9 Facts about the Grammy's

1. Bob Marley never won a Grammy in lifetime until 2001 awarding him a Lifetime Achievement award.

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2. Jimi Hendrix won several awards after his death.

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3. Jay-Z and Beyonce each have 17 trophies at home.

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4. Kanye is the 8th most-decorated winner in Grammy history. He has won 21 awards and been nominated 53 times.

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5. There are two rounds of voting by the Recording Academy before the actual nominations.

6. In order to be eligible to vote, you must be a professional in the industry with creative or technical credits on six official releases.

7. There are 12,000 voting members out of 21,000 members in the Academy.

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8. Secret committee's are allowed to alter the voting members' nominations.

9. Many voters in the final round end up voting in categories they know nothing about.

Hip-Hop in The Grammy's

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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.

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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.