Following his Grammy evening loss for greatest R&B album, Chris Brown took to Instagram to challenge his frustrations onto the class’s winner: 12-time nominee and five-time Grammy winner Robert Glasper for his album Black Radio III. “Y’all enjoying. Who da f— is that this?” Brown wrote on his Instagram story, with a collection of cry-laughing emojis.
Lower than 24 hours later (and after a slew of social media critique), the chart-topping R&B singer re-evaluated his actions and despatched an Instagram direct message to Glasper, apologizing for his mistake. Right here’s what Brown mentioned within the DM, posted to his Instagram Story:
“Congratulations my brother.. I wish to apologize when you took offense to my response on the Grammys.. you weren’t the supposed goal and I do know I got here off actually impolite and imply. After doing my analysis I really assume your superb…THE ORGANIZATION ISN’T DOING US BLACKS OUR DUE DILIGENCE. YOU AND I SHOULD by no means be in the identical [category].. two completely completely different vibes and genres. So from one black man to a different.. CONGRATULATIONS. HOPE YOU ARE ABLE TO FEED YOUR FAMILY FOR LIFE. God bless my G.”
What Brown’s analysis might have led him to comprehend is Glasper’s innumerable accomplishments and contributions as some of the lauded jazz, R&B and hip-hop instrumentalists of his time. Glasper has labored with 2023 greatest rap album winner Kendrick Lamar, in addition to Mos Def, Lauryn Hill, Lupe Fiasco, Jill Scott, H.E.R., Ty Dolla $ign and Erykah Badu throughout his many collaborative albums and instrumental work, along with his frequent sold-out residencies at New York Metropolis’s famed Blue Be aware Jazz Membership.
Following his win, Glasper was all smiles, telling Billboard on the Grammy pink carpet he was “ecstatic” in regards to the honor. His tone was far completely different from Brown’s, providing reward for the R&B star’s nominated challenge, Breezy (Deluxe), and expressing the sensation that one among his fellow nominees would take the award, including, “All of them have superb albums.”
