Wednesday, February 12, 2014
As we all know, Macklemore dominated the Rap categories at this year’s Grammys Awards. Following the awards he took to Instagram to reveal a message he sent to Kendrick Lamar claiming he deserved the “Rap Album of the Year” nod. Drake recently sat down with Rolling Stones, where he didn’t fail to speak his mind:
“”I was like, ‘You won. Why are you posting your text message? Just chill. Take your W, and if you feel you didn’t deserve it, go get better — make better music,’” he tells Rolling Stone contributing editor Jonah Weiner. “It felt cheap. It didn’t feel genuine. Why do that? Why feel guilt? You think those guys would pay homage to you if they won?”
Drake notes that Grammy wins don’t always go to the artist who made the best album. “This is how the world works: He made a brand of music that appealed to more people than me, Hov, Kanye and Kendrick. Whether people wanna say it’s racial, or whether it’s just the fact that he tapped into something we can’t tap into. That’s just how the cards fall. Own your shit.”
And in the end, if Macklemore was going to start doling out apologies, he should have reached out to more nominees, Drake says. “To name just Kendrick? That shit made me feel funny. No, in that case, you robbed everybody. We all need text messages!”"
via Rolling Stones
