Kanye West Threatens to Boycott the 2017 Grammys
Kanye West has been a passionate fan of Frank Ocean, and a hugely vocal fan of "Blonde". Since news broke that Ocean's two 2016 albums, "Blonde" and "Endless", are reported as ineligible for consideration for this year's Grammy Awards, West's shared his thoughts on the matter.
He expressed frustrations on the matter. If Grammy's could not consider Frank then he is not attending, according to MTV.
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When West took the stage in Oakland, Calif., Saturday as part of his Saint Pablo Tour, the 39-year-old rapper, West took a moment to chat with the crowd. He focused on the Grammys and how the Recording Academy allegedly makes exceptions for some of their rules. He argued that there's a double standard at play, pointing out pop singer Lady Gaga as an example.
"[Gaga] wasn't nominated for Best New Artist, right?" he begins. "But they wanted her to perform at the show; they wanted her to open. So the Grammys secretly changed something about the nominations in order to nominate her, in order for her to perform in the show. Now, Frank Ocean, on the other hand, is very vocal that his album wasn't nominated for the Grammys, right? Since he's vocal, no one wants to say nothing about it. No one wants to do nothing about it."
"I'm saying this to y'all, because a lot of people, you know, they try to make a scene, like, 'I'm so self-centered.' But the album I listened to the most this year is Frank Ocean's album," he said. "And I will tell you this right now: If his album's not nominated in no categories, I'm not showing up to the Grammys." The audience erupted in thunderous applause. Nominations for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards will be announced Dec. 6.
