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5:36 am - 02/15/2011
The buzz blowing around since Esperanza Spalding won the Best New Artist Grammy Award on Sunday night is starting to be driven by different winds now that people have read her Wikipedia page and figured out who she is, and music celebrities, being the colorful cast that they are, have naturally scurried to Twitter to express their displeasure over her victory against nominees and expected winners Justin Bieber and Drake.
Two of the more notables are Kanye West and Game, rap music's big names known for starting media, and in Game's case, physical feuds, and since having seen their buddies snubbed of last night's award, they've expressed their reactions via tweets over Esperanza's crowning.
"Drake aint win BEST NEW ARTIST ? Exactly why I'm kool on awards. (finishes rolling weed up as I turn the tv off).," Game tweeted last night. "You wouldn't care about AWARDS if you seen the people giving em'. "WHO DA F*CK ARE Y'ALL" ( @drakkardnoir voice ) cheated the homie."
Kanye, having collaborated with Baby Bieber last year, addressed the issue in a calmer tone, tweeting: "D*mn... I can't find the words to explain how I feel about the best new artist award... Don't wanna say the wrong thing."
It's a difficult thing to argue with, most people truly having not known who Esperanza Spalding is, while Drake and Bieber have been two of the more prominent media figures in the last year, but people will be people, opinions will be opinions, and it is what is it. As Bieber tweeted: "Someone said to me tonight its not your successes that define u but your failures. I lost..but I don't plan on this being my last chance....," and, Justin, I have to say, the whole failures cliche is true, but I also have to address the fact that that was your last chance, literally. You are ineligible for the Best New Artist Grammy Award from here on out. That's just how it is. Pwned.
Still a bit bummed I didn't get an ONTD valentine, I will admit, but I hope everyone - single or attached - had a good day yesterday!
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Game and Kanye West are Pissed About the Best New Artist Award
The buzz blowing around since Esperanza Spalding won the Best New Artist Grammy Award on Sunday night is starting to be driven by different winds now that people have read her Wikipedia page and figured out who she is, and music celebrities, being the colorful cast that they are, have naturally scurried to Twitter to express their displeasure over her victory against nominees and expected winners Justin Bieber and Drake.
Two of the more notables are Kanye West and Game, rap music's big names known for starting media, and in Game's case, physical feuds, and since having seen their buddies snubbed of last night's award, they've expressed their reactions via tweets over Esperanza's crowning.
"Drake aint win BEST NEW ARTIST ? Exactly why I'm kool on awards. (finishes rolling weed up as I turn the tv off).," Game tweeted last night. "You wouldn't care about AWARDS if you seen the people giving em'. "WHO DA F*CK ARE Y'ALL" ( @drakkardnoir voice ) cheated the homie."
Kanye, having collaborated with Baby Bieber last year, addressed the issue in a calmer tone, tweeting: "D*mn... I can't find the words to explain how I feel about the best new artist award... Don't wanna say the wrong thing."
It's a difficult thing to argue with, most people truly having not known who Esperanza Spalding is, while Drake and Bieber have been two of the more prominent media figures in the last year, but people will be people, opinions will be opinions, and it is what is it. As Bieber tweeted: "Someone said to me tonight its not your successes that define u but your failures. I lost..but I don't plan on this being my last chance....," and, Justin, I have to say, the whole failures cliche is true, but I also have to address the fact that that was your last chance, literally. You are ineligible for the Best New Artist Grammy Award from here on out. That's just how it is. Pwned.
Still a bit bummed I didn't get an ONTD valentine, I will admit, but I hope everyone - single or attached - had a good day yesterday!
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Not that I have any serious problems with her winning. I have no love for Biebs or Drake (fuck that guy.).
but congrats to her, i suppose. i don't know who else should have won, but probably someone people knew of, at least, whether they are hated or not - at least the public knows who they are to form an opinion. something just about no one can do about esperanza spalding.
at least the public knows who they are to form an opinion
or how abut people stop embracing their extremely limited range of cultural knowledge and just give a chance to her music? Maybe then you guys would be entitled to judge if she was the best choice or not.
She's certainly extremely well known within her genre.
Edited at 2011-02-15 01:34 pm (UTC)
cutoff dates are weird
Leave the girl alone, she won. And she is a talented musician. Who cares if mainstream fans and demented fan girls don't know who she is. If they would get their heads out of their asses they just might learn to appreciate talented musicians.
I'm tired of people shitting on music that doesn't have auto tune or a fucking synthesizer in it just because it's not popular.
The lack of jazz appreciation is disgusting, tbh.
How can you be upset when someone you personally knew won, but someone you didn't know but is regarded as much more talented won?