Drake was honored with the Grammy Award for best rap song for
Drake was honored with the Grammy Award for best rap song for “God’s Plan” Sunday evening, but it appeared to many that he wasn’t able to finish his acceptance speech before the telecast went to commercial mid-sentence. The rapper, whose real name is Aubrey Graham, started off his acceptance speech by saying it was “the first time in Grammy history where I actually am who I thought I was for a second” and remarking that he didn’t think he would win any awards. He then addressed young fans with musical aspirations, reminding them that “we play in an opinion-based sport, not a factual-based sport” where it is “is up to a bunch of people that might not understand what a mixed-race kid from Canada has to say” in an apparent nod to past award season snubs and recent criticism of diversity within the Recording Academy.
