J. Cole has yet to win a Grammy Award, but that doesn’t mean that he’s expecting to take home a trophy someday.
Cole shared some enlightening thoughts about music’s biggest night and what it taught him about self-validation, in a series of tweets Monday (Feb. 11). The “Middle Child” rapper also sent a special shout out congratulating this year’s Grammy winners including Cardi B, Jay Rock, Anderson Paak and more of his musical peers.
“I don’t never wanna be propped up by tearing somebody else down,” he tweeted. “Seeing Cardi B win a Grammy make me feel like I won. Same with Jay Rock and Anderson [Paak]. I feel for Travis [Scott] cuz he really deserved that acknowledgement as well, but his moment is way bigger than the awards could say.”
In an even more candid moment, Cole admitted that he experienced “a lot of heartbreak” for at least the first half of his career. “Maybe even longer, cuz deep down I needed that validation that I thought the awards could bring,” he explained.
Young Simba followed up with a quote that “sums up” how he feels today:
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) February 11, 2019
In closing Cole added, “Seeing [Young] Thug get a Grammy incredible. Future too. Been deserved. March madness was bigger than the Grammy’s. And congrats Ella Mai. 6lack really deserved too, but don’t sweat it my brother. No award show could ever get it all the way right. Especially one that ain’t run by us.”
The 34-year-old North Carolina native has been nominated for seven Grammys, the first of which was a Best New Artist nod in 2011.
Reads Cole’s post-Grammy tweets below.
i don’t never wanna be propped up by tearing somebody else down. Seeing Cardi b win a Grammy make me feel like I won. Same with jay rock and Anderson. I feel for Travis cuz he really deserved that acknowledgement as well, but his moment is way bigger than the awards could say
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) February 11, 2019
I went through a lot of heart break the first half of my career, maybe even longer, cuz deep down I needed that validation that I thought the awards could bring. But it’s a quote I’m about to google that’s the realist shit and sums up how I feel today. 4 anybody that need 2 hear
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) February 11, 2019
Seeing Thug get a Grammy incredible. Future too. been deserved. March madness was bigger than the Grammy’s. And congrats Ella mai 👑. 6lack really deserved too, but don’t sweat it my brother. No award show could ever get it all the way right. Especially one that ain’t run by us
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) February 11, 2019