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Kanye West is one of the most divisive figures in the music industry, particularly because of his controversial statements and social media presence. West’s outspoken nature, especially his comments online has landed the rapper in several controversies. However, the rapper shook everyone when he shared a video of himself peeing on his Grammy Award.
West posted a video of him peeing on the award online, which sent major shockwaves through the music industry. The incident remains a classic example of West’s outspoken nature and his divisive status despite the incomparable commercial and critical success of his music. As a result, fans must be curious to learn why West decided to disrespect the award and here is everything you need to know.
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Kanye West Peed on His Award After an Online Rant
Kanye Westmade a name for himself in the early 2000s as he burst onto the hip-hop scene. However, the singer immediately received critical acclaim with his debut albumThe College Dropout, which was released in 2004. West also won his first Grammy Award for the album. Over the years, West has won 24 Grammy Awards from 75 Grammy nominations.
Being one of the most celebrated artists at the Grammys, it came as a major shock to everyone when West uploaded a highly indecent video aimed at the awards on Twitter (now known as X). In September 2020, West posteda videodepicting his Grammy Award in the toilet while a figure (presumably West himself) appeared to pee on the statue.
West captioned the video “Trust me … I WONT STOP,” confirming that the rapper was not ashamed of his actions. The video resulted in West being locked out of his Twitter account because of the highly inappropriate nature of the content. However, the video has become associated with West and his outspoken personality, particularly because of the reasons behind his actions.
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Why Did Kanye West Peed on His Grammy Award?
The video of West peeing on his Grammy Award came after a series of tweets where the rapper ranted about the music industry, particularly the record labels. West claimed that his actions would change the music industry for good. One of his tweets in the rantreportedlystated the following:
“90% of the record contracts on the planet are still on a royalty A standard record deal is a trap to NEVER have you recoup, and there’s all these hidden costs like the “distribution fees” many labels put in their contracts to make even more money off our work without even trying.”
West’s rant seemingly called out the unfair nature of contracts that African-American artists were subjected to and as a result, did not receive proper compensation for their work. At the same time, West also touched upon the exploitative nature of the music industry and unfair contracts that kept artists from having ownership of their music.
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West was laterbannedfrom the 64th Annual Grammy Awards for a racial slur aimed at host Trevor Noah. West also won two Grammy awards that year. At the time, the old video of West peeing on the Grammy Award from the since-deleted chain of tweets alsoresurfacedand remains one of the most unthinkable acts in the rapper’s long list of controversial actions.
Pratik Handore
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