Despacito should easily win the Grammy award for Record of the Year on Monday, with maybe Kendrick Lamar's 'Humble' as the spoiler, but if I were a voter, I won't be voting for those two songs.
I've been a fan of Latin music for three decades now but there's a certain blandness in the Latin landscape nowadays, or I am just getting old.
As for Kendrick Lamar, I find his songs from Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City far more interesting and superior from his current work, with Backstreet Freestyle as my most favorite.
Among the nominees, interestingly, it's Jay-z's 'The Story of O.J.' that sounds the most unique to me and sarcasm drips loads in the song - especially for voters like me who went through that O.J. debacle. So my vote goes to Jay-z.
However, since this is a Record of the Year award, 2017 was definitely Despacito all over the world - so no complaints there.
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