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Grammy Award for Best Rap Song
Grammy Award for Best Rap Song
	"Scientists & Engineers" by Killer Mike, André 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane is the most recent recipient
Awarded for	Quality rap songs
Country	United States
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded	2004
Currently held by	Andre Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore & Dion Wilson for "Scientists & Engineers" (Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane) (2024)
Website	grammy.com

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]

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] The award goes to the songwriter(s), not to the artist except when the artist is also a songwriter of the winning song.

Kanye West holds the records for the most wins and nominations in this category, having won seven times out of sixteen nominations. West, Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams, 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

A man dressed in black rapping in front of a band — Four-time winner Jay-Z.

Year^[I]	Recipient(s)	Work	Performing artist(s)	Nominees (Performer(s) in parentheses)^[II]	Ref.
2004	Jeff Bass Eminem Luis Resto	"Lose Yourself"	Eminem	Calvin Broadus, Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams – "Beautiful" (Snoop Dogg and Pharrell) Shawn Carter, Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams – "Excuse Me Miss" (Jay-Z and Pharrell) Mike Elizondo, C. Jackson and A. Young – "In da Club" (50 Cent) Missy Elliott and Tim Mosley – "Work It" (Missy Elliott)	^[4]
2005	Miri Ben-Ari Che Smith Kanye West	"Jesus Walks"	Kanye West	Calvin Broadus, Chad Hugo, Scott Thomas and Pharrell Williams – "Drop It Like It's Hot" (Snoop Dogg and Pharrell) Will Adams and Anthony Henry – "Hey Mama" (The Black Eyed Peas) Will Adams, Mike Fratantuno, Jaime Gomez, George Pajon, Jr., Allan Pineda and Terence Yoshiaki – "Let's Get It Started" (The Black Eyed Peas) Shawn Carter and Rick Rubin – "99 Problems" (Jay-Z)	^[5]
2006	Devon Harris Kanye West	"Diamonds from Sierra Leone"	Kanye West	50 Cent and Scott Storch – "Candy Shop" (50 Cent featuring Olivia) William Adams, Printz Board, Stacy Ferguson and George Pajon Jr. – "Don't Phunk With My Heart" (The Black Eyed Peas) Jayceon Taylor and 50 Cent – "Hate It Or Love It" (The Game featuring 50 Cent) Missy Elliott, Ciara Harris and Isaac Freeman – "Lose Control" (Missy Elliott featuring Ciara and Fatman Scoop)	^[6]
2007	Ludacris Pharrell Williams	"Money Maker"	Ludacris featuring Pharrell	Chadron Moore and Jasiel Robinson – "It's Goin' Down" (Yung Joc) Wasalu Muhammad Jaco – "Kick, Push" (Lupe Fiasco) Hakeem Seriki, Juan Salinas, Oscar Salinas, Anthony Henderson – "Ridin'" (Chamillionaire) Adrian Davis and Clifford Harris – "What You Know" (T.I.)	^[7]
2008	Aldrin Davis Faheem Najm Kanye West	"Good Life"	Kanye West featuring T-Pain	Curtis Jackson, Nathaniel Hills, Timothy Mosley and Justin Timberlake – "Ayo Technology" (50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake) Clifford Harris and Byron Thomas – "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" (T.I.) Aldrin Davis and Kanye West – "Can't Tell Me Nothing" (Kanye West) Soulja Boy – "Crank That" (Soulja Boy)	^[8]
2009	Dwayne Carter Stephen Garrett Darius Harrison Jim Jonsin Rex Zamor	"Lollipop"	Lil Wayne featuring Static Major	Tramar Dillard and Faheem Najm – "Low" (Flo Rida featuring T-Pain) C. Broadus, S. Lovejoy and D. Stewart – "Sexual Eruption" (Snoop Dogg) Wasalu Muhammad Jaco – "Superstar" (Lupe Fiasco featuring Soundtrak) Mathangi Arulpragasam, Dwayne Carter, Shawn Carter, Clifford Harris, Topper Headon, Mick Jones, Wesley Pentz, Paul Simonon, Joe Strummer and Kanye West – "Swagga Like Us" (T.I. featuring Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Kanye West & M.I.A.)	^[9]
2010	Shawn Carter R. Fenty M. Riddick Kanye West E. Wilson	"Run This Town"	Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West	Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Drake Graham & Matthew Samuels – "Best I Ever Had" (Drake) S. Mescudi and O. Omishore – "Day 'n' Nite" (Kid Cudi) Clifford Harris and Justin Timberlake – "Dead and Gone" (T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake) Shawn Carter and Ernest Wilson – "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" (Jay-Z)	^[10]
2011	Shawn Carter Angela Hunter Alicia Keys Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic Alexander Shuckburgh	"Empire State of Mind"	Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys	Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey and Marshall Mathers – "Love the Way You Lie" (Eminem featuring Rihanna) Matthew Burnett, Jordan Evans, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto & Matthew Samuels – "Not Afraid" (Eminem) Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars and Bobby Simmons Jr. – "Nothin' On You" (B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars) Shawn Carter, J. Chaton and K. Dean – "On to the Next One" (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)	^[11]
2012	Jeff Bhasker Stacy Ferguson Malik Jones Warren Trotter Kanye West	"All of the Lights"	Kanye West featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi	Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Cameron Thomaz – "Black and Yellow" (Wiz Khalifa) Andre Young, Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey and Marshall Mathers – "I Need a Doctor" (Dr. Dre, Eminem and Skylar Grey) Chris Brown, Wesley Pentz, Jean Baptiste, Ryan Buendia, Dwayne Carter, Trevor Smith, Nick van de Wall (Afrojack) – "Look at Me Now" (Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne) Shawn Carter and Kanye West – "Otis" – (Jay-Z and Kanye West) Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane and Wasalu Muhammad Jaco – "The Show Goes On" (Lupe Fiasco)	^[12]
2013	Shawn Carter Mike Dean Chauncey Hollis Kanye West	"Niggas in Paris"	Jay-Z and Kanye West	Nasir Jones and Ernest Wilson – "Daughters" (Nas) Olubowale Akintimehin, S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson and Miguel Jontel Pimentel – "Lotus Flower Bomb" (Wale featuring Miguel) Sean Anderson, Tauheed Epps, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton and Kanye West – "Mercy" (Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz) Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham and Michael Stevenson – "The Motto" (Drake featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga) Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Peter Hernandez and Cameron Thomaz – "Young, Wild & Free" (Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars)	^[13]
2014	Ben Haggerty Ryan Lewis	"Thrift Shop"	Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz	Tauheed Epps, Aubrey Graham, Kendrick Lamar, Rakim Mayers and Noah Shebib – "Fuckin' Problems" (ASAP Rocky featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar) Shawn Carter, Terius Nash, J. Harmon, Timothy Mosley, Justin Timberlake and Ernest Wilson – "Holy Grail" (Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake) Christopher Breaux, Benjamin Bronfman, Mike Dean, Louis Johnson, Malik Jones, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, Che Smith, Kanye West and Cydel Young – "New Slaves" (Kanye West) William Coleman, Aubrey Graham and Noah Shebib – "Started from the Bottom" (Drake)	^[14]
2015	Kendrick Duckworth Columbus Smith Ronald Isley	"i"	Kendrick Lamar	Ernest Clark, Jamal Jones, Onika Maraj, Marcos Palacios and J. Solone Myvett – "Anaconda" (Nicki Minaj) Mike Dean, Malik Jones, Che Pope, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, John Stephens, Kanye West, Charlie Wilson and Cydel Young – "Bound 2" (Kanye West featuring Charlie Wilson) Noel Fisher and Cameron Thomaz – "We Dem Boyz" (Wiz Khalifa) A. Feeney, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, P. Jefferies, Matthew Samuels and Noah Shebib – "0 to 100 / The Catch Up" (Drake)	^[15]
2016	Kendrick Duckworth Kawan Prather Mark Spears Pharrell Williams	"Alright"	Kendrick Lamar	Ernest Brown, Tyler Bryant, Sean Combs, Mike Dean, Rennard East, Noah Goldstein, Malik Yusef Jones, Karim Kharbouch, Allan Kyariga, Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney, Victor Mensah, Charles Njapa, Che Pope, Patrick Reynolds, Allen Ritter, Kanye West, Mario Winans and Cydel Young – "All Day" (Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney) Richard Dorfmeister, A. Graham, Markus Kienzl, M. O'Brien, M. Samuels and Phillip Thomas – "Energy" (Drake) Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith and John Stephens – "Glory" (Common and John Legend) Tony Fadd and Willie J. Maxwell – "Trap Queen" (Fetty Wap)	^[16]
2017	Aubrey Graham Paul Jefferies	"Hotline Bling"	Drake	Joseph Cartagena, Edward Davadi, Shandel Green, Karim Kharbouch, Andre Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie & Marcello Valenzano – "All the Way Up" (Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared) Chancellor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West & Cydel Young – "Famous" (Kanye West featuring Rihanna) Chancellor Bennett, Dwayne Carter & Tauheed Epps – "No Problem" (Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz) Chancellor Bennett, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Kirk Franklin, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius Nash, Jerome Potter, Kelly Price, Nico "Donnie Trumpet" Segal, Derek Watkins, Kanye West & Cydel Young – "Ultralight Beam" (Kanye West featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream)	^[17]
2018	K. Duckworth Asheton Hogan M. Williams II	"HUMBLE."	Kendrick Lamar	Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe, Belcalis Almanzar & J White – "Bodak Yellow" (Cardi B) Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Hector Delgado, Jaime Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer – "Chase Me" (Danger Mouse featuring Run the Jewels and Big Boi) E. Gabouer & M. Evans – "Sassy" (Rapsody) Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson – "The Story of O.J." (Jay-Z)	^[18]
2019	Aubrey Graham Ronald LaTour Daveon Jackson Brock Korsan Matthew Samuels Noah Shebib	"God's Plan"	Drake	Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn & Michael Williams II – "King's Dead" (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake) R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J. Sweet – "Lucky You" (Eminem featuring Joyner Lucas) Khalif Brown, Rogét Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, John Edward Hawkins, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim & Cydel Young – "Sicko Mode" (Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee) K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels & C. Thompson – "Win" (Jay Rock)	^[19]
2020	Jermaine Cole Dacoury Natche 21 Savage Anthony White	"A Lot"	21 Savage featuring J. Cole	Chancelor Bennett, Cordae Dunston, Uforo Ebong & Daniel Hackett – "Bad Idea" (YBN Cordae featuring Chance the Rapper) Noel Cadastre, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, William Leonard Roberts II, Joshua Quinton Scruggs, Leon Thomas III & Ozan Yildirim – "Gold Roses" (Rick Ross featuring Drake) Ermias Asghedom, Dustin James Corbett, Greg Allen Davis, Chauncey Hollis, Jr. & Rodrick Moore – "Racks in the Middle" (Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy) DaBaby, JetsonMade & Pooh Beatz – "Suge" (DaBaby)	^[20]
2021	Beyoncé Shawn Carter Brittany Hazzard Derrick Milano Terius Nash Megan Pete Bobby Session Jr. Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe Anthony White	"Savage"	Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé	Dominique Jones, Noah Pettigrew & Rai'shaun Williams – "The Bigger Picture" (Lil Baby) Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore – "The Box" (Roddy Ricch) Durk Banks, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ronald LaTour & Ryan Martinez – "Laugh Now Cry Later" (Drake featuring Lil Durk) Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Ross Joseph Portaro IV & Rodrick Moore – "ROCKSTAR" (DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch)	^[21]
2022	Dwayne Abernathy, Jr. Shawn Carter Raul Cubina Michael Dean Charles M. Njapa Sean Solymar Kanye West Mark Williams	"Jail"	Kanye West featuring Jay-Z	Shawn Carter, Kasseem Dean, Michael Forno, Nasir Jones and Earl Simmons – "Bath Salts" (DMX featuring Jay-Z and Nas) Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Randall Avery Hammers, Diamonté Harper, Asia Smith, Theron Thomas and Rocco Valdes – "Best Friend" (Saweetie featuring Doja Cat) Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Hykeem Carter, Tobias Dekker, Colin Franken, Jasper Harris, Kendrick Lamar, Ronald Latour and Dominik Patrzek – "Family Ties" (Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar) Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, Jacob Dutton and Jermaine Cole – "My Life" (J. Cole featuring 21 Savage and Morray)	^[22]
2023	Jake Kosich Johnny Kosich Kendrick Lamar Matt Schaeffer	"The Heart Part 5"	Kendrick Lamar	Alex Ernewein, Ryan Bakalarczyk, Matthew Samuels, Tahrence Brown, Rogét Chahayed & Aubrey Graham – "Churchill Downs" (Jack Harlow featuring Drake) Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts and Nicholas Warwar – "God Did" (DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy) Lucas Depante, Nayvadius Wilburn, Sergio Kitchens, Wesley Tyler Glass and Jeffery Lamar Williams – "Pushin P" (Gunna and Future featuring Young Thug) Tejiri Akpoghene, Floyd E. Bentley III, Jacob Canady, Isaac De Boni, Aubrey Graham, Israel Ayomide Fowobaje, Nayvadius Wilburn, Michael Mule, Oluwatoroti Oke and Temilade Openiyi – "Wait for U" (Future featuring Drake and Tems)	^[23]
2024	Andre Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore & Dion Wilson	"Scientists & Engineers"	Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future And Eryn Allen Kane	Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini and Ari Starace – "Attention" (Doja Cat) Isis Naija Gaston, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr. & Onika Maraj – "Barbie World" (Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice featuring Aqua) Mohamad Camara, Symere Woods and Javier Mercado – "Just Wanna Rock" (Lil Uzi Vert) Tay Keith, Isaac "Zac" De Boni, Aubrey Graham, J. Gwin, Anderson Hernandez, Michael "Finatik" Mule and Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph – "Rich Flex" (Drake and 21 Savage)	^[24]
2025	TBD	TBD	TBD	Marlanna Evans – "Asteroids" (Rapsody featuring Hit-Boy) Jordan Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, Samuel Lindley, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Tyrone Griffin Jr., Kanye West, and Mark Carl Stolinski Williams – "Carnival" (¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign) featuring Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti) Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe Hood, Leland Wayne, and Nayvadius Wilburn – "Like That" (Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar) Kendrick Lamar Duckworth – "Not Like Us" (Kendrick Lamar) Ronnie Jackson, Jaucquez Lowe, Timothy McKibbins, Kevin Andre Price, Julius Rivera III, and Gloria Woods – "Yeah Glo!" (GloRilla)	^[25]

Artists with multiple wins and nominations

Multiple wins

7 wins

Kanye West

4 wins

2 wins

Multiple nominations

17 nominations

Kanye West

14 nominations

Jay-Z

13 nominations

Drake

11 nominations

Kendrick Lamar

6 nominations

Lil Wayne

5 nominations

Eminem

4 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

Missy Elliott
Nicki Minaj
T-Pain
Kid Cudi
Bruno Mars
Nas
John Legend
Killer Mike/ (Run the Jewels nomination)
Jay Rock
J. Cole
Rick Ross
DaBaby
Doja Cat
Rapsody
Hit-Boy

References

^ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
^ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
^ "Category Mapper: Best Rap Song (S/T)". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
^ "Complete list of Grammy nominations". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. December 5, 2003. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
^ "Grammy Award nominees in top categories". USA Today. Gannett Company. February 7, 2005. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
^ "Complete list of Grammy Award nominations". USA Today. Gannett Company. December 8, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ Kaufman, Gil (December 7, 2006). "Mary J. Blige, Chili Peppers Top Grammy Nominations List". MTV. Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ "2008 Grammy Award Winners and Nominees". The New York Times. February 9, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
^ "Complete List of Nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards". E! Online. December 3, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ Partridge, Kenneth (December 2, 2009). "Nominees for 2010 Grammy Awards Announced -- Full List". Spinner.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
^ "Nominees And Winners – GRAMMY.com". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
^ "2011 - 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners: Rap Field". The Recording Academy. November 30, 2011.
^ List of 2013 nominees Archived 2012-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ "2014 Nominees" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
^ "57th Grammy Nominees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
^ "Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
^ "Grammy Nominations 2017: See the Full List of Nominees". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
^ Lynch, Joe (November 28, 2017). "Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
^ Lynch, Joe (November 28, 2017). "Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
^ Lynch, Joe (November 22, 2019). "2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List". Retrieved November 22, 2019. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ 2021 Nominations List
^ 2022 Nominations List
^ "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List". GRAMMYs. 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
^ "2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List". GRAMMYs. 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
^ "2025 GRAMMYs: See The Full Nominations List". GRAMMYs. 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2024-11-09.

External links

Official site of the Grammy Awards

[Grammy-1] "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 24, 2010.

[Overview-2] "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2010.

[DescriptionGuide-3] "Category Mapper: Best Rap Song (S/T)". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2011-12-03.

[Grammy2004-4] "Complete list of Grammy nominations". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. December 5, 2003. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2010.

[Grammy2005-5] "Grammy Award nominees in top categories". USA Today. Gannett Company. February 7, 2005. Retrieved November 11, 2010.

[Grammy2006-6] "Complete list of Grammy Award nominations". USA Today. Gannett Company. December 8, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

[Grammy2007-7] Kaufman, Gil (December 7, 2006). "Mary J. Blige, Chili Peppers Top Grammy Nominations List". MTV. Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

[Grammy2008-8] "2008 Grammy Award Winners and Nominees". The New York Times. February 9, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2010.

[Grammy2009-9] "Complete List of Nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards". E! Online. December 3, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

[Grammy2010-10] Partridge, Kenneth (December 2, 2009). "Nominees for 2010 Grammy Awards Announced -- Full List". Spinner.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2010.

[Grammy2011-11] "Nominees And Winners – GRAMMY.com". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved February 13, 2011.

[Grammy2012-12] "2011 - 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners: Rap Field". The Recording Academy. November 30, 2011.

[13] List of 2013 nominees Archived 2012-02-01 at the Wayback Machine

[14] "2014 Nominees" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-08.

[15] "57th Grammy Nominees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2014.

[16] "Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

[17] "Grammy Nominations 2017: See the Full List of Nominees". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2016.

[18] Lynch, Joe (November 28, 2017). "Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2017.

[19] Lynch, Joe (November 28, 2017). "Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2017.

[20] Lynch, Joe (November 22, 2019). "2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List". Retrieved November 22, 2019. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[21] 2021 Nominations List

[22] 2022 Nominations List

[23] "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List". GRAMMYs. 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2022-11-15.

[24] "2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List". GRAMMYs. 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2023-11-10.

[25] "2025 GRAMMYs: See The Full Nominations List". GRAMMYs. 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2024-11-09.

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Grammy Award for Best Rap Song
2000s	"Lose Yourself" – Jeff Bass, Eminem & Luis Resto (songwriters) (2003) "Jesus Walks" – Miri Ben-Ari, Che Smith & Kanye West (songwriters) (2004) "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" – Devon Harris & Kanye West (songwriters) (2005) "Money Maker" – Ludacris and Pharrell Williams (songwriters) (2006) "Good Life – Aldrin Davis, Faheem Najm & Kanye West (songwriters) (2007) "Lollipop" – Dwayne Carter, Stephen Garrett, Darius Harrison, Jim Jonsin & Rex Zamor (songwriters) (2008) "Run This Town" – Shawn Carter, Robyn Fenty, Makeba Riddick, Kanye West & Ernest Wilson (songwriters) (2009)
2010s	"Empire State of Mind" – Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh (songwriters) (2010) "All of the Lights" – Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West (songwriters) (2011) "Niggas in Paris" – Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West (songwriters) (2012) "Thrift Shop" – Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis (songwriters) (2013) "i" – Kendrick Duckworth, Columbus Smith & Ronald Isley (songwriters) (2014) "Alright" – Kendrick Duckworth, Kawan Prather, Mark Spears & Pharrell Williams (songwriters) (2015) "Hotline Bling" – Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies (songwriters) (2016) "Humble" – Kendrick Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & Michael Williams II (songwriters) (2017) "God's Plan" – Aubrey Graham, Ronald LaTour, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib (songwriters) (2018) "A Lot" – Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White (songwriters) (2019)
2020s	"Savage" – Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Sessions Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White (songwriters) (2020) "Jail" – Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Kanye West & Mark Williams (songwriters) (2021) "The Heart Part 5" – Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Duckworth & Matt Schaeffer (songwriters) (2022) "Scientists & Engineers" – Andre Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore & Dion Wilson (songwriters) (2023)

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Grammy Award categories
General	Album of the Year Record of the Year Song of the Year Best New Artist Producer of the Year Songwriter of the Year
Children's, Comedy, Audio Book Narration & Storytelling, Visual Media & Music Video/Film	Best Children's Album Best Comedy Album Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Best Score Soundtrack Album for Visual Media Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media Best Song Written for Visual Media Best Music Video Best Music Film
Classical	Best Orchestral Performance Best Opera Recording Best Choral Performance Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance Best Classical Instrumental Solo Best Classical Vocal Solo Best Classical Compendium Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Country & American Roots	Best Country Album Best Country Song Best Country Solo Performance Best Country Duo/Group Performance Best Americana Album Best American Roots Song Best Americana Performance Best American Roots Performance Best Bluegrass Album Best Folk Album Best Traditional Blues Album Best Contemporary Blues Album Best Regional Roots Music Album
Gospel & Contemporary Christian	Best Gospel Album Best Contemporary Christian Music Album Best Roots Gospel Album Best Gospel Performance/Song Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Jazz, Traditional Pop, Contemporary Instrumental & Musical Theater	Best Jazz Vocal Album Best Alternative Jazz Album Best Latin Jazz Album Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Best Jazz Instrumental Album Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Best Jazz Performance Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Best Musical Theater Album
Latin, Global, African, Reggae & New Age, Ambient or Chant	Best Latin Pop Album Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album Best Tropical Latin Album Best Música Urbana Album Best Música Mexicana Album (including Tejano) Best Reggae Album Best Global Music Album Best New Age, Ambient Or Chant Album Best Global Music Performance Best African Music Performance
Package, Notes & Historical	Best Historical Album Best Album Notes Best Recording Package Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Pop & Dance/Electronic	Best Pop Vocal Album Best Dance/Electronic Album Best Pop Solo Performance Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Best Dance/Electronic Recording Best Dance Pop Recording Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Production, Engineering, Composition & Arrangement	Producer of the Year, Classical Best Immersive Audio Album Best Instrumental Composition Best Engineered Album, Classical Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals
R&B, Rap and Spoken Word Poetry	Best R&B Album Best Progressive R&B Album Best Rap Album Best Spoken Word Poetry Album Best R&B Performance Best Traditional R&B Performance Best Rap Performance Best Melodic Rap Performance Best R&B Song Best Rap Song
Rock, Metal & Alternative	Best Rock Album Best Rock Song Best Rock Performance Best Metal Performance Best Alternative Music Album Best Alternative Music Performance
Special Awards	Lifetime Achievement Award Trustees Award Legend Award Grammy Hall of Fame MusiCares Person of the Year

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