Kendrick Lamar won Best Rap Album on Sunday (Feb. 1) for GNX, and used his acceptance speech to make it clear that hip-hop will “always” have a place at the Grammys, while also giving love to two fellow nominees: Tyler, The Creator and Clipse.
“It’s hip-hop as usual, man,” Kendrick said during his speech. “I’m not good at talking about myself, but I express it through the music. It’s an honor to be here, Tyler, the Clipse. Like, these are my brothers to be in this category. What’s up, Push, man? Malice, man? Every time I tell you this: hip-hop is gonna always be right here. We gon’ be in these suits, we gon’ be looking good. We gon’ be having our folks with us. We gon’ be having the culture with us. So I appreciate y’all. God is the glory. Love y’all.”
Other nominees in this year’s Best Rap Album category included GloRilla and JID. You can check out a full breakdown of the night’s winners, including Bad Bunny—who slipped an “ICE out” message into his acceptance speech—and more.
