The 2019 Grammy Awards have come and gone, resulting in Cardi B taking home the biggest prize of the night in Hip-Hop, the Best Rap Album award. Also nominated was Pusha T, who spoke out about the night, celebrating Cardi B, and the strides made in the nomination process by the Recording Academy.
“Honored to be nominated as I don’t feel I’ve ever seen an album this concentrated in pure street content ever acknowledged by the @RecordingAcad , def not in 7 songs,” Pusha shared. “changing the silhouette and reaching new heights for lyric driven, street hip hop. This nomination was for ‘us.'”
You can read the complete comments below from King Push and be sure to keep your head on a swivel for what he has to come in 2019, which, so far, includes an extended partnership with Adidas.
Had an amazing Grammy experience, nominated with a group of my peers that I’ve supported publicly via my socials at one time or another, each and every one of them. Honored to be part of the bunch. Congrats 2 @iamcardib for winning and 4 having the best performance of the night.
— King Push (@PUSHA_T) February 11, 2019
Honored to be nominated as I don’t feel I’ve ever seen an album this concentrated in pure street content ever acknowledged by the @RecordingAcad , def not in 7 songs…changing the silhouette and reaching new heights for lyric driven, street hip hop. This nomination was for “us.”
— King Push (@PUSHA_T) February 11, 2019
“Album of the year contender every year, the kitchens full of work, it’s blenders everywhere…” – Self (But always abt “us”)
— King Push (@PUSHA_T) February 12, 2019
