--- title: Logic Makes Powerful Plea for Unity in Grammy Performance description: Logic ended his hit song with Alessia Cara and Khalid with an impassioned speech about diversity and unity during the 2018 Grammys. canonical: https://time.com/5122665/logic-grammys/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-29T04:48:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2024-01-24T11:38:27.000Z og:title: Logic Makes Powerful Plea for Unity in Grammy Performance og:description: Joined by Alessia Cara and Khalid, Logic concluded with political remarks og:url: https://time.com/5122665/logic-grammys/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb97fd197de973a3/6988f9d6656a3f3410bd352a/2018-grammy-awards-60th-logic-performance.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: logic-grammys og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Logic Makes Powerful Plea for Unity in Grammy Performance twitter:description: Joined by Alessia Cara and Khalid, Logic concluded with political remarks twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb97fd197de973a3/6988f9d6656a3f3410bd352a/2018-grammy-awards-60th-logic-performance.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Logic Makes Powerful Plea for Unity in Grammy Performance ## Video: Kendrick Lamar Wants Jay-Z To Be President [Watch (HLS stream): Kendrick Lamar Wants Jay-Z To Be President](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/6CGzPX4z.m3u8) (0:17)  _Published 2018-01-29. Kendrick Lamar made a special shoutout to Jay-Z during his acceptance speech for Best Rap Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards._  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Updated: Jan 24, 2024 11:38 AM UTCPublished: Jan 29, 2018 4:48 AM UTC  Recording artists Khalid, Logic and Alessia Cara perform onstage during the 60th Annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 28, 2018 in New York City. Recording artists Khalid, Logic and Alessia Cara perform onstage during the 60th Annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 28, 2018 in New York City.Kevin Mazur—NARAS/Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Updated: Jan 24, 2024 11:38 AM UTCPublished: Jan 29, 2018 4:48 AM UTC At the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, rapper Logic closed out his performance of his anti-suicide anthem “1-800-273-8255” with Best New Artist winner [Alessia Cara](http://time.com/5122443/sza-grammys-snub/) and Khalid with an impassioned call to unity and action. “Black is beautiful. Hate is ugly. Women are as precious as they are stronger than any man that I have met,” Logic began over the song’s closing notes. He went on: --- > “” --- Logic also referred to President Trump’s [recent comments](http://time.com/5105238/white-house-on-shithole-comment-president-trump-isnt-a-scripted-robot/) denigrating foreign citizens: “To all the beautiful countries filled with culture and diversity and thousands of years of history—you are not shithole countries.” And finally, Logic made a plea to remember the country’s founding principles. --- > “” --- After the conclusion of the Grammys, Logic posted his comments in full: > [](https://twitter.com/Logic301/status/957837587544240128) Other political moments during the Grammys included [dramatic readings](http://time.com/5122565/hillary-clinton-cardi-b-fire-and-fury/) of Michael Wolff’s Trump takedown book _Fire and Fury_, and artists supporting the Time’s Up movement for gender equality [by wearing white roses](http://time.com/5119499/white-rose-grammys-red-carpet/), further articulated during Janelle Monáe’s introduction before [Kesha’s Grammy performance](http://time.com/5122525/kesha-grammys-times-up/). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5122665/logic-grammys/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5122665/logic-grammys/"},"headline":"Logic Makes Powerful Plea for Unity in Grammy Performance","datePublished":"2018-01-29T04:48:29.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-24T11:38:27.000Z","description":"\"Black is beautiful. 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