Amid an exciting year for hip-hop, consider Eminem's Grammy snub a relief

For close to two decades, Eminem has been a perennial favorite among Grammy voters - particularly in rap categories where he's long dominated.

Ever since his breakthrough with 1999's "The Slim Shady LP," Eminem has been king of the rap album race. He's collected the award seven times, the most of any rapper in history.

But that won't happen in 2019.

For the first time in his career, he was snubbed for