Popular street-hop artiste, Gabriel Oche Amanyi aka Terry G has voiced his concerns regarding Tem’s revelation about her allegedly missing Grammy plaque.
In an interview with ELLE, the ‘Damages’ singer told the host that she had ‘misplaced’ her Grammy plaque which
She received the prestigious prize for “Best Melodic Rap Performance” at the 65th Grammy Award, which was held on February 6, 2023.
Her Grammy-winning effort was a collaboration with renowned rap stars, Future and Drake on the song ‘Wait for U.’
When asked about where her Grammy award was kept, Tems replied;
“I think it’s inside the shelf, somewhere. I don’t know where it is. I don’t really have it out. I’ve not….since I got it, I’ve not….I just keep moving forward. I’m moving on to the next.”
Reacting to the clip, the ‘Free Madness’ crooner knocked Tems for treating such a highly-coveted award with ‘condescension’.
He asserted that she would have treated the Grammy plaque as a prized possession it was if she felt deserving of it.
Terry G,
“If you work for it, you will cherish it and show it to the world any chance you get.”
One Instagram user said,
“If someone else made this statement una go say na pride??? She dey tell Grammy say their awards dey useless abi?? Even Rihanna and the other big celebrities values Grammy awards.”
Another wrote,
“Big lie! Even Kanye, Beyoncé and Jay Z still admire em grammy awards till date.”
One more stated,
“Cap, every artist literally strives to win the award you claim you don’t know where yours is. That doesn’t sound true to me, it’s like Messi and Ronaldo saying they don’t know where their ballon d’Or is. No disrespect but I don’t believe that.”