Kanye West: 'Grammys nominations are patronising' - watch the video - Digital Spy

Kanye West has labelled his Grammy nominations "patronising".

West has been shortlisted for the Best Rap Album award for Yeezus^[2] and Best Rap Song for New Slaves, but isn't content with the nominations.

Video: Kanye West brands Grammy nominations 'patronising' (10.00)

(Clip contains strong language)

"I'm 36 years old and I have 21 Grammys," West told the crowd at his show at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday (December 10).

"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...

"So when the Grammys nominations come out, and Yeezus is the top one or two album on every single list, but only gets two nominations from the Grammys - what are they trying to say?

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

After branding the nominations "patronising", West added: "People come to me and they congratulate me on those two nominations. F**k those nominations!"

The Grammy Awards 2014 will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on January 26, 2014.

Daft Punk, Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Taylor Swift and Sara Bareilles will battle it out for the Album of the Year trophy.

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References

1. ^{^} More Kanye West articles (www.digitalspy.com)


2. ^{^} Yeezus (www.digitalspy.com)


3. ^{^} Grammy Awards 2014: All the major nominees for 56th annual ceremony (www.digitalspy.com)