Travis Scott Fans Continue GRAMMY Debate Following Killer Mike's Low Album Sales

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Will this back-and-forth ever end?

Travis Scott fans have been pretty hurt over the fact that Killer Mike took home Best Rap Album at the 2024 GRAMMYs. The Houston native's fourth studio album, UTOPIA, was a smashing success overall, but ultimately, it wasn't enough. Since that night, the debates have been nonstop. It didn't help that the Atlanta, Georgia MC took some subliminal shots at La Flame on his recent album, Michael & The Mighty Midnight Revival, Sings For Sinners And Saints. "STILL TALK'N THAT S***", the closing track, sees Mike continue to taunt his new foe. "You gon' respect me like a motherf***in' Grammy winner / Like I cooked your favorite rapper like a granny dinner (Yeah)".

This even got to Travis Scott's manager, David Stromberg. He responded to these exact lyrics, comparing Mike to former controversial GRAMMY winners who may have not deserved the award. "Macklemore and Cardi B tour selling out Chuck E Cheese karaoke nights near u," Stromberg tweeted. Speaking of the Run The Jewels MC's recent album, the first week sales for it were revealed and they weren't eye-popping in a good way. DJ Akademiks shared on his IG that it only moved 2,874 units and this graphic was the foundation he used to rekindle the debate of the GRAMMYs losing their validity.

Travis Scott & Killer Mike Fans Go At It

This set off some Mike supporters, stating how it's always going to be quality over sales. "Killer Mike’s new album had ZERO promotion. S*** just dropped out of nowhere. But I don’t understand what album sales have to do with album quality", one user replies. "Quality of music isn’t measured by numbers," another adds. Then, Scott fans fired back with a tired argument. "Still never heard a killer Mike song". However, there are some who were trying to flat out embarrass Mike. "Obviously its irrelevant its been months since he won that award and that album is still irrelevant as it was before💀💀how u win rap album of the year if the album u dropped had 0 effect on culture".

What are your thoughts on Travis Scott and Killer Mike fans continuing the GRAMMYs debate? Where do you stand on who should have won Best Rap Album? Do you think Mike would have sold more had there been more promotion? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Killer Mike and Travis Scott. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

About The Author
Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.
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