Drake pulls out of Grammy Awards race
The HinduCanadian rapper Drake withdrew on Monday from the Grammy Awards, removing his two nominations for music’s highest honors, sources close to the musician said. Drake, 35, got two Grammy nominations last month in the rap field - best rap album for “Certified Lover Boy” and best rapper formance for his song “Way 2 Sexy.” The sources said the request to pull out of consideration was made by the rapper and his management but gave no reasons for the move. The Recording Academy website was being updated on Monday to remove Drake’s nominations from the Grammy list, the sources said. “I wanna let you know we’re playing in an opinion-based sport not a factual-based sport,” he said while accepting the Grammy for his single “God’s Plan.” “This is a business where sometimes it’s up to a bunch of people who might not understand what a mixed race kid from Canada has to say or a fly Spanish girl from New York or anybody else,” Drake added.
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