Grammys 2013: Winners We'd Like To See
Best Rap Performance: N****S In Paris- Jay-Z & Kanye West http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK9rSB2K_sM Remember my theory about songs inspiring huge amounts of memes back when I wrote the Drakes Best Work of 2012 article? Well it still applies here. Anytime a song inspires as many memes as this song did, big time consideration is deserved. But on a serious note, this is just classic Jay-Z and Kanye West work: great beat, great flows, and the switch off verses work perfectly. Plus, we already saw this formula work when Otis won the Best Rap Performance category last year. Interestingly, both Kanye and Jay-Z are nominated twice in this category. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJt7gNi3Nr4 No Church In The Wild- Jay-Z & Kanye West Feat. Frank Ocean Back to my Kanye and Jay-Z is obviously a Grammy winning combination talk, and in case you were wondering, adding Frank Ocean makes the pick even easier. Best Rap Song: Young, Wild & Free- Wiz Khalifa & Snoop Dogg Feat. Bruno Mars http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa5B22KAkEk I really dont expect this track to win the award, but I would love it to. This song came with a YOLO message that didnt inspire endless amounts of morons to do stupid things in its name. One problem I have with this track winning, though, is that it isnt exactly a Rap song. I guess Id call it closer to hip-pop (you read that right) than anything else, but if its in the category, I want it to win. Bruno Mars did a sensational job on the hook, and the classically laid-back rhymes from Snoop Dogg (er Lion) and smooth-flowing vocals from Wiz Khalifa helped to make this my category winner. Best Rap Album: Take Care- Drake http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3HCDwDSzO0 I shouldnt even have to write anything here. Take Care was a nearly perfect album in every way imaginable: every hook was on point, every verse flowed perfectly, there were original concepts throughout the whole album, and even Drakes punch lines showed improvement. It definitely doesnt hurt that Take Care sold over 631,000 copies during its first week out even after leaking about a week before the release date. Drake does literally everything you can think of that is important in a rap album better (or at least close to better) than anybody else on the nominee list. Cant wait for his next. Another note: It would appear from reading this article that I'm not much of a Fun. fan, as I didn't have them winning one award in this article. That isn't the case at all, as a matter of fact, I really do like their music. The problem in this situation is that they ran into a couple of my favorite artists in these categories. In reality, I expect them to win at least two awards, and they'll be very well-deserved.