1SRAEL Earns His First Grammy For Future’s “Wait For U (feat. Drake & Tems)”
1SRAEL, one of the soundscape geniuses behind Future’s “WAIT FOR U (feat. Drake and Tems),” received his first Grammy on Sunday. ATL Jacob, FNZ, Tejiri Akpoghene, and Sonic Major also drummed up the beat. This feat was one of many that 1SRAEL had gotten recently. Before the GRAMMYS, he won a BET Award for “Best Collaboration” and an AMA award for Best Hip-Hop Song via “WAIT FOR U.”
1SRAEL was joined by fellow producer ATL Jacob to accept the famous horn-shaped trophy.
During their time on stage, the Lagos, Nigeria-born producer gave a speech expressing his gratitude for the award. He said, “Man, this is crazy. I couldn’t even tell you how I feel right now.”
The producer continued, “Thank you to Tems, thank you to ATL Jacob, thank you to FNZ, Tejiri, thank you to Drake, Future … I’m speechless, as you can see.”
For those curious, the beat on “WAIT FOR U” exudes a smooth blend of warm guitar chords, open hi-hats, and alternative R&B. Simultaneously, it exhibits the bad timing between two lovers waiting patiently to be together. Thus, making “WAIT FOR U” the right choice for the “Best Melodic Rap Performance” title. It was also nominated for “Best Rap Song” and “Best Rap Album.”
