‘Shammy Awards’ Blast Jay-Z, Puffy & Eminem

Ahead of tonight’s Grammy awards, Brad Kava of the San Jose Mercury News gave out his ‘Shammys’ to “the artists who did the most to make a sham of the ideals of rock and rap, who turned the music into merchandise and flushed our collective dreams down the toilet.” Amongst the artists on the list were Jay-Z who was labeled, “Sellout of the Year”. Kava writes, “As if stupid feuds haven’t cost rap enough lives, this publicity-seeking rapper has been super ugly in attacking rapper Nas. In the song ‘Super Ugly’ Jay-Z alleges that Nas’ girlfriend had an affair with basketball star Allen Iverson and that Jay-Z himself ‘left condoms on your baby seat.’ What’s next, a duet with Elton John?”