And the winner is…not Element 9 Recordings.

Nope. It was Kanye’s night and it was well deserved. His single, “The Good Life” featuring T-Pain took the award for Best Rap Song last night at the 50th annual Grammy Awards.

I knew this was going to be a tough contest and knew we’d be the underdog, so it wasn’t a shock when it was learned that ‘Ye would be taking home the trophy. We’ve still got plenty of people to thank and will be sure to do so in a more formal fashion once things settle down, but right now I’d just like to thank everyone who has sent me messages and reached out to support us during this ride.

This has been a surreal experience and now that we’ve come so close to getting a Grammy statue, the pressure is on more than ever to make sure we close the deal next time around.

Kanye made a great record, so we’ve got to make a better record. I’m up for the challenge!