For some strange reason, music’s biggest night has passed over Rap for the third time in the past four years.  The Recording Academy declined to present a single rap award during the ceremony’s live telecast.  According to Billboard, Pop, rock, country and R&B categories regularly receive airtime for at least one of their genre’s prizes, but the rap awards are routinely relegated to the pre-telecast ceremony, removed from the eyes of all but the most diligent Grammy enthusiasts.  They at least had a Rap artist host the award show… They must think that counted for something…