More inclusive voting means a woman could win best rap album for only the second time since Lauryn Hill won with the Fugees in 1997For years, the Grammys have been criticised for being out of touch but the music industry’s pre-eminent music awards will attempt a culturally relevant reset tonight in New York.Many of these hopes rest on the shoulders of three women. One is the Bronx-born, Trinidadian-Dominican former stripper Cardi B, whose hit Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) is nominated for best rap song and best rap performance. The other two are Rapsody, a lyrically and melodically adept 34-year-old North Carolina native who is up for best rap song for Sassy and best album for Laila’s Wisdom, and Missouri born Solána Imani Rowe, aka SZA, who is up for best new artist. Continue reading…
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