American rapper and entrepreneur, Kanye West
Pharrell appeared to throw shade at Kanye West by seemingly making reference to the 2020 incident where the controversial rapper and fashion designer shared a video of him urinating on a Grammy award.
Pharrell, who is also an artist and fashion designer, touched on the shocking incident when he was advocating for the rap group, Clipse, to win a Grammy for their album, Let God Sort Em Out.
Pharrell, 52, produced the album and was featured on multiple tracks. He told Billboard’s Michael Saponara that he was hoping that the group would win a Grammy to honor their deceased parents. Pharrell additionally expressed his desire for Clipse to perform The Birds Don’t Sing, a track honoring their deceased parents at the awards show.
“You got people who get them and pee on them, and we ain’t doing none of that,” Pharrell said on a lighter note. “We want them for our parents.”
Pusha T, who is a member of the rap duo alongside his brother, Malice, had a working relationship with Kanye, as he was the president of his G.O.O.D. Music record label. Their friendship and relationship, however, went sour, and Pusha T, 48, ultimately parted ways with the label.
Pharrell and Clipse are, however, still going strong as they’ve known each other since high school. They have also collaborated on several projects, though Clipse has yet to win a Grammy. Pharrell, on the other hand, has won 13 Grammys, while Pusha T has earned five nominations as a solo artist.
“Our parents remember us making music. Our parents remember being confused at what we were doing in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Not New York City or L.A., where you have these huge generational artists and genres. Our parents were confused; this is for them,” Pharrell said when he was asked what a Grammy win would mean to them.
“You have moments when it’s your time. And all I’m saying is, I’ve been knowing these guys since high school, and I’m really sorry — like, with love — I think the category would agree that this is our brothers’ time.”
He added, “I think their parents in heaven agree this is their time. I think my parents agree this is their time. Like I said, we ain’t gonna drink out of it, right? We just gon’ bring it home for our parents.”
Pusha T, on the other hand, also said a Grammy win would be a “well-deserved full-circle moment.” “That’s a Grammy win for just brotherhood,” he added.
