yeah you have to put it in perspecitve, some of the legendary rappers havent won grammys. proving that grammys arent not a big deal, and can still become noticed in the rap game without one.
but supporting kanyes argument, his songs have deeper meanings to them, such as roses, hey mama, dimonds from sierra leone, heard em say, hell even gold digger. so i can see that he might classify himself for grammy status. and if he worked so hard on making this album worth while with meaning i can see where hes upset.