Music mogul Russell Simmons has offered some wisdom and his opinion on Sunday's controversial Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Grammy Awards domination and how Kendrick Lamar's talent should not be overlooked.
Although a fan of both artists, Russell gave K. Dot the edgein being a better emcee than Mack Man.
Do you still accept cd's/demos from the hands of emcees? What type of artist do you think hiphop needs right now? What are you looking for?Lyrics & social consciousness. Someone with lyrics & flow like Kendrick, with the social message of Macklemore.
Poets should touch peoples' hearts, and possessing that ability is what's most important. What is the best piece of advice someone has ever told you? What did you think about Kendrick Lamar getting robbed last night for best rap album?Kendrick is absolutely a better rapper, and Macklemore had one of the most inspiring, socially conscious songs of the year and that is what did well for him. He's a great rapper, but there is no evidence anywhere that he's a better artist than Lamar (Reddit)
On an ESPN broadcast this week, Def Jam'sFabolousacknowledged Macklemore as a great musician and noted the Grammys had unusual politics when it came to choosing its winners.
"I wouldn't say he's overrated. I think he's a good artist. I think he makes great music. And he's one of the new artists that's came in on the independent wave. So, I think he's definitely done a lot for that whole wave too as well. So, I think he's a good artist," Fab said in an interview. "I think he's more commercial and it fits in the kind of music that the Grammys celebrates and is looking for. There's guys who've had tremendous success who've never won Grammys.50 Cent has sold millions and millions of records, he's not a Grammy winner because of maybe his style of music or whatever. But I think Macklemore fits in there." (ESPN)
Hollywood actor/directorMichael Rapaport specifically called out the Grammy Awards for snubbing hip-hop and took aim at the Seattle native Sunday night.
"Macklemore won best Rap record at the Grammys. OMGOODness.hiphop is dead & KILL the damn Grammys.where the hell is RAKIM?Macklemore ain't Rap," Rapaport tweeted January 26.
"RAKIM,KRS1 & BDK are shaking there d*mn heads to break beat Over the fact that Macklemore won best Rap album at the bullsh*t a** Grammys" (Michael Rapaport's Twitter)
Coincidentally, Macklemore revealed a personal apologetic text messagehe shot to K. Dot following the big wins.
"You got robbed. I wanted you to win. You should have. It's weird and sucks that I robbed you. I was gonna say that during the speech.
Then the music started playing during my speech and I froze.
Anyway, you know what it is. Congrats on this year and your music. Appreciate you as an artist and as a friend. Much love." (Macklemore's Instagram)
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