Grammy Award for Best Rap Song

The Grammy Award for Best Rap Song is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to recording artists for quality songs in the rap music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[2]

Grammy Award for Best Rap Song
Awarded forQuality rap songs
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded2004
Currently held byShéyaa Abraham-Joseph, Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche & Anthony White, "A Lot" (2020)
Websitegrammy.com

The award was first presented to Eminem along with Jeff Bass and Luis Resto for the song "Lose Yourself" from the soundtrack 8 Mile in 2004. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide, the award honors the songwriter(s) of new songs (containing both music and lyrics) or songs "first achieving prominence during the period of eligibility". Songs containing prominent samples may be eligible.[3]

Kanye West holds the records for the most wins and nominations in this category, having won six times out of fifteen nominations. Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams, Rihanna, Drake and Kendrick Lamar are the only songwriters to have won the category more than once. Cyhi the Prynce holds the record for most nominations without a win, with six.

Recipients
The first winner Eminem, received the honour in 2004
Kanye West the most awarded performer with six wins
Three-time winner Jay-Z
Three-time winner Kendrick Lamar
Year[I] Work Performing artist(s)[II] Nominees[III] Ref.
2004 "Lose Yourself" Eminem
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2005 "Jesus Walks" Kanye West
[5]
2006 "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" Kanye West
  • "Candy Shop" (50 Cent featuring Olivia)
  • "Don't Phunk With My Heart" (The Black Eyed Peas)
  • "Hate It Or Love It" (The Game featuring 50 Cent)
  • "Lose Control" (Missy Elliott featuring Ciara and Fatman Scoop)
 [6]
2007 "Money Maker" Ludacris featuring Pharrell
[7]
2008 "Good Life" Kanye West featuring T-Pain
[8]
2009 "Lollipop" Lil Wayne featuring Static Major
  • "Low" (Flo Rida featuring T-Pain)
  • "Sexual Eruption" (Snoop Dogg)
  • "Superstar" (Lupe Fiasco featuring Soundtrak)
  • "Swagga Like Us" (T.I. featuring Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Kanye West & M.I.A.)
 [9]
2010 "Run This Town" Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West
[10]
2011 "Empire State of Mind" Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys
[11]
2012 "All of the Lights" Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie
[12]
2013 "Niggas in Paris" Jay-Z and Kanye West
[13]
2014 "Thrift Shop" Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
[14]
2015 "i" Kendrick Lamar
[15]
2016 "Alright" Kendrick Lamar
  • "All Day" (Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney)
  • "Energy" (Drake)
  • "Glory" (Common and John Legend)
  • "Trap Queen" (Fetty Wap)
 [16]
2017 "Hotline Bling" Drake
  • "All the Way Up" (Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared)
  • "Famous" (Kanye West featuring Rihanna)
  • "No Problem" (Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz)
  • "Ultralight Beam" (Kanye West featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream)
 [17]
2018 "Humble" Kendrick Lamar
[18]
2019 "God's Plan" Drake
  • "King's Dead" (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake)
  • "Lucky You" (Eminem featuring Joyner Lucas)
  • "Sicko Mode" (Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee)
  • "Win" (Jay Rock)
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2020 "A Lot" 21 Savage featuring J. Cole
  • "Bad Idea" (YBN Cordae featuring Chance the Rapper)
  • "Gold Roses" (Rick Ross featuring Drake)
  • "Racks in the Middle" (Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy)
  • "Suge" (DaBaby)
 [20]

Category records

Most wins

Rank 1st 2nd 3rd
Artist Kanye West Jay-Z
Kendrick Lamar		 Drake
Rihanna
Pharrell Williams
Total wins 6 Wins 3 wins 2 wins

Most nominations

Rank 1st 2nd 3rd
Artist Kanye West Jay-Z Drake
Total wins 15 nominations 11 nominations 10 nominations

See also

References
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