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Fat Joe says he should have won a Grammy instead of Chance The Rapper

November 18, 2022

Fat Joe thinks he had what would have been his first Grammy Award stolen by Chance The Rapper in 2017.

Joey Crack and Remy Ma’s “All the Way Up” collaboration with French Montana was nominated for Best Rap Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to Chance’s Coloring book hit “No Problem” with Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz.

The song was also up for Best Rap Song, which went to Drake’s summer hit “Hotline Bling.”

In a recent interview with QG, Fat Joe made no secret of his belief that “All the Way Up” should have won the award over “No Problem.” The 52-year-old MC clarified he had no ill will towards Chance The Rapper, but claimed his song didn’t have the same cultural impact as his and Remy’s.

“I should have won the Grammy for Best Rap Performance 2017,” Joe said plainly. “Chance is a cool guy. But the Grammy should have come to me. ‘All the Way Up’ was bigger. Also, if people understood the culture, Remy and I were like Robin Hood and Cinderella. They could have done a favor to the “hood” and give “All the Way Up”, the fucking Grammy. You understand?

“They gave it to Chance the Rapper – and for what? I’m not going to disrespect them, but they gave it to him for a record that I don’t even know anymore. That’s my point. I don’t even know what he beat us with. Do you understand?”

Joe, whose hit ‘Lean Back’ also lost to The Black Eyed Peas’ ‘Let’s Get It Started’ for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 2005 Grammys, added, “We’re out of jail. We did it. It’s a miracle. It was their responsibility to say, you know what? Let’s give the underdogs the Grammys.

The Bronx rap veteran first reacted to his loss of the Grammys by posting what some thought was a backhanded compliment to Chance The Rapper on Instagram. “I heard you have to sell it to snatch the Grammy!” he wrote, referencing Chance’s lyrics to Kanye West’s “Ultralight Beam.” “How lucky is that lol congratulations to the winners!”

Released in March 2016, “All the Way Up” was one of the biggest rap songs that year – especially in Fat Joe and Remy Ma’s hometown of New York – peaking at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot. 100 while achieving triple platinum certification. The Cool & Dre produced track was Joe’s most successful song in a decade and remains Remy’s highest charting hit.

“All the Way Up” was also a favorite among Joe and Remy’s rap peers, with JAY-Z joining the duo Terror Squad on the official remix, burying his and Joey Crack’s longtime beef. Snoop Dogg, Jadakiss, The Game, E-40 and even EDM kingpin David Guetta also added their flavor to the record through various other remixes.

Drake also almost appeared alongside JAY-Z on the official remix.

“Drake called me three times, FaceTime,” said Fat Joe QG. “He knew it was a hit. He called me, ‘Yo, send the track. Send the track. And I wanted to put Drake on it. Drake is one of my favorite artists of all time. The one of the greatest artists of all time, lyrically, melody. I love everything about Drake. His personality, his attitude, everything about him.

“Who else has spent 15 years putting out #1 after #1, after #1, after #1? I’m fucking with Drake, you know what I’m sayin’? I don’t know if I told him that, but I wouldn’t lie to you. If anyone mentions his name, I’ll tell the truth. He is the best.”

However, Joe ultimately chose not to put Drizzy on the remix as he didn’t want to overshadow his wax reunion with JAY-Z, whom he had been at odds with for years, nor Remy’s first collaboration with Hov, his “prefer”. artist.”

“It was just putting him on the song at the time. But with all the history between me and JAY-Z, I just felt like for the real fans who know Fat Joe, we had to let it go. pass that,” he explained. “Get that moment with Joe cracking up, and Jay and Remy, and it turned out to be phenomenal.

“It meant too much to me, emotionally, just to do the song with Jay and with Remy. Because Jay is Remy’s favorite artist. Remy admires JAY-Z, but was never able to work with him, because of Fat Joe.