Sean “Love” Combs may have put love in his surname, but he can also be ruthless when necessary. The rapper, who received the “Icon” award at the annual Grammy Awards pre-ceremony organized by producer Clive Davis, delivered a fiery speech in which he attacked directly the institution, that he accuses of understanding nothing of black music.
"For most of us, that's all we have. It is our only hope. But hip-hop was never respected by the Grammys. Black music has never been respected by the Grammys as it should be, "he said before an audience of artists who applauded him, as Deadline relayed.
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Diddy (his pseudonym until his recent name change) then takes the time to send a message of support to all the African-American artists who, according to him, were not recognized at their fair value by the ceremony.
"I want to dedicate this award to Michael Jackson for Off The Wall , Prince for 1999 , Beyoncé for Lemonade , Missy Elliott for Da Real World , Snoop Dogg for Doggystyle , Kanye West for Graduation and Nas for Illmatic ", he concluded .
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