Macklemore Looks Back on Winning Best Rap Album Grammy Over Kendrick Lamar

Macklemore Looks Back on Winning Best Rap Album Grammy Over Kendrick Lamar

Complex - Music·2021-02-03 13:02

It's been seven years since Macklemore shocked the world when he won Best Rap Album at the 2014 Grammys over Kendrick Lamar. Despite all the time that's passed, the Seattle artist is still reckoning with what happened.

"It wasn’t just the Grammys that we won. I'm looking at the shelf I have in the corner. We won every f*cking thing," he said during a recent appearance on the People's Party with Talib Kweli. "There was a big conversation around whether or not we should be in the Best Rap Album category, and I’m like, ‘What the f*ck? Do I not rap? Is this not a rap album?’ I get that there are pop sensibilities. I get that there are unapologetic pop moments. But is ‘Jimmy Iovine’ not a rap song?’ Is ‘Make The Money’ not a rap song?"

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