VIDEO : Jay-Z Is Honored At Clive Davis Party Just Before Grammys

On Saturday, the night before the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jay-Z took the stage at New York dinner, to discuss his complex relationship with music?s highest honors. Jay-Z, who was honored by the Recording Academy at the veteran music producer Clive Davis? annual pre-Grammy party on Saturday, spoke about how the odds are historically stacked against hip-hop artists winning top accolades. At the ceremony, Jaz-Z said that ?It?s our duty to make sure that not only are we making the greatest art, that we?re upholding and supporting things that are super real."