Nicki Minaj Calls Out Grammys for Not Winning Best New Artist in 2012: 'They Gave It to the White Man Bon Iver'

More often than not, the Grammys underestimate the impact of hip-hop when they're giving out nominations and awards. Since the nominees for the 2021 Grammys dropped on Tuesday, Nicki Minaj thought it was a perfect time to remind people that the Recording Academy can be wrong.

Never forget the Grammys didn’t give me my best new artist award when I had 7 songs simultaneously charting on billboard & bigger first week than any female rapper in the last decade- went on to inspire a generation. They gave it to the white man Bon Iver. #PinkFriday

— Mrs. Petty (@NICKIMINAJ) November 24, 2020

"Never forget the Grammys didn’t give me my best new artist award when I had 7 songs simultaneously charting on billboard & bigger first week than any female rapper in the last decade- went on to inspire a generation," Nicki tweeted. "They gave it to the white man Bon Iver."

This comes the Grammys ignored Lil Baby's double platinum album—the first artist in 2020 to do so—and Roddy Ricch's Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial (another double platinum project). Although it's obvious that the pulse of the culture isn't reflected by the Grammys, people were still confused about these overlooks.

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Tue, November 24, 2020, 8:28 PM GMT·2 min read

More often than not, the Grammys underestimate the impact of hip-hop when they're giving out nominations and awards. Since the nominees for the 2021 Grammys dropped on Tuesday, Nicki Minaj thought it was a perfect time to remind people that the Recording Academy can be wrong.

Never forget the Grammys didn’t give me my best new artist award when I had 7 songs simultaneously charting on billboard & bigger first week than any female rapper in the last decade- went on to inspire a generation. They gave it to the white man Bon Iver. #PinkFriday

— Mrs. Petty (@NICKIMINAJ) November 24, 2020

"Never forget the Grammys didn’t give me my best new artist award when I had 7 songs simultaneously charting on billboard & bigger first week than any female rapper in the last decade- went on to inspire a generation," Nicki tweeted. "They gave it to the white man Bon Iver."

This comes the Grammys ignored Lil Baby's double platinum album—the first artist in 2020 to do so—and Roddy Ricch's Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial (another double platinum project). Although it's obvious that the pulse of the culture isn't reflected by the Grammys, people were still confused about these overlooks.

LOL @ the Rap Grammy nominations.... the industry hates LIL baby.

— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) November 24, 2020

Roddy Ricch Album didn’t get any nomination. Damn Grammy is shit. That album is one biggest album this year.

— DON DADA (@ruddeyyy) November 24, 2020

Bruh who does these “Grammy Nominations” ain’t no way Lil Baby and Roddy Ricch should be left off Rap Album of the Year

— TaySmitty00 (@Tplusha) November 24, 2020

How did Lil Baby not get a Grammy Nomination for Rap Album of the Year? Or Roddy Ricch?

— DaddyV (@mattyV_BOSS) November 24, 2020

Gibbs with the Grammy nom! But man oh man did they snub the hell outta Roddy Ricch. Wow. https://t.co/4u6XsYf3Jo

— Justin Tinsley (@JustinTinsley) November 24, 2020

No Lil Baby album nom.
No Roddy Ricch album nom.
NO WEEKND?? pic.twitter.com/qoaOcpErP9

— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) November 24, 2020

BUT HOW THE FUCK THEY NOT INCLUDE RODDY RICCH AND LIL BABY IN THE BEST RAP ALBUM CATEGORY?!

— about:blank (@amalwtf) November 24, 2020

This outrage moved Nicki to urge people not to use this award to validate themselves because she was able to change the world without one.