Kanye West's Grammys Rant: Singer Cites Snubs And Vows Not To Attend (VIDEO)

Kanye West assured fans at his Saturday night concert that he wasn't "crazy" or "deranged" in an on-stage rant that ended up as an indictment of the media and the Grammy Awards.

The rapper -- who donned a white hood and a crystal mask at various points of the show in Atlantic City, N.J. -- slammed the press for publishing "bullshit" that suggested he had lost his mind. He also pledged to keep creating art, telling fans, "I'm not crazy. I'm just not satisfied."

He then turned his critical gaze to the Grammy awards:

"How many Grammys do we have? Eighteen Grammys. All in the black categories, though. But nonetheless, 18. I love Maroon 5, but when I lost Best New Artist to Maroon 5 you know what I mean? Or when 'Watch the Throne' and 'Dark Fantasy,' neither of them got nominated for Album of the Year, you know what I mean? Or when 'N----s in Paris' didn't get nominated for Record of the Year, you know what I mean? So don't expect to see me at the Grammys this year, you know what I mean?!"

The omission of "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" in the list of 2012 Album of the Year nominees was widely seen as a snub. In another on-stage speech at the time, West said he shouldn't have released the album in such close proximity to "Watch the Throne," his duet album with Jay-Z. West took home four Grammys last year.

Many in the hip-hop and rap communities have long criticized the Recording ! Academy's track record with the genre. Jay-Z, Steve Stoute, Jimmy Jam and 50 Cent have all spoken at length about the Academy's seeming inability (or lack of desire) to award rap in the big, overall categories. (The Grammys have umbrella categories such as Album, Song and Record of the Year, followed by categories for each genre, like Best Rap Album.)

An in-depth look at the Grammys' rap problem is available here.

West is up for six awards at the 2013 Grammys -- tying Mumford & Sons, fun., Frank Ocean, Jay-Z and the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach for the year's most nominations.

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• Carrie Underwood

  Country Solo Performance - "Blown Away"Best Country Song - "Blown Away"

• Frank Ocean

  Record of the Year - "Thinkin Bout You"Best New ArtistAlbum of the Year - "Channel Orange"Best Urban Contemporary Album - "Channel Orange"Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - "No Church In The Wild" by Jay-Z & Kanye West Featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream

• fun.

  Best Pop Vocal Album - "Some Nights"Record of the Year - "We Are Young"Best New ArtistAlbum of the Year - "Some Nights"Song of the Year - "We Are Young"Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - "We Are Young"

• The Black Keys

  Record of the Year - "Lonely Boy"Album of the Year ! - "El Cam! ino"Best Rock Performance - "Lonely Boy"Best Rock Song - "Lonely Boy"Best Rock Album - "El Camino"Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical - Dan Auerbach

• Mumford & Sons

  Album of the Year - "Babel"Best Rock Performance - "I Will Wait"Best Rock Song - "I Will Wait"Best Americana Album - "Babel"Best Song Written For Visual Media - "Learn Me Right (From Brave)"Best Long Form Music Video - "Big Easy Express"

• Jack White

  Album of the Year - "Blunderbuss"Best Rock Song - "Freedom At 21"Best Rock Album - "Blunderbuss"

• Kelly Clarkson

  Best Pop Vocal Album - "Stronger"Record of the Year - "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"Best Pop Solo Performance - "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"

• Gotye

  Record of the Year - "Somebody That I Used To Know"Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - "Somebody That I Used To Know"Best Alternative Music Album - "Making Mirrors"

• Taylor Swift

  Record of the Year - "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"Best Country Duo/Group Performance - "Safe & Sound"Best Song Written For Visual Media - "Safe & Sound (From The Hunger Games)"

• Blake Shelton

  Country Solo Performance - "Over"

• Ronnie Dunn

  Country Solo Performance - "Cost of Livin"Best Country Song - "Cost Of Livin'"

• Eric Church

  Country Solo Performance - "Springsteen"Best Country Song - "Springsteen"

• Dierks Bentley

  Country Solo Performance - "Home"

• Hunter Hayes

  Best New ArtistCountry Solo Performance - "Wanted"Best Country Album - "Hunter Hayes"

• The Lumineers

  Best New ArtistBest Americana Album - "The Lumineers"

• Alabama Shakes

  Best New ArtistBest Rock Performance - "Hold On"

• Florence + The Machine

  Best Pop Vocal Album - "Ceremonials"Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - "Shake It Out"

• Maroon 5

  Best Pop Vocal Album - "Overexposed"B! est Pop D! uo/Group Performance - "Payphone"

• P!nk

  Best Pop Vocal Album - "The Truth About Love"

• Adele

  Best Pop Solo Performance - "Set Fire To The Rain [Live]"

• Carly Rae Jepsen

  Song Of The Year - "Call Me Maybe"Best Pop Solo Performance - "Call Me Maybe"

• Miguel

  Song Of The Year - "Adorn"Best R&B Performance - "Adorn"Best R&B Song - "Adorn"Best Urban Contemporary Album - "Kaleidoscope Dream"

• Ed Sheeran

  Song Of The Year - "The A Team"

• Katy Perry

  Best Pop Solo Performance - "Wide Awake"

• Rihanna

  Best Pop Solo Performance - "Where Have You Been"Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - "Talk That Talk"Best Short Form Music Video - "We Found Love"

• LMFAO

  Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - "Sexy And I Know It"

• Avicii

  Best Dance Recording - "Levels"

• Calvin Harris

  Best Dance Recording - "Let's Go"

• Skrillex

  Best Dance Recording - "Bangarang"Best Dance/Electronica Album - "Bangarang"Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical - "Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix)"

• Swedish House Mafia

  Best Dance Recording - "Don't You Worry Child"

• Al Walser

  Best Dance Recording - "I Can't Live Without You"

• Steve Aoki

  Best Dance/Electronica Album - "Wonderland"

• The Chemical Brothers

  Best Dance/Electronica Album - "Don't Think"

• Deadmau5

  Best Dance/Electronica Album - "> Album Title Goes Here <"

• Kaskade

  Best Dance/Electronica Album - "Fire & Ice"

• Michael Bubl

  Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - "Christmas"

• Carole King

  Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - "A Holiday Carole"

• Paul McCartney

  Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - "Kisses On The Bottom"Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package - "Ram! - Paul M! cCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition)"Best Historical Album - "Ram - Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition)"

• Coldplay

  Best Rock Performance - "Charlie Brown"Best Rock Album - "Mylo Xyloto"

• Bruce Springsteen

  Best Rock Performance - "We Take Care Of Our Own"Best Rock Song - "We Take Care Of Our Own"Best Rock Album - "Wrecking Ball"

• Anthrax

  Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance - "I'm Alive"

• Halestorm

  Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance - "Love Bites (So Do I)"

• Iron Maiden

  Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance - "Blood Brothers"

• Lamb of God

  Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance - "Ghost Walking"

• Marilyn Manson

  Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance - "No Reflection"

• Megadeth

  Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance - "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)"

• Muse

  Best Rock Song - "Madness"Best Rock Album - "The 2nd Law"

• Fiona Apple

  Best Alternative Music Album - "The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do"

• Bjrk

  Best Alternative Music Album - "Biophilia"

• M83

  Best Alternative Music Album - "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming."

• Tom Waits

  Best Alternative Music Album - "Bad As Me"

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