Fat Joe still hasn’t gotten over his 2017 Grammys loss. The Bronx rapper, known for his outspokenness, didn’t hold back during a recent listening session of his new album, The world has changed in me.
In a clip shared by XXLJoe contemplates retirement before recalling the disappointment of losing the Grammy to the Black Eyed Peas and Chance the Rapper.
“So I’m busy trying to get these businesses going and make real money. Then Killer Mike wins three Grammys, right? And I call Dre [of Cool & Dre] up, and was like, ‘F–k that, they actually gave out a Grammy?’ I said, ‘Let’s go back, let’s lock the door.’ If it’s not for [Killer Mike]I’m retired,” he began.
Remy Ma was sitting next to Fat Joe and started sharing about some of the projects they had been nominated for over the years, causing Joe to exclaim, “We were robbed!”
“‘Lean Back,’ we lost to the Black Eyed Peas – I don’t know if you know – without Fergie. And then we lost ‘All the Way Up’ to Chance the Rapper. Like that was missing greatest respect… Let me tell you something, I’ll tell you the truth,” he explained.
“You know what Jay-Z said, ‘You have to learn to live with regret?’ I can’t live with that. Losing to Chance the Rapper.. ‘All the Way Up’ or whatever he is, ain’t that, a’ight. Coming out of jail, we throw a f–king magic flying saucer out there, number 1 in America and you hand it over, you know? It’s crazy that the Grammys have been playing with us for so long,” Fat. Joe added.
Fat Joe recalls the time Chance The Rapper won a Grammy over Joe and Remy Ma.
“And then we lost ‘All the Way Up’ to Chance The Rapper. Like that’s the biggest disrespect… you know Jay-Z said, ‘Gotta learn to live with regrets,’ I can’t live with that.” pic.twitter.com/Vsixj81vTw
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In 2004, the Black Eyed Peas took home the Grammy Award for Best Rap Duo or Group Performance for “Let’s Get It Started.” Fast forward to 2017, Chance the Rapper won the same award for “No problem,” while Drake’s “Hotline Bling” edged out “All the Way Up” for Best Rap Song.
However, that is not the biggest sadness in Grammy history. Macklemore took home the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album for the song by Kendrick Lamar good kid mAd city.
Macklemore went on to add that the “system” he’s been “calling out” throughout his life was what ultimately led to him winning the Grammy over Lamar, in an interview with Uproxx.
“I’m struggling with like, ‘Damn, I’m benefiting from the system that I’ve been calling out since I was 20 years old. Here I am at the highest level of artistic achievement, the Grammys. , and here I am benefiting from the very bad thing I was talking about. So I’m conflicted,” he said.
After winning against Lamar, Macklemore sent Lamar a text message saying he had been robbed at the ceremony. The album went on to become a staple in Lamar’s discography.
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