KRS-One Has A Problem With Grammys Hip Hop 50 Show For This Reason

[@tyronnemoss]

I grew up on hip hop, post KRS-1 hay days but I still have absolute respect for this man. I didn’t think anyone could love hip hop more than me until I learned about KRS-1. I hope he’s gotten his flowers.

[@davidowens5412]

This brother is speaking nothing but the truth 💪🏽💪🏽

[@duvalt87]

He always always stood on business and what he believed in. A lot of the youth can learn from him

[@kaygee313]

I wish the hip hop community would just treat the BET awards like they do the Grammys instead of steadily seeking recognition/validation from the academy...

[@TheMylesd292]

they be bs too

[@JohnLee-nj9pw]

B.E.T is white owned. Just black employees, smh.

[@JohnLee-nj9pw]

​@@TheMylesd292Exactly.

[@kaygee313]

​@@TheMylesd292how so.?

[@WGKPromoAdminPegasus]

I would think MTV or Revolt would be better environments for hip hop than BET or the Grammys...

[@goodvibestv707]

One thing about KRS One, He Stood on business 🖤✊🏿

[@shaunwordplay3111]

S/o KRS One standing on business and staying true to his name. This is why I call him the godfather of hip hop. This is also why I don't hold the Grammys in high regard as people do when it comes to hip hop. Just look at the winners and nominations every year. Plus what have they televised.

[@clarenceadams2233]

50 years and we still aint respected like we should be. Smh. Sad. Hip hop needs its own 50th tribute

[@alejavalerieplumey1795]

This is called true to his belief and I respect that. No better person than KRS one to present and to let them down. This will go down in history! Respect to you always. A man I would love to sit down and talk with.

[@victormurillo6466]

Considering Nas got his first grammy with the past 3 years, yeah fuck the Grammys. They get no respect from me

[@JohnLee-nj9pw]

This is SERIOUS. The grammys NEVER REALLY represented hip hop in its purest form. For MC Hammer to turn it down? Now thats SERIOUS. Salute to MC Hammer for standing strong. Salute! 💯 I knew KRS-ONE wasnt going to be there. I just could NEVER picture him being there. Same for MC Shan. Kool Herc who STARTED this ENTIRE CULTURE was not there. Grand Master Flash and the Furuous Five also, I didnt see. The Sugar Hill Gang, with raps FIRST commercial hit, not there. Busy Bee, Nas, The Wu, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Mos Def, Mobb Deep, Boot Camp Click, Special Ed, Das Efx, A Tribe Called Quest, Onyx, Dipset, Slick Rick, Fat Joe, The Geto Boyz, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Nore, Naughty By Nature, Dr. Dre and NONE of N.W.A, NONE of the Ruff Ryders, NOONE from No Limit, and NOONE from Cash Money, and others I cant think of right now, were NOT there. Speaks volumes because all of them contributed to hip hop HEAVILY. I also notice there wasn't a PEEP mentioned about Puff, lol. That nigga is in his own house, sitting in a corner.

[@teegee7661]

He has a good point

[@thecunninlynguist]

he's not wrong. Post the vid of hammer too denouncing Hip-Hop 50 (not specifically Grammys, the whole thing)

[@marklariviere7180]

I’m so much love and respect for this human. He is the underbelly of life in our culture today I’m an older guy born in the early 70s loved the East Coast five boroughs scene. But this guy was on a whole different level respect KRS one. The foundation for Public Enemy.

[@filmgreatmasterpeace8223]

I seen him perform two weeks ago..... He's the TRUTH!!!!

[@mr219gip5210]

KRS 1 is absolutely 💯% correct! Hip Hop and Grammys don't go in the same sentence, and its been like that for years, so I agree with KRS 1 on this.

[@duvalt87]

I can respect this He has always stood on business and never backed down from what he believed in He has always kept it real. Never sold out This dude is one of the main guys Id want to meet and shake his hand

[@OrganicAlumination]

He's such a powerful spirit... He's good at transmuting energy

[@glw5166]

I am from his generation of Hip-Hop and I wondered why so many of the pioneers were absent from the Hip Hop 50 show. Maybe this is why and I respect that he is true to himself. This is why we love this man as he has never ever sold out and always raised the culture. I still enjoyed the show even though I missed many who I felt should have been there and I didn't recognize quite a few of the younger artists. Just shows how much Hip Hop has grown and evolved (and sadly devolved in some cases as KRS One is saying.). I'm glad Hip Hop is still here and going strong for the next generation.

[@ramafaye9116]

Temple Of Hip Hop 💪🏿💪🏿 We love hip hop and we take care of our culture!

[@PR4U2NV]

How? By letting this 🗑️ drill rapping take over??

[@michaelallen4923]

THE O.G. HAS BROKEN IT DOWN SO IT DON'T NEED TO BE BROKEN NO MO!!! RESPECT ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

[@rolffriis5149]

The Grammys have never been a friend to Hip-Hop.

[@Dudja]

I agree

[@Dudja]

Facts❤

[@lorenzocordova-ue8cv]

This culture existed BEFORE "Hip Hop" was ever used to describe it .. if you are going to celebrate Hip Hop, you have to celebrate every element : bboying, emceeing, graffiti, djing... It can't just be so-called recorded "Hip Hop" music... Hip Hop is not even a form of music!

[@AirJKB13]

Clearing out the riff raft, hip hop might become safe and more artists will thrive.

[@curtis75black]

All of Hip Hop boycotted in 89 other than MOE DEE who accepted the award for Jazzy Jeff & THE Fresh Prince. The next year, it was and rappers started performing !! To harp on something so long ago is corny and he missed a chance to rep. I would’ve loved to see him rock with Latifah, Black Sheep, De La Soul The Pharcyde.

[@thecunninlynguist]

barely...the category still wasn't respected.

[@curtis75black]

@@thecunninlynguist I get what you’re saying but our Genre was basically Brand new to the record industry. Plus you got our parents and grandparents voting, not us !! What the fuck did hey know about dope Hip Hop albums ? Don’t forget Don Cornelius was hating as well and we still went on SOUL TRAIN.

[@Corneloues]

The "Temple of Hip. Hop" is global. For us not able to be where these OG's are means we are reliant on media channels to see the artists we respect. While KRS-One has extremely valid points, surely "using" the media and the Grammy's to his own advantage could have given him that global stage. As for all those that boycotted, how do we - the global audience - get to see their 50th celebrations?

[@curtis75black]

@@Corneloues PARAMOUNT +. It’s still streaming.

[@Corneloues]

@@curtis75black maybe in the US, but not in the UK. Time to redirect my VPN...

[@DateMike22]

Grammy's are rigged so good on KRS 👏🏼👏🏼.

[@ericjones9975]

Not everyone are sellouts.

[@mixedblood09]

Watch every interview he’s ever done it’s all knowledge. Knowledge reigns supreme will never be defeated love this dude

[@gastonneal724]

At least he stood on principle, like Stokely Carmichael not going to Harvard. At least there’s a sparkle of the moral fortitude that our predecessors had. And like Harry Belafonte he helped my opinion of SOME entertainers.

[@gastonneal724]

Hammer is an interesting character also. Right by the Black Panther era. Heard he did alot of things for his community too. I don’t know.

[@OrganicAlumination]

It's almost like not holding a grudge from being ignored for so long is the reason to show up, but just the same to understand that you don't really need anyone else to tell you who you are and that God gave you your own journey you don't need the same people who like literally always steal things from our culture to give you a thumbs up -like as an example Starbucks representation is actually a picture of yemaya which is considered an orisha of the ocean by mostly Africans, which is like the idea itself is demonized unless someone else is capitalizing off of it . We aren't allowed to appreciate our own culture without them

[@K1ngSamu3ls]

BARS

[@que-tangclan]

KRS ONE was my hero as a teenager. When I first saw the title of this post, I lost respect for him. But after hearing his explanation. I appreciate his view.

[@tobiasdetrick7521]

There is not a person on the planet that holds Real Hip Hop Kulture to the highest and most stringent standards than KRS One. It is everything to him, not just the music side of it. Utmost Respect for The Teacha!

[@marklariviere7180]

KRS one in Public Enemy in political rappers outside of my social demographic preach, and demonstrate the entire human culture of struggle, of life and the perseverance within the system. He is a systematic force respect.

[@MikeBBlack4Life]

I have to agree with KRS on this. Also, BET is on a downward decline i feel because of how they have changed the atmosphere of BET!

[@akvalues]

HE WAS 100 RIGHT!!!!

[@chrisreed594]

WHAT UP HIP-HOP DX? **** MY BOTTOM LINE IS SIMPLE I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THE BLAST MASTER KRS-ONE HAD TO SAY AND I'M GLAD HE SAID IT.... **** WHY? **** BECAUSE IT NEEDED TO BE SAID.... **** THAT'S WHY PERIOD....😎🕶•°•°•°•°

[@jslim2255]

I 100% agree and understand what KRS one is saying. He has never got the respect he deserves from places like the Grammys so why would he go and celebrate. Now Hammer I don’t get at all why he didn’t show up. I am sure hammer has gotta love from the Grammy in his day.

[@bigworld5523]

He is the best! Love him❤

[@OrganicAlumination]

And I definitely wish I remembered the specifics of what I'm trying to say, but even the way that they create statues -the award ceremonies, the awards themselves are like mini replicas of something that was stolen...like the awards are based off of something that came from our culture . I think that's the Grammy prototype sculpture but I could be wrong

[@delvesdg]

I receive, acknowledge it, and respect the message and insight, but this could have also been the opportunity to build the relationship so that Hip-Hop and its' righteous teachers aren't further ignored.

[@kaibricturner8836]

If Hammer said “No”, it’s definitely a problem lol

[@nfranklin997]

🐐 shit right here. preach 🙌🙌🙌

[@Suntdy007]

KRS on point - he 💯 on this bullish

[@demetriusbrown8639]

Keep up the good work 💪 K.R.S 1

[@EOTW0021]

Even though I watched it, KRS is 100 percent correct. I would not have watched it if I thought about this....

[@ekiti]

To each his own. 🎉

[@OfficialHavocOsiris]

It’s not an “MC vs Rapper” thing because heaven knows Kris has worked with a lot of rappers and still could if he wants to. But he’s right.

[@peace_of_mind_00]

I wish KRS-1 would be on the panel. We get more albums by artists like RTJ, denzel curry, logic, black thought, saba, ab-soul, skyzoo, nas, lupe fiasco, J.cole etc would get love & wins from the grammys.

[@filmgreatmasterpeace8223]

KRS ONE IS RIGHT!!! BET GRAMMYS is a joke!!!!

[@Nizzwell]

Krs 1 is on another level.. I totally get it ... Respect

[@review-report]

*BX‼️*

[@SabrumBaker]

I hear him but what exactly what exactly would yall prefer?

[@irvinmkhari9088]

" I'm insane for this culture"

[@zodiacmartnio7256]

True that

[@AmakaZawadi-vy8qd]

Yes, they had some amazing parts of the culture on that stage but they ignored it so much they ignored it the majority of the pioneers they had some pioneers up there like Will Smith, like MC Lyte, etc. but how do you ignore the majority and the people who created a space for the names I listed, and this video listed where is rappers delight where is Kurtis Blow and countless others

[@skeezix8156]

When the names of artists who died were running across the screen it seemed like it would never stop. Rather than a Grammy show the artists need to come together to write their own history of hip hop. Whether it’s a movie, concert, whatever, they shouldn’t be letting corporations in

[@kubolor1234]

I understand him. It goes against the fundamentals of the movement to honour such an invitation.

[@juniorsgv88]

props to The Blastmaster KRS-1! Scrammy's alot of old school Hip Hop heads still trying the stay relevant. didn't Will Smith get banned???? makes you wonder?

[@FamousFlossy]

🎉🎉🎉

[@teezyroyalty100]

Much respect he’s solid. Always knew who he was but Im a 90s baby and this make me wanna go listen to all his music. Somebody still standing for something.. 🫡

[@therealDeencat_]

He isn't wrong. How could he be? Everything he said was objectively reasonable, specifically with these Award shows. I do think that, change has to start somewhere & whether or not they called Hip Hop a fad or if they're only showing out because it's currently main stream is not relevant because right now, they NEED YOU. Not the other way around. Make the change from within the shitty system.

[@megabkny]

I agree and it was a great show respectfully

[@garfieldrhule5906]

Facts ⚖️👣🎯🎼♻️♻️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@kevincastillo868]

Go listen to his last album. "I M A M C R U 1 2" 🔥🔥

[@youngmaryland886]

You ignored hip hop for 49 years 😂 that's a bar

[@lonzodreyella]

I have to do this one...hip hop didn't start in 1973...ìt was 1967 kool herc was not the first.

[@RC51Legend]

I still have always respected DJ Jazzy Jeff and Will Smith for boycotting the 1989 Grammies.

[@blackpsalmist]

Camagu❤

[@OrganicAlumination]

I really do understand what he means like media is so wierd. I appreciate everyone that went but krs one is definitely right, to me it's proved right because dela soul has so much almost underground feeling woke rap but the songs that are most well known are just silly and shallow for the most part... It's like an insult to peoples intelligence . Like we don't really need America to tell us about ourselves in general as black people

[@jordanflores5687]

Of course mr. Hiphop-ier than thou had a problem with it..........wasn't a problem when you were making sprite commercials tho

[@678MuSICnSound]

HIP HOP!

[@VancouverCatDogLover]

They couldn’t find a seat big enough for krs one’s nose for the show so he has to watch from home

[@lonzodreyella]

They say that nelly was there to whys nelly there he ain't hip hop.

[@B3AROTAN]

Gunna!? Oh nah. Glad I missed that shit.

[@alphatan2]

Can you image being krs child and hes giving you a lecture because you got caught doing something wrong.

[@OrthodoxHipHop]

Look at all these toys in the comments wanting acceptance from "them" y'all weren't raised right.

[@AmakaZawadi-vy8qd]

Well Grammys racist and using rap for views . Also a Grammy statue is only worth 15$

[@rayzaramon6598]

KRS is sweatin' The Grammy's too damn much. People barely watch that shit these days. It's like he needed Validation from them when he already has the Respect and Admiration from his peers and fans. Shat else does he want? Dude got an Invite. He needs to get over it.🤷

[@aligetts5361]

Facts.. too old for that shit

[@The808Mixmaster]

You missed the point of everything he said....you basically want him to be a sellout just because? Naw som

[@PR4U2NV]

Trash drill rappers killing hip-hop..

[@americatheghetto1949]

Gangsta rap in the 80s started rapping about killing and drugs way before drill don’t blame the kids..

[@SweaterSwagg]

​@americatheghetto1949 Of course now he on hushmouth wit no rebutted lmao

[@miky9619]

@@americatheghetto1949 Is that what he said or are you putting your own interpretation on it? He never said anything about killings and drugs. But if you want to talk about killings - it was hardly seen in the 80s, 90 or the early to the late 00s where rappers openly, routinely and explicitly dissed dead rappers, families or crew members to point where it was considered downright despicable even by rap standards. That was never a thing in the golden age in the crack era even when the murder rate was crazy high across the country. Did you have diss tracks like hit em up, no vaseline, Ether that was competitive and disrespectful? Yeah, but those guys had talent and like I said the disrespectfulness came in the competitive nature of mcing with rappers who actually had rhyming skills. These dudes out ain't talented just have similar beats that can get the crowd lit but nothing nice in terms of lyrical talent or even above average talent. This is why many known people in the industry left the BET Awards confused like what did I just witnessed cuz nobody know the state of music let alone hip hop.

[@aligetts5361]

Bro needs to grow up

[@Mech-Bruh]

KRS One dude ur music never was good

[@donfuego5716]

I never was a fan of him either

[@joegrinefine]

Y’all youngins be spewing ish….Go over to the side with that new-age mumble rap shite and talk….How dare y’all disrespect a pioneer…..🙄🤬🖕🏾🚶🏾‍♂️

[@devzeppalin]

@@joegrinefine Chill, his music is not gonna be everyone’s cup of tea & that should be ok as a Hip Hop fan. You don’t have to force yourself to like dude’s music just because he was a pioneer.

[@joegrinefine]

@@devzeppalin Yo……To say that his music was NEVER good is sheer ignorance and could only come from youngins who ain’t know squat…..This ain’t have to do with forcing any issue……Edify yourself before spewing fecal matter thru yall orifice please and thanks🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡

[@TallicaMan1986]

@@devzeppalin yeah, but also if you're not gunna like the mans music at least acknowledge the dude has bars for days. A total lyrical monster.

[@irvinmkhari9088]

" I'm insane for this culture"