Prince just reminded the world that black lives matter. I bout flipped a table over.
— IG & YT: DE LA FRO (@delafro_) February 9, 2015
prince was blunt. other artists have hinted that black lives matter but prince got up and actually said it shamelessly. beautiful.
— Negrita (@HustleAndFro_) February 9, 2015
Music legend Prince presented an award at the Grammy. He used his short time on stage to give a little shout-out to the Black Lives Matter movement. The allusion — comparing books and albums to black lives — appears to have made some activists very, very happy.
https://twitter.com/FanSidedGIF/status/564631760454316032
Like books & Black Lives, Albums still matter. I love Prince #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/PwuKognJk2
— Seasonal Shade (@SeasonalShade) February 9, 2015
"Albums, like books & Black lives, still matter" -Prince, only person who can wear an orange shiny outfit & get a standing ovation #GRAMMYs
— Tiffany C. Chaney (@TiffanyCChaney) February 9, 2015
Prince with performance of the night in a 5-second soundbyte. #blacklivesmatter
— jay smooth (@jsmooth995) February 9, 2015
I heard Prince just shut the #Grammys down..with one phrase #blacklivesmatter….!!!!!!!!!!!
— Kayla Reed (@iKaylaReed) February 9, 2015
"Albums still matter.. like books and black lives.." #Prince … #powerful #Blacklivesmatter #GRAMMYs …Best statment all night.
— Jotaka Eaddy (@JotakaEaddy) February 9, 2015
THANK YOU PRINCE FOR THE BLACK LIVES MATTER STATEMENT
— film doll. (@MayaIndigo_) February 9, 2015
But not everyone rejoiced, though, because multi-instrumentalist Beck beat out Beyonce for “Album of the Year.”
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daaaaang! @beck beat out @Beyonce … congrats for Album of The Year @Beck! well deserved!!
— Cactus Music (@cactus_music) February 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/ariellebeau/status/564631515955347456
"Black lives matter. And the winner is…. Whitest guy ever" #GRAMMYs #Prince
— Cody M Sifford (@codysifford) February 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/ZachStafford/status/564631882210746368
So…white people can’t win anything anymore?
Who the F*ck is #Beck. #Beyonce & #SamSmith was robbed of #AlbumOfTheYear. Is this the #Grammys or the racist #Oscars smdh ?? gtfooh
— CoCo Mayo♏️? (@CoCo_Mayo76) February 9, 2015
i love beck but idk how morning phase is better than beyonce. fuck this racist ass noise
— Elvin Madamba (@elvinmadamba) February 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/Dkaraii/status/564630196406734849
https://twitter.com/DiegoRocksMiami/status/564633843328880640
Gotta love post-racial America.
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