Sean Combs slammed the Recording Academy and the Grammys ahead of the showโs big Sunday night awards ceremony while accepting an award as the 2020 Grammy Salute to Industry Icons honoree at Clive Davisโ Pre-Grammys Gala.
He had ALOT to say because his speech lasted 50-minutes.
โThereโs something that I need to say to the Grammys โ and I say this with love,โ Diddy told the crowd. โEvery year yโall be killing us. Iโm speaking for all the artists and executives: in the great words of Erykah Badu, โWe are artists and we are sensitive about our shit.โ For most of us, this is all weโve got. This is our only hope.โ
โTruth be told, hip-hop has never been respected by the Grammys. Black music has never been respected by the Grammys,โ Diddy continued.

โSo right now, with this current situation, itโs not a revelation. This thing been going on โ not just in music, but in film, sports, around the world. And for years weโve allowed institutions that have never had our best interests at heart to judge us โ and that stops right now,โ Diddy said while the crowd cheered, Variety reports.
โIโm officially starting the clock: youโve got 365 days to get this shโ together. We need the artists to take back control, we need transparency, we need diversity. This is the room that has the power to [force] the change that needs to be made. They have to make the changes for us: Theyโre a non-profit organization that is supposed to protect the welfare of the musical community. Thatโs what is says on the mission statement: they work for us,โ he added.

โItโs going to take all of us to get this done. Iโm here for the artists, so sign me up.โ
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