Jay-Z discussed how far the rap genre has come at the Grammys. He recognized DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince for boycotting the Grammys in 1989 because the show would not televise them winning the first-ever Grammy for rap. He told how in 1998, he won a Grammy but was not there to accept it because he boycotted due to DMX not being nominated for a Grammy for any of the two albums he released that year.