Well in theory, if you were a hip hop head in America you'd have a good knowledge of hip hop. Probably enough to know that Will Smith won the first ever Hip Hop Grammy, which wasn't only a milestone in the culture, but also kind of a shock. It was during the golden age of hip hop, when it was first starting to make an impression, and rhymes were simplistic and still dope. Will and Jazzy Jeff beat out such heads as LL Cool J and Kool G Rap. So winning an award over legends like them it at least somewhat reflective upon skill.

I don't know, I guess it ultimately just depends on one's musical tastes, but IMO Will's not as bad as a lot of people say.

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