Grammy Award for Best Rap Song

Grammy Award for Best Rap Song
Grammy Award for Best Rap Song
	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

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

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 if 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) 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) 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) The Black Eyed Peas ) 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) 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	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) 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	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	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, Matthew Samuels – "Not Afraid " (Eminem) 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	Stacy Ferguson Malik Jones Warren Trotter Kanye West	"All of the Lights"	Kanye West, Rihanna, 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) 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	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) Mercy" (Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz ) Drake featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga ) 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	Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar ) Ernest Wilson – "Holy Grail" (Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake) Cydel Young – "New Slaves " (Kanye West) Drake )	^[14]
2015	Kendrick Duckworth Columbus Smith Ronald Isley	"i"	Kendrick Lamar	Anaconda " (Nicki Minaj) Cydel Young – "Bound 2 " (Kanye West featuring Charlie Wilson) Noel Fisher and Cameron Thomaz – "We Dem Boyz" (Wiz Khalifa) Noah Shebib – "0 to 100 / The Catch Up " (Drake)	^[15]
2016	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) 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	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) 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	Cordae Dunston, Uforo Ebong & Daniel Hackett – "Bad Idea " (YBN Cordae featuring Chance the Rapper) Noel Cadastre, 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	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) Rodrick Moore – "The Box" (Roddy Ricch ) Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ronald LaTour & Ryan Martinez – "Laugh Now Cry Later" (Drake featuring Lil Durk ) 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]

Artists with multiple wins and nominations

Multiple wins

7 wins

Kanye West

4 wins

2 wins

Multiple nominations

16 nominations

Kanye West

14 nominations

Jay-Z

13 nominations

Drake

7 nominations

Kendrick Lamar

6 nominations

Lil Wayne

5 nominations

Eminem

4 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

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

References

^ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
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. Retrieved December 10, 2010.

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. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

^ "2008 Grammy Award Winners and Nominees". The New York Times. February 9, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2010.

E! Online
. December 3, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

Spinner.com
. Retrieved November 16, 2010.

^ "Nominees And Winners – GRAMMY.com". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved February 13, 2011.

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.

External links

Official site of the Grammy Awards

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Song&oldid=1219198901"

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

[Overview-2] 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. Retrieved December 10, 2010.

[Grammy2005-5] 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. 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] E! Online
. December 3, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

[Grammy2010-10] Spinner.com
. Retrieved November 16, 2010.

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

[Grammy2012-12] 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.

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