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Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Good Kid will probably never be outdone.
I'm so glad I didn't watch the Grammys. Yeah, Beck's album was not by any means the best, but Beyonce's didn't deserve to win just because Beyonce's never won before. I mean- Beck hasn't even won the big award before, though he's been nominated for it several times.
Anyway, the point is Beck doesn't "have" to do anything. He didn't make the decision. He had NO say actually. And him giving his award to Beyoncé would accomplish literally nothing. Beyoncé would have an award she didn't win, with Beck's name on it, and she'd probably be pissed.
I love Kanye, but Beck is one of the only people in pop music who realt DOESN'T need to "respect artistry" any more than he already does. He's made albums in a dozen different genres, showing an appreciation of everything from hip hop to hardcore to noise to folk to funk to folk to hip hop again. He clearly respects the shit out of music, and he took this all in stride, saying it was an honor to have Kanye up there and even agreeing that Beyoncé should have won.
What a nice dude. Kanye's bustin the wrong balls, and I face-palmed when I read this story. And this is why I don't read about Yeezy.
And anyway, Beck and Beyonce are two of the biggest names in music. As is Kanye. Kanye's really pissed that the panel doesn't give enough awards to black people. But Beck has been ducked around a lot by the Grammys.... Odelay, Mutations, Midnite Vultures and Sea Change have all NOT won album of the year, just as Sasha Fierce, 4 and Beyoncé have not won. But part of me wonders if this is about the fact that 808's, MBDTF & Yeezus (not to mention Watch the Throne) weren't even nominated for album of the year.
Whatever let's not talk about this anymore.
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