Mos Def’s single “Casa Bey” & album “The Ecstatic” were nominated in the Best Rap Performance & Best Rap Album categories for the 52nd Grammy Awards that will take place Jan. 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Robert Glasper was nominated in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category for his song All Matter with Bilal. Overall, Beyoncé received 10 nods, Taylor Swift eight, and Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and Kanye West receive six each.
Also noteworthy, graphic designer and contemporary artist Shepard Fairey was selected as the Official Grammy Artist to create the artwork for the awards!
A few selected categories listed below:
Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Drake – Best I Ever Had
Eminem – Beautiful
Jay-Z – D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)
Kid Cudi – Day ‘N’ Nite
Mos Def – Casa Bey
Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Common- Universal Mind Control
Eminem – Relapse
Flo Rida – R.O.O.T.S.
Mos Def – The Ecstatic
Q-Tip – The Renaissance
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
The Foreign Exchange – Daykeeper
/ Track from: Leave It All Behind
Robert Glasper & Bilal – All Matter
/ Track from: Double Booked
India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore – Pearls
/ Track from: Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
Eric Roberson, Ben O’Neill & Michelle Thompson – A Tale Of Two
/ Track from: Music Fan First
Tonex – Blend
/ Track from: Unspoken
See all the full list of Grammy Nominees here.
CONGRATS to the foreign exchange! I know this thing is bias and fixed but I hope them and mos take some awards home
mos gotta take one home
Oi… meu nome é Mari sou mae dos Dj Mirin Marcel e Murilo e eles estavao no show do Mos def… mande fotos