Given the Grammy committee's decisions to honor popularity over quality in recent years, this might not be such an outrageous claim on Soulja's behalf.
But Kanye had this award (and has every award he will be nominated for within the next 7 years) in the bag. Kanye is television gold and you will do anything to get his ass on that stage so he can be a jackass and get you that free publicity. But of course he also deserves these awards, and is super talented, and all that jazz.