In recent weeks Vince Staples has found himself in the midst of a Grammy campaign, championed by Uproxx hip-hop editor Aaron Williams, that has been arguing for the SoCal MC to take home an award for his second studio album, Big Fish Theory, which was released this past June.
While the people who run the Grammys have typically had a hard time categorizing/awarding hip-hop albums/artists (here's a quick refresher on that topic), Staples gave an interview to NPR where he touched on that topic, touched on Big Fish Theory and touched on, well, lots of stuff. It was an hour long sitdown.
In addition to maybe/maybe not jokingly stating Big Fish should take home 2018 nods for Best Rap Album, Best Alternative Album, Album of the Year and Best Electronic Album (the latter of which he tweeted out)...
...Vince spoke on the apparent difficulties that the Grammy powers-that-be have with awarding hip-hop:
Are the Grammys something you even care about?
He also went into depth on who he'd like to see win the Best Rap Album Award:
Will you be watching the Grammys next January?
Remember the quartet of awards Vince said he should win? Well, here's that quote:
Are putting yourself in the running?
That's a good point.
Like we said, it's a real big interview, and deserves to be read in its entirety if/when you have time over at NPR.
The 60th annual Grammy Awards won't be aired for more than 2 months (specifically, January 28) but the announcement of the nominees is set to occur a week from this Tuesday (specifically, November 28). So, if you're an artist or writer looking to mount a campaign, your opportunity to do that is really coming down to the wire at this point.
