Ouch! Jay held nothing back during his speech after accepting the Dr. Dre Global Impact award on Sunday Night.
He stood with Blue on the stage and called out the Grammys on behalf of his wife Beyonce because she has never won Album of the Year.
According to Variety Jay-Z discussed how he wanted the Grammys to get their awards right despite what he perceived to be snubs in the past.
“How far we have come with Will Smith, The Fresh Prince winning their first grammy in ’89 and boycotting because it was not televised,” he said.
“And then they went to like a hotel and watch the Grammys. I don’t even understand, it was not a great boycott. But then in ’98 I took a page out of their book and was nominated for best rap album.
And DMX put out two, they were both number one, and he was not nominated at all, so I boycotted and I watched.
I’m just saying, we want you all to get it right. We love y’all, we love y’all. We want you to get it right, or at least get it close to right. And obviously, it’s subjective, because it’s music and its opinion-based, but some things…”
At this point, he looked at Beyoncé and said, “I don’t want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than anyone, number one album of the year. So even by that own metric it does not work. Think about that, most Grammys, never won album of the year, that does not work.”
He then doubled down by saying, “When I get nervous, I tell the truth.”
Watch the moment below.
Jay-Z at the #Grammys: “…[Beyoncé] has more Grammys than anyone and never won album of the year.
Some of you will feel like you were robbed. Some of you will get robbed. Some of you don’t belong in the category! Sorry … when I get nervous, I tell the truth!” pic.twitter.com/1suz8P8APR
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) February 5, 2024
Twitter reaction:
Beyoncé while Jay Z was on stage defending her: pic.twitter.com/2Ek7c2jyUi
— Mona Thorne ✨ (@YannaGod) February 5, 2024
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Not Jay Z saying that?! pic.twitter.com/wcDf7jFmF4
— Mr. Thing (@beyonceseyelid) February 5, 2024
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The audible gasps people let out when Jay Z said “Some of you don’t even belong in a category” has finished me off he was out for blood tonight ???? #Grammys pic.twitter.com/TZhbVHKYvZ
— April’s Finest ??? (@april__finest) February 5, 2024
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lmfao @ Jay Z dragging the #Grammys and having the entire room silent.
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/NVHZwYFMNb
— kario. (@itsKARY_) February 5, 2024
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LMFAOOOOO THAT NIGGA JAY Z SAID pic.twitter.com/QG5Y3lDLYs
— i make beats ✞ (@DonDadaNYC) February 5, 2024
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Jay Z said “thanks for the award bitches!” pic.twitter.com/2ibnC43Gx0
— Helen of Chattanooga ?? (@gyulmeetsworld) February 5, 2024
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Jay Z is reading them DOWWWWWN #Grammys pic.twitter.com/jQ84DbxDwy
— Jay Vee (@VashonWade) February 5, 2024
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jay z: “some of you don’t even belong in categories”
the academy: pic.twitter.com/nUms5sy0jy
— wiLL (@willfulchaos) February 5, 2024
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we just need to go ahead and applaud Jay Z for saying what everyone’s been thinking about the nominations and Beyoncé never winning album of the year ?? pic.twitter.com/PLovaiIBEw
— spicebae (@spicebae_) February 5, 2024
