Kanye West Grammy Rant Hints Racism Issues; ‘Yeezus’ Singer Boasts Of Achievements Over The Years

After only receiving two Grammy nominations, an irate Kanye West ranted during his concert and even pulled out the racism card.

The rapper was especially angry at being snubbed for the Album of the Year category. He was so angry, in fact, that he stopped his concert in Phoenix, AZ to air his grievance with fans.

"I'm 36 years old and I have 21 Grammys. That's the most Grammys of any 36-year-old. Out of all of those 21 Grammys, I've never won a Grammy against a white artist," Kanye West started. 

"So when the Grammy nominations come out, and Yeezus is the top one or two album on every single list (poll of the year), but only gets two nominations from the Grammys, what are they trying to say? Do they think that I wouldn't notice?" 

But his rant didn't stop there. 

"Do they think that, some way, that I don't have the power to completely diminish all of their credibility at this moment?

Kanye, who just got engaged to TV reality show royalty Kim Kardashian, even belittled the nominations that he received from the Grammys for the Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song his single "New Slaves."

"People come to me and congratulate me on those two nominations. F--- those nominations! ... I would rather have no nominations."

This is not the first time that the always outspoken Kanye has made his feelings known to the public. 

In 2009, he grabbed the microphone from Taylor Swift who just won the Best Female Video award and shouted: "I'm sorry, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time!" referring to Beyonce's "Single Ladies." 

In December last year, Kanye also ranted in Atlantic City that he only gets nominated in "black categories."

He won three Grammys in 2013 for Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration with Jay-Z, Frank Ocean and The-Dream.  

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