Grammy award winner and Record producer Sean Diddy Combs, a.k.a P Diddy has slammed the Grammy organizers for ignoring the efforts of black artiste.
The 50 year old rapper, after picking up an award ” Salute to Industry Icons “. In his speech, Diddy charged the organizers to respect the craft of black artiste and not sideline them because they put great efforts in the work therefore black music must be respected.
He said:
” There’s something that I need to say to the Grammys — and I say this with love. Every year y’all be killing us. I’m speaking for all the artists and executives: in the great words of Erykah Badu, ‘We are artists and we are sensitive about our shit.’ For most of us, this is all we’ve got. This is our only hope.
Truth be told, hip-hop has never been respected by the Grammys. Black music has never been respected by the Grammys
So right now, with this current situation, it’s not a revelation. This thing been going on — not just in music, but in film, sports, around the world. And for years we’ve allowed institutions that have never had our best interests at heart to judge us — and that stops right now.
I’m officially starting the clock: you’ve got 365 days to get this shit together. We need the artists to take back control, we need transparency, we need diversity. This is the room that has the power to [force] the change that needs to be made. They have to make the changes for us: They’re a non-profit organization that is supposed to protect the welfare of the musical community. That’s what is says on the mission statement: they work for us.
It’s going to take all of us to get this done. I’m here for the artists, so sign me up. “
