Jay-Z Slams the Grammys for Never Awarding Beyoncé Album of the Year: ‘When I Get Nervous, I Tell the Truth’(Video)

Jay-Z didn't hold back at all while accepting the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award on Sunday night. He took the Grammys to task, throwing shade at their tendency to overlook Queen Bey for Album of the Year. In his acceptance speech, Jay-Z laid it all out, expressing his desire for the Grammys to truly recognize the artists shaping culture.

Reflecting on the past, he noted, “How far we have come with Will Smith, The Fresh Prince winning their first Grammy in ’89 and boycotting because it was not televised. I don’t even understand, it was not a great boycott.

But then in ’98, I took a page out of their book and was nominated for best rap album. And DMX put out two, they were both number one, and he was not nominated at all. So I boycotted, and I watched. I’m just saying, we want you all to get it right. We love y’all, we love y’all. We want you to get it right, or at least get it close to right. And obviously, it’s subjective, because it’s music and it's opinion-based, but some things…”

Looking straight at Beyoncé, he couldn't resist pointing out the Grammy injustice, “I don’t want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than anyone, number one album of the year. So even by that metric, it does not work. Think about that, most Grammys, never won album of the year, that does not work.”

And just to drive the point home, he boldly declared, “When I get nervous, I tell the truth.” Jay-Z dropping truth bombs, one award acceptance speech at a time.