Roddy Ricch, who entered the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards race with six nominations after a truly top-tier year of critical acclaim and commercial success, did not disappoint with his performance at Sunday nightās mid-pandemic ceremonyĀ which featured him debuting āHeartless.ā He also performed his chart-topping singleĀ āThe Box.ā
Roddy also appeared on stage to perform āRockstarāĀ withĀ DaBabyĀ during the awards show. While Roddy was a clear presence for the night, he ended up going homeĀ with zero awards.
Back in 2019, Roddyāwho was then fresh off the release of his debut studio album Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocialāspoke with Complexās Eric Skelton about his repeatedly proven mastery at carefully reflecting on the world around him via song, specifically shouting out the work of Kendrick Lamar as having been hugely influential on his writing process.
āKendrick Lamar taught me that life experience is an important part of being a good illustrator,ā he said at the time. āWhen youāre illustrating a story, you have to go based off of your personal experiences. When you write about shit you donāt know about, itās not going to sound right, because youāll miss the details.ā
Roddyās ubiquitous āThe Box,ā as expected, was ultimately determined as the most-streamed song of 2020.
Catch Roddyās performance at the 2021 Grammys up top.
He also released an official live version of his newĀ song āHeartlessā: