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India Arie Pens Open Letter To The Grammys

Posted on January 28th, 2014
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Staff Editor


India-Arie-Grammys-Karen-CivilIt’s hard to ignore music’s biggest nights award recipients and non-recipients. While the world of hip hop raise arms at Kendrick Lamar’s snub, the Compton MC doesn’t have to raise any discontent as his musical peers – including Macklemore who walked away with four gramophones – are doing it for him.

India Arie took a step away from her social media hiatus to comment on the Grammys. “I’ve been on a month long writing retreat social network hiatus, I have to break it today to comment on last nights #GRAMMYs,” the songwriter tweeted.

The artist then took to her Tumblr to fully vent her frustrations of the night including a fact many have overlooked, there was no mention of the late Nelson Mandela.

“@Kendricklamar WAS robbed, BUT he was not the only one who was robbed. Though it’s called “Music industries biggest night” the #Grammys are NOT about the music, it’s a popularity contest,” she wrote. “P.S. No mention of Nelson Mandela at ALL? … and THIS is why we NEED the Image Awards AND the BET awards.”

Read the full rant here.

4 responses to “India Arie Pens Open Letter To The Grammys”

  1. J-rock Datflyguy Yadigg says:

    Y THE FUCK WOULD SHE TALK ABOUT NELSON MANDELA WHEN ITS ABOUT MUSIC. STICK TO THE FUCKIN SUBJECT NELSON MANDELA AINT IT!!!

  2. Christopher Chambers says:

    I agree we should not watch the Grammys leave that for the negropeans and whites. Support the Image awards 100%

  3. Brittany says:

    black people feeling bad for themselves….so tired.