Grammy Award for Best Male Rap Solo Performance

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Grammy Award for Best Male Rap Solo Performance
Awarded forQuality male
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded2003
Last awarded2004
Websitegrammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Male Rap Solo Performance was an honor presented to male recording artists 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]

Starting in 1991, the Academy began to honor individual rap performances with the Best Rap Solo Performance category. In 2003, the category was divided by gender with the introduction of the Female to accompany the award for Male Rap Solo Performances. The categories remained separated by gender until 2005 when they were combined into the genderless category originally known as Best Rap Solo Performance. American singers Nelly and Eminem received the awards for Best Male Rap Solo Performance.

Background

In 1991, the Academy began to honor individual rap performances with the

Black Entertainment Television (BET) executive Stephen Hill cited a similar reason for the elimination of the female categories by the BET Hip Hop Awards and VH1's Hip Hop Honors,[3] reflecting a lack of female representation in the hip hop music scene for several years.[5]
As of 2011, the category name has not changed since 2005.

Recipients

Year Winner(s) Title Nominees Ref.
2003
 Nelly "
Hot In Herre
" 		[6]
2004
 Eminem "Lose Yourself" [7]
2003 award winner Nelly
in 2007

For the

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for the song "Dilemma" (featuring Kelly Rowland), for a total five.[9] Regarding his nominations, Nelly commented: "It's always good to be nominated, especially for something as big as the Grammys. Just the recognition itself is an award. But you want that little gold record player. You just want to take it home."[10] The award for Best Male Rap Solo Performance was presented to Nelly at Madison Square Garden in New York City, though not broadcast on television.[11] His performances of "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma" alongside Rowland at the awards ceremony included pyrotechnics.[11][12] In addition, Nelly received the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.[11]

2004 award winner Eminem
performing in 2009

Nominees for the

The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[17][18]

Prior to the separate female and male categories, Eminem received the award for Best Rap Solo Performance in

2011 for "Not Afraid".[26]

See also

References

General
  • "Past Winners Search".
    National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
    . Retrieved March 4, 2010.     Note: User must select the "Rap" category as the genre under the search feature.
  • "Grammy Awards: Best Solo Rap Performance". Rock on the Net. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
Specific
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  2. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original
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  3. ^ a b c Watson, Margeaux (September 26, 2008). "BET and VH1 Present…Awards Shows Without Women". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  4. ^ "Flashback: Bill Freimuth". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on April 10, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  5. ^ a b Fekadu, Mesfin (August 18, 2010). "Nicki Minaj revives female voice in rap". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Platinum Equity. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  6. ^ "45th Grammy® Awards Nominations Coverage". DigitalHit. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "46th Grammy® Awards Nominations Coverage". DigitalHit. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "Complete list of Grammy nominees; ceremony set for Feb. 23". San Francisco Chronicle. January 8, 2003. p. 3. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  9. ^ a b c "MTV News: 45th Annual Grammy Awards". MTV. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  10. ^ D'Angelo, Joe (February 21, 2003). "From 'Damn!' To Disbelief: Artists React To Their Grammy Nods". MTV. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011. Note: Additional reporting by John Norris, Minya Oh, and Shaheem Reid.
  11. ^ a b c D'Angelo, Joe (February 24, 2003). "Norah Jones Sweeps Grammys, Boss Wins Three, Avril Shut Out". MTV. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  12. ^ "India.Arie, Nelly, B.B. King, Herbie Hancock Are Double-Grammy Winners". Jet. 103 (11). Johnson Publishing Company: 54–55. March 10, 2003. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Grammy Award Winners". The New York Times. December 8, 2003. Archived from the original on December 11, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  14. ^ "2004 Grammy Winners". MTV. Archived from the original on May 2, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
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  16. ^ Johnson, Ross (April 23, 2006). "Hollywood's One Remaining Taboo Found in 'Black Snake Moan'". The New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  17. ^ "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. December 9, 2004. p. 2. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  18. PDF). 2004. p. 3. Archived
    (PDF) from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  19. ^ Mancini, Robert (February 23, 2000). "Santana Rolls On Grammy Night; TLC, Eminem, Aguilera Hit Gold". MTV. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  20. ^ Skanse, Richard (February 22, 2001). "Steely Dan, U2 Top Grammys". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  21. ^ "More Grammy nominees – Sounds Familiar by Baby Gil". The Philippine Star. Manila, Philippines: PhilStar Daily, Inc. January 12, 2001. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  22. ^ "Complete List Of Grammy Nominees". CBS News. January 4, 2002. Archived from the original on October 10, 2003. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  23. ^ "Complete list of Grammy nominees". San Francisco Chronicle. December 7, 2004. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  24. Gannett Company. December 8, 2005. Archived
    from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  25. ^ "Grammys 2010: Selected winners". BBC News. February 1, 2010. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  26. ^ "Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards". Tribune Company. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2011.

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