"The Grammy's have never been a platform for Rap music."?????????

Where were you 5 years ago???

New York Times

Rap Rules Among the Grammy Award Nominations

By NEIL STRAUSS
Published: December 5, 2003

Rap, which was added as a Grammy category only in the late 1980's, seems to have taken over the ceremony. Four of the five songs nominated for record of the year (an award given to a single) featured rappers. The only exception was ''Clocks'' by Coldplay, which is competing with ''Lose Yourself'' by Eminem, ''Hey Ya!'' by OutKast, ''Crazy in Love'' by Beyoncé with Jay-Z, and ''Where Is the Love'' by the Black Eyed Peas and Justin Timberlake.

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