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After the nominations for the 2023 Grammy Awards were announced, Denzel Curry expressed his disappointment with the Best Rap Album category.

Safe to say that Denzel Curry wants the Recording Academy to be inclusive of non-commercial acts. On Tuesday (November 15), the full list of nominees for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards were announced, including Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Future, DJ Khaled and Jack Harlow who were all tapped for Best Rap Album. However, the Melt My Eyez See Your Future rapper wasn’t buying it, immediately calling unfairness against artists like Freddie Gibbs, Saba, Kenny Mason, Kenny Beats and more.

Congratulations 65th #GRAMMYs Best Rap Album nominees: @DJKhaled; @1future; @JackHarlow; @KendrickLamar; and @PUSHA_T: https://t.co/teqtZFcHL0 pic.twitter.com/TWHxqOUxj6

— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) November 15, 2022

Curry accused the Recording Academy for basing nominations off of artist net worth instead of talent alone. Although he gave praise to Pusha T and Kendrick Lamar, Curry alluded to the other artists being undeserving of the nominations.

But For The Rap Album Category I can literally Name you 10 other albums that were actually good congrats to kdot and push but all that other shit come on bruh…

— Denzel Curry (@denzelcurry) November 15, 2022

This shit bout money at the end of the day so if that’s what it comes down to I’m going get my bread up

— Denzel Curry (@denzelcurry) November 15, 2022

And Key Glock Need to be nominated too

— Denzel Curry (@denzelcurry) November 15, 2022

Kenny beats should be nominated

— Denzel Curry (@denzelcurry) November 15, 2022

As of 2022, Curry has not been nominated for any Grammy category, although he’s released five studio albums. This year, the Florida native released his latest LP Melt My Eyez See Your Future, with guest appearances from Rico Nasty, Robert Glasper, 6lack, JID, T-Pain, Saul Williams and more. Curry’s sixth album, currently titled Designed By Angels does not yet have a release date.

In September, Curry told the Miami New Times that he planned on winning a Grammy for his fifth album.

“I tell my fans all the time: I’m not doing this just to do it, I wanna win a Grammy off this hoe,” he said at the time. “But it feel like I don’t get recognized for what I do, even though I’ve been doing this for a long time.”

Months before, in April, Curry tweeted that he planned on receiving a Grammy this year and if he didn’t he’d “try again.”

I’m going get a Grammy and if I don’t I’m just going try again until I do https://t.co/O99au5Bjdx

— Denzel Curry (@denzelcurry) April 19, 2022