Yahoo Lifestyle Jay-Z Shaded The Grammy Awards Over Beyoncé: "I Don't Want To Embarrass This Young Lady, But..."
Jay-Z was honored with the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the 2024 Grammy Awards, and I don't think anybody expected the speech that followed.
The 54-year-old billionaire rap mogul received the honor with his daughter Blue Ivy at his side and wasted no time using the platform to call out the Grammy Awards (during their own show).
"I don't want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than everyone and never won Album of the Year," Jay said, obviously referring to his wife Beyoncé, 42. She's received 32 Grammys. "So even by your own metrics, that doesn't work. Think about that. The most Grammys; never won Album of the Year. It doesn't work," he added.
But Mr. Knowles-Carter didn't stop there. He went on to call out the entire Album of the Year category. "Some of you are going to go home and feel like you've been robbed, some of you may get robbed, some of you don't belong in the category."
The audience was audibly gagged, before he tried to recover with a hilarious justification. "No, when I get nervous, I tell the truth."
In the end, Jay had a great message for all the artists involved, showing that he, Beyoncé, and others might get snubbed, but they're not sore losers. "Outside of that, we got to keep showing up. Just in life, we got to keep showing up...until they give you all those accolades you feel you deserve."
Great speech or not, the internet couldn't handle Jay-Z being hilariously messy and calling out the awards show on their big night. Here's the best reactions:
jay z went up there to say 'y'all ain't no divas!!!'
— popculture (@notgwendalupe) February 5, 2024
Beyoncé while Jay Z was on stage defending her: pic.twitter.com/2Ek7c2jyUi
— Mona Thorne ✨ (@YannaGod) February 5, 2024
jay z: “some of you don’t even belong in categories” the academy: pic.twitter.com/nUms5sy0jy
— wiLL (@willfulchaos) February 5, 2024
Lifetime/ Twitter: @willfulchaos
lmfao @ Jay Z dragging the #Grammys and having the entire room silent. LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/NVHZwYFMNb
— kario. (@itsKARY_) February 5, 2024
Bravo/ Twitter: @itsKARY_
NOT JAY Z SAYING THAT SOME OF Y’ALL DONT BELONG IN THE CATEGORIES #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/BvDOLK5JbJ
— Erin Alexandria (@ThatShyGirlErin) February 5, 2024
CBS/ Twitter: @ThatShyGirlErin
Jay Z: “some of yall don’t even belong in a category” He not lying tho😭😭😭 #Grammys #GRAMMYs2024 pic.twitter.com/tWJl9Yewk9
— Ace🇳🇬 (@Ace_2o) February 5, 2024
Not Jay Z saying that?! pic.twitter.com/wcDf7jFmF4
— Mr. Thing (@beyonceseyelid) February 5, 2024
Bravo/ Twitter: @beyonceseyelid
Jay Z is reading them DOWWWWWN #Grammys pic.twitter.com/jQ84DbxDwy
— Jay Vee (@VashonWade) February 5, 2024
@ jay z pic.twitter.com/oHPy9CoUV9
— ★ bri ★ (@WhoopyGushion) February 5, 2024
jay z after saying some people didn’t belong in some categories pic.twitter.com/hdFeOMeJSV
— a goose toe 🇻🇪🏳️🌈 (@uhgoosetoe) February 5, 2024
ABC/ Twitter: @uhgoosetoe
WAIT HE ATE THE GRAMMYS UP IN HIS SPEECH IK THATS FUCKING RIGHT JAY Z pic.twitter.com/QpyRQgqIVD
— tabby | free palestine!!!! (@chiraismo) February 5, 2024
Jay Z rn pic.twitter.com/GyE4Pln8YW
— DD (@exoomfwb) February 5, 2024
MTV/ Twitter: @exoomfwb
jayz reading the grammy’s for filth while holding an ALL BLACK GRAMMY during black history month pic.twitter.com/7dGWn0sVbZ
— 𝒞 (@THECHANELDl0R) February 5, 2024
Not Jayz getting onstage being messy and spilling tea. He ate that. #Grammys pic.twitter.com/0izypxBnHL
— Petty Slimane (@LilAioli) February 5, 2024
Bravo/ Twitter: @LilAioli
Listen to Jay-Z's speech here.
