Then again, these two oft-nominated rap superstars are established members of the Grammy ecosystem. And the aesthetic qualities of each album — the former's Bono cameo, for instance, and the latter's dusty R&B samples — are in keeping with the Recording Academy's well-worn convictions about how music should be made. (That value system explains why Daft Punk, the French electronic duo, won album of the year only after hiring high-profile session players to help record 2013's "Random Access Memories.")

Source: Los Angeles Times November 27, 2017 15:00 UTC