DJ Scratch Says Grammys Fear Of JAY-Z’s 4:44 Success & TIDAL Sparked Snubs: “This Is A Serious Threat To The Music Industry”

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

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Rap producer DJ Scratch is way more woke than you might think. The hip-hop hitmaker has shared an insane explanation for why music mogul JAY-Z may have really went home empty from Sunday’s Grammy Awards show.

Scratch went to Instagram Monday (January 29) and suggested JAY’s 4:44 and TIDAL streaming service success might have low-key made the Grammys snub him from having a historic night.

Radio veteran Charlamagne Tha God spoke on how much of an impact JAY’s 4:44 had on him.

New York rapper Mysonne took things a bit further and explained his issue with the Grammys not recognizing JAY-Z.

“I think at this point we should realize platforms like the Grammys and the Oscars don’t celebrate our culture especially the positive representation of our culture. When you look and realize JAY-Z is one of the biggest artists in hip-hop, receives eight nominations for Grammys and didn’t get one for an album that celebrated black entrepreneurship and black education – when you realize they don’t celebrate that, then you gotta make a conscious decision on what you support. What do we push to the forefront? Do we keep allowing them to dictate our narrative and tell us – what type of music we should listen to or what type of music we should make or do we realize the blueprint that JAY-Z is following and setting and precedents that he’s setting, that this is what we should be doing? … We can’t look for validation from the Grammys and Oscars. We gotta create platforms.”

Young Hov’s mother-in-law Tina Lawson even took a jab at the Grammys for snubbing 4:44.

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

SOHH.com Writer. When I'm not covering hip-hop news and announcements, I'm deep into an Audible book and eating veggies.

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