine Dragons performance


Lorde performance


Daft Punk, Pharrell, Nile Rodgers & Stevie Wonder performance


Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis, Mary Lambert & Madonna performance

Kendrick Lamar interview & photo shoot with 'The Hollywood Reporter'

K.Dot chopped it up with 'The Hollywood Reporter' about his Grammy Noms, talks with Kanye West, creativity, his "Control" verse and more. Really dope footage and photos, click the like below to read up on the story.

Interview: Kendrick Lamar: The Hottest -- and Most Conflicted -- Rapper in the Game

Kendrick Lamar Speaks on 7 Grammy Nominations

Power 106 caught up with Black Hippy's Kendrick Lamar at their Cali Christmas event last night before performing and discussed his 7 Grammy nominations. Catch what K.Dot had to say about his noms, including "Album Of The Year" and "Best Rap Album" right above.

56th GRAMMY Award Nominations

With Jay-Z ahead of the pack with 9, all the nominations for the upcoming 56th GRAMMY Awards are in. Kendrick Lamar, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell & Macklemore & Ryan Lewis all put 7 nominations. Toronto MC Drake pulled 5 nominations for himself as well. Check what categories your favorite artists are nominated in below.

Song of the Year:

Pink! Feat. Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me A Reason”
Bruno Mars – “Locked Out Of Heaven”
Katy Perry – “Roar”
Lorde – “Royals”
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Feat. Mary Lambert – “Same Love”

Best Pop/Duo Group Performance:

Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell – “Get Lucky”
Pink! Feat. Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me A Reason”
Rihanna Feat. Mikky Ekko – “Stay”
Robin Thicke Feat. Pharrell and T.I. – “Blurred Lines”
Justin Timberlake Feat. JAY Z – “Suit & Tie”

Album of the Year:

Kendrick Lamar – good Kid, m.A.A.d. City
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
Sara Bareilles – The Blessed Unrest
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis – The Heist
Taylor Swift – Red

Best New Artist:

James Blake
Ed Sheeran
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves

Record of the Year:

Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive”
Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell – “Get Lucky”
Lorde – “Royals”
Bruno Mars – “Locked Out Of Heaven”
Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. and Pharrell – “Blurred Lines”

Best Rap Album:

Drake – Nothing Was the Same
JAY Z – Magna Carta…Holy Grail
Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kanye West – Yeezus
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist

Best Pop Solo Performance:

“Brave” — Sara Bareilles
“Royals” — Lorde
“When I Was Your Man” — Bruno Mars
“Roar” — Katy Perry
“Mirrors” — Justin Timberlake

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:

“Get Lucky” — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
“Just Give Me A Reason” — Pink Featuring Nate Ruess
“Stay” — Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko
“Blurred Lines” — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams
“Suit & Tie” — Justin Timberlake & Jay Z

Best Pop Vocal Album:

“Paradise” — Lana Del Rey
“Pure Heroine” — Lorde
“Unorthodox Jukebox” — Bruno Mars
“Blurred Lines” — Robin Thicke
“The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience” — Justin Timberlake

Best R&B Performance:

“Love And War” — Tamar Braxton
“Best Of Me” — Anthony Hamilton
“Nakamarra” — Hiatus Kaiyote Featuring Q-Tip
“How Many Drinks?” — Miguel Featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Something” — Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway

Best Urban Contemporary Album:

“Love And War” — Tamar Braxton
“Side Effects Of You” — Fantasia
“One: In The Chamber” — Salaam Remi
“Unapologetic” — Rihanna
“New York: A Love Story” — Mack Wilds

Best R&B Album:

R&B Divas — Faith Evans
Girl On Fire — Alicia Keys
Love In The Future — John Legend
Better — Chrisette Michele
Three Kings — TGT

Best Traditional R&B Performance:

“Please Come Home — Gary Clark Jr.
“Get It Right” — Fantasia
“Quiet Fire” — Maysa
“Hey Laura” — Gregory Porter
“Yesterday” — Ryan Shaw

Best R&B Song (A Songwriters Award):

“Best Of Me” — Anthony Hamilton & Jairus Mozee, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
“Love And War” — Tamar Braxton, Darhyl Camper, Jr., LaShawn Daniels & Makeba Riddick, songwriters (Tamar Braxton)
“Only One” — PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring Stevie Wonder)
“Pusher Love Girl” — James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)
“Without Me” — Fantasia Barrino, Missy Elliott, Al Sherrod Lambert, Harmony Samuels & Kyle Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia Featuring Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliot)

Best Rap Performance:

“Started From The Bottom” — Drake
“Berzerk” — Eminem
“Tom Ford” — Jay Z
“Swimming Pools (Drank)” — Kendrick Lamar
“Thrift Shop” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:

“Power Trip” — J.Cole Featuring Miguel
“Part II (On The Run)” — Jay Z Featuring Beyoncé
“Holy Grail” — Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake
“Now Or Never” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige
“Remember You” — Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd

Best Rap Song:

“F***in’ Problems” — Tauheed Epps, Aubrey Graham, Kendrick Lamar, Rakim Mayers & Noah Shebib, songwriters (ASAP Rocky Featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)
“Holy Grail” — Shawn Carter, Terius Nash, J. Harmon, Timothy Mosley, Justin Timberlake & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl & Krist Novoselic, songwriters) (Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake)
“New Slaves” — Christopher Breaux, Ben Bronfman, Mike Dean, Louis Johnson, Malik Jones, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, Che Smith, Kanye West & Cydell Young, songwriters (Anna Adamis & Gabor Presser, songwriters) (Kanye West)
“Started From The Bottom” — W. Coleman, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Bruno Sanfilippo, songwriter) (Drake)
“Thrift Shop” — Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz)

Best Reggae Album:

“One Love, One Life” — Beres Hammond
“Ziggy Marley In Concert” — Ziggy Marley
“The Messiah” — Sizzla
“Reggae Connection” — Sly & Robbie And The Jam Masters
“Reincarnated” — Snoop Lion

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:
Rob Cavallo
Dr. Luke
Ariel Rechtshaid
Jeff Tweedy
Pharrell

Best Short Form Music Video:
“Safe and Sound” – Capital Cities
“Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film” – Jay Z
“Can’t Hold Us” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton
“Suit & Tie” – Justin Timberlake feat. Jay Z
“I’m Shakin’” – Jack White

Eminem's "Berzerk" featured 56th GRAMMY Awards commercial

The 56th annual GRAMMY Awards are on the horizon and we have the very first commercial for it. This year's theme Music Unleashes Us featuring Eminem's MMLP2 track "Berzerk". 56th GRAMMY Awards are set to air January 26, 2014.