64th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 03: Spice attends the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for The Recording Academy )
<p>One thing about Caribbean people, they go hard &#8217;bout their own! So, imagine the shock of fans after not one, but four Black reggae artists were skipped over at the <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/its-lit-check-our-top-moments-from-the-2022-grammys/">2022 Grammys</a> to award a predominantly white band based in Virginia. In the end, the band Soldier of Jah Army (SOJA) won the 2022 award for &#8216;Best Reggae Album&#8217; among nominees Sean Paul, Gramps Morgan, Etana and Spice. Following SOJA&#8217;s win, Spice addressed upset fans via an Instagram post.</p>
<h5><strong>Upset Fans</strong></h5>
<p>&#8220;<span class="_7UhW9 xLCgt MMzan KV-D4 se6yk T0kll ">Besties don’t cry we’ve come along way. Remember I came from Homeless to this day so I’m really still very humbled and grateful, I see all your support and disappointments but you know we never give up, we back at it again tomorrow,&#8221; Spice wrote to her 3.9 million followers. &#8220;I love you all so much, watch little Gracie pan Grammy red Carpet.&#8221;</span></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s how Spice&#8217;s comment section looked following the loss:</p>
<p>&#8220;You deserved that win. You were robbed,&#8221; @_chocolate_desire wrote.</p>
<p>&#8220;The pirates of the Caribbean robbed us Gracie,&#8221; @blessingsjoy35</p>
<p>&#8220;They robbed you Queen . Why they can&#8217;t give the real Jamaican artiste the recognition? Smh. You are the real winner,&#8221; @thespicy0ne wrote.</p>
<h5><strong>Spice&#8217;s Musical History </strong></h5>
<p>Had Spice won within her nominated category, the dancehall queen would&#8217;ve made history! Her first nomination for best reggae album stemmed from her debut album <em>10</em>, which was executive produced by Caribbean legend Shaggy. The project, released in August 2021, did extremely well on the <em>Billboard</em> reggae album chart. <em>10 </em>landed at number six, per <em>The New York Times. </em></p>
<p>But most West Indian natives can speak to knowing Spice&#8217;s music before Americans got a real taste from the dancehall queen. But for Spice, whose real name is Grace Hamilton, this music journey started at 17.</p>
<p>At the time, she auditioned for a huge one-day, Jamaican bashment called Sting Festival. Four audition songs later and a promoter gave her a slot and Spice was born. This led to regular performance gigs at dancehall festivals and parties. By 2003, <em>NYT </em>reports that Spice began touring throughout the Caribbean, Europe and the United States.</p>
<p>About six years later, her single &#8216;Romping Shop&#8217; with Vbyz Kartel remained on the <em>Billboard </em>chart for 15 weeks. She landed number 14 on the reggae chart with her debut EP &#8216;So Mi Like It.&#8217; By 2018, Spice built a name in reality television by joining &#8216;Love &; Hip-Hop Atlanta.&#8217; She also blessed fans with the mixtape &#8216;Captured&#8217; in 2018, which climbed its way to number one on that reggae album chart.</p>
<h5><strong>A Win For White Reggae Artists</strong></h5>
<p>But numbers, experience and killer performances weren&#8217;t enough for Spice to win at this year&#8217;s Grammys. Instead, SOJA&#8217;s seventh studio album &#8216;Beauty in the Silence&#8217; won. Per <em>BET, </em>this is the first time a predominantly white, reggae band secured this album award. With the category added about 37 years ago, SOJA&#8217;s win is now the third time a non-Jamaican person or group has won.</p>
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