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"It's cool," he told Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl during an episode of Chelsea Lately Tuesday night (Feb. 6). "But I feel it could be a little bit more love though. Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight."
Nas has conspicuously been nominated for a whopping 18 Grammys during his career and yet has never taken home one of the coveted awards (Check out: Rap at the Grammy Awards: 10 Hip-Hop Grammys Gone Wrong)
Perhaps this year he'll take home his first trophy.
The Queens-bred MC is nominated for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for "Daughters," Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Cherry Wine" featuring Amy Winehouse, and Best Rap Album for his chart-topping 11th LP Life is Good.
See Nas' Life Is Good in the Best Hip-Hop & R&B Albums of 2012 (So Far)
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