Kanye West has been nominated in this category two times. Luckily for West, both nominations (2005's "Jesus Walks" and 2006's "Diamonds from Sierra Leone") spawned a Grammy win. This year, I would expect another win; however, I expect a split of votes between "Can't Tell Me Nothing" and "Good Life" that will leave Kanye West empty-handed. Oh, what a sad day it will be, when Soulja Boy accepts the Best Rap Song Grammy for "Crank That."
Best Rap Album
- Finding Forever - Common [Geffen]
- Kingdom Come - Jay-Z [Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam Recordings]
- Hip Hop Is Dead - Nas [Def Jam/Columbia/The Jones Experience]
- T.I. vs T.I.P. - T.I. [Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
- Graduation - Kanye West [Roc-A-Fella Records]
Kanye West's previous two efforts, College Dropout (2005) and Late Registration (2006), have both won Grammys for Best Rap Album. Voter sentiment aside, Graduation will meet the same fate, due to the following facts: the album topped the Billboard 200 chart; had the best opening sales week of 2007, across all genres — moving 957,000 copies in its first week; and produced four singles ("Can't Tell Me Nothing," "Stronger," "Good Life" and "Flashing Lights") that reached the Top 10 of Billboard's Hot Rap Tracks chart.
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 10, 2008. CBS will broadcast the ceremony at 8PM ET/PT.
Article comments
1 - Mack
Poor predictions. You base all your picks on which song/album/artist topped the Billboard charts, the Canadian Charts, and the United World charts, while ignoring the fact that:
1. According to the Grammys themselves, they give awards based on artistic merit, and not necessarily chart success.
2. Many songs that haven't done exceptionally well on the charts have received Grammy Awards.
I guess I'll have to look elsewhere for some in depth analysis.