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JAY-Z Calls Out GRAMMYs for Never Giving Beyoncé Album of the Year

The '99 Problems' rapper accepted the Global Impact Award at the awards ceremony alongside his daughter, Blue Ivy.

After joking that the gold-plated phonograph trophy could serve as a "sippy cup" for his daughter ("But she has grown up now," he added), JAY-Z thanked Dr. Dre for elevating the rap game. But then the Brooklyn native zeroed in on The Recording Academy's big misses, particularly when it came to DMX, whose snub in 1998 prompted JAY-Z to boycott the ceremony that year after the late rapper did not get nominated despite having two No. GettyGetty"I don't want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more GRAMMYs than anyone and never won Album of the Year," said the rapper in reference to Beyoncé, who watched from the crowd with a somber look on her face.

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