As it turns out, Kenrick Lamar fans aren't the only ones who are indignant about the results of last weekend's Grammy awards. Also snubbed in the hip hop category were RiFF RAFF and Action Bronson (though neither of them were even nominated), and late last week, the pair responded with the semi-serious "I Shoulda Won A Grammy." Stream it above.
RAFF and Bronson, two of the most reference-heavy rappers in the game right now, do not disappoint with their verses, name-checking everyone from Langston Hughes to Rick Moranis. At this point, if you wrote down every celebrity RiFF RAFF's mentioned in his music, it'd read like a "TIME 100" list. SK Da Hitman comes through with a solid beat, and at the end of the track, we're left wondering two things: Will this be on NEON iCON? And when the hell is that album dropping? Now well past its scheduled January 26th release date, RAFF lamented the delay on Twitter last week:
SO... i DiDNT WiN A GRAMMY AND i JUST FOUND OUT MY ALBUM GOT PUSHED BACK .. KOOL DAY !! ......... WHAT THE EVERLASTiNG FUCK !!
— JODY HiGHROLLER (@JODYHiGHROLLER) January 27, 2014
Cross your fingers for an expedient release of the album, check out the lyrics to "I Shoulda Won a Grammy" below, and visit RiFF RAFF's Zumic artist page for more of his wildly entertaining music and videos.
RiFF RAFF ft Action Bronson "I Shoulda Won a Grammy" lyrics:
[Hook: RiFF RAFF]
Haters can't stand me, should've won a Grammy
I done came down, got more publishin' than Bambi
Haters can't stand me, can't stand me
Yeah these haters can't stand me, haters can't stand me
Haters can't stand me, should've won a Grammy
I done came down, got more publishin' than Bambi
Haters can't stand me, haters can't stand me
Yeah these haters can't stand me, man I should've won a GrammyDon't get confused, Princess Leia jewels
Jumped out the coupe with Versace parachute
Sailor Jerry shoes and the tint navy blue
Rap game Langston Hughes in the candy chartreuse
Hotter than a soup bowl, fresh up out of JuCo (Swish!)
Diamond Yugoslavia, shootin' jumpers, Toni Kukoč
Crawfish Boudreaux, cordon bleu
360 windmill with 8 rocks up in my shoes
OJ Simpson, I'm the head honcho
Could've played for Toronto, but they found a dead body in the back of my Bronco
Riff Raff for mayor, Jody president
I should've won a Grammy for all of this ice up under my chin[Hook: RiFF RAFF]
I got my face on the drug pen, put me in your mouth
Cake's up in the oven, keep the burners in the couch
Lakers versus Celtics, hoggin' up two floor seats
Cause I'm selfish, melted butter on the shellfish
Knife right by the pelvis, dancing like Hispanics
Pull up in the Ghostbuster, candy, Rick Moranis
Gold Rollie sit on the wrist like turkey sandwich
Run the 40 in 4 flat
Way faster than a horse, jack[Hook: RiFF RAFF]
