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Pharrell's Grammy Quip Read as Kanye Allusion in Billboard Interview

The producer spotlights Clipse’s awards hopes as a tribute to their parents.

Overview

  • In a Billboard interview, Pharrell said, “You got people who get them and pee on them, and we ain’t doing none of that,” adding, “We want them for our parents.”
  • Multiple outlets interpreted the remark as a nod to Ye’s 2020 clip in which he appeared to urinate on a Grammy, after which he posted, “Trust me … I WON’T STOP.”
  • Pharrell produced Clipse’s comeback album Let God Sort Em Out, a project he describes with awards aspirations rooted in family legacy.
  • Clipse have one prior Grammy nomination for Justin Timberlake’s Neptunes‑produced “Like I Love You,” while Pusha T has six solo nominations including Best Rap Album for It’s Almost Dry.
  • Coverage notes long‑running strain between Pusha T and Ye, and no direct response from Ye to Pharrell’s new comment had been reported as of the latest stories.