2015 Grammy Nominations in Hip-Hop & R&B

The Recording Academy’s 57th Grammy ceremony is just around the corner and they have released their nominations in true 21st century style: via Twitter. Award shows have become a bit of joke to me ever since Kendrick Lamar got snubbed over Macklemore so as you peruse this list of nominations, please don’t look at this as a source of credibility or validity to the art form of hip hop. It looks like culture vulture Iggy Azealea leads most of the nominations including: Best New Artist, Record Of The Year, and Best Pop/Duo Performance, unfortunately, which is why I say, don’t look to these award shows as a source of validation or for most of these categories to be televised. So without, further ado here are the nominations for the rap and r&b categories:

Best Rap Album
The New Classic– Iggy Azalea
…Because The Internet– Childish Gambino
Nobody Smiling– Common
The Marshall Mathers LP 2– Eminem
Oxymoron– Schoolboy Q
Blacc Hollywood– Wiz Khalifa

Best Rap Song
“Anaconda”- Nicki Minaj
“Bound 2″- Kanye West
“i”- Kendrick Lamar
“We Dem Boyz”- Wiz Khalifa
“0 to 100/The Catch Up”- Drake

Best Rap Performance
“3005” – Childish Gambino
“0 to 100/The Catch Up” – Drake
“Rap God” – Eminem
“i” – Kendrick Lamar
“All I Need Is You – Lecrae

Best Urban Contemporary Album
Sail Out — Jhené Aiko
Beyoncé — Beyoncé
X — Chris Brown
Mali Is… — Mali Music
Girl — Pharrell Williams

Best R&B Performance
“Drunk In Love” — Beyonce (Ft. Jay Z)
“New Flame” — Chris Brown (Ft.Usher & Rick Ross)
“It’s Your World” — Jennifer Hudson (Ft. R.Kelly)
“Like This” — Ledisi
“Good Kisser” — Usher

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

“Blak Majik,” Common ft. Jhené Aiko
“The Monster,” Eminem ft. Rihanna
“Tuesday,” I Love Makonnen ft. Drake
“Studio,” ScHoolboy Q ft. BJ The Chicago Kid
“Bound 2,” Kanye West & Charlie Wilson

Best R&B Song

“Drunk In Love,” Beyonce ft. Jay Z
“Good Kisser,” Usher
“New Flame,” Chris Brown ft. Usher & Rick Ross
“Options (Wolfjames Version),” Luke James ft. Rick Ross
“The Worst,” Jhené Aiko

Best R&B Album

Islander, Bernhoft
Lift Your Spirit, Aloe Blacc
Love, Marriage & Divorce, Toni Braxton & Babyface
Black Radio 2, Robert Glasper Experiment
Give The People What They Want, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

The Grammy’s will be televised on February 8th, 2015. Prepare for lots of laughs on Twitter as the winners are announced. These award shows are best coupled with a cocktail and Twitter. Let’s hope someone deserving leaves with a win.

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Catrise J

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