Overview
- Lil Wayne congratulated winners on X but noted he “wasn’t included” and wrote he has to “work harder,” calling the omission “as usual.”
- His “Bill Beli” reference appeared to point to Bill Belichick, whom he visited at Chapel Hill, echoing the coach’s first-year Hall of Fame miss.
- Tha Carter VI arrived in 2025, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 108,000 first-week units, drew mixed reviews, and received zero Grammy nominations.
- Kendrick Lamar won Best Rap Album for GNX, Best Rap Song for “tv off,” Best Melodic Rap Performance for “luther,” and Record of the Year for “luther.”
- Other reactions continued online, with Nicki Minaj rebuking host Trevor Noah on X after his on-air joke about her and Donald Trump.