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 byMegan Thee Stallion ft, Beyonce "Savage" (2021)
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] 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 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 honor in 2004.
Kanye West, the most awarded performer with six wins
Three-time winner Jay-Z
Three-time winner Kendrick Lamar
Year[I] Work Songwriter(s) Performing artist(s)[II] Nominees[III] Ref.
2004 "Lose Yourself" Eminem, Jeff Bass & Luis Resto Eminem [4]
2005 "Jesus Walks" Miri Ben Ari, Che Smith & Kanye West Kanye West
[5]
2006 "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" DeVon Harris & Kanye West Kanye West
[6]
2007 "Money Maker" Ludacris & Pharrell Williams Ludacris featuring Pharrell [7]
2008 "Good Life" Aldrin Davis, Mike Dean, Faheem Najm & Kanye West Kanye West featuring T-Pain [8]
2009 "Lollipop" Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Lil Wayne, James Scheffer, Static Major & Rex Zamor Lil Wayne featuring Static Major
[9]
2010 "Run This Town" Jeff Bhasker, Shawn Carter, Robyn Fenty, Kanye West & Ernest Wilson Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West
[10]
2011 "Empire State of Mind" Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Alicia Keys, Janet Sewell & Alexander Shuckburgh Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys
[11]
2012 "All of the Lights" Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie
[12]
2013 "Niggas in Paris" Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West Jay-Z and Kanye West
[13]
2014 "Thrift Shop" Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
[14]
2015 "i" KendrickAubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies Duckworth, Ronald Isley & C. Smith Kendrick Lamar
[15]
2016 "Alright" Kendrick Duckworth, Kawan Prather, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams Kendrick Lamar [16]
2017 "Hotline Bling" Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies Drake
[17]
2018 "Humble" Kendrick Duckworth, Asheton Hogan, Michael Williams II & Anthony Tiffith Kendrick Lamar
[18]
2019 "God's Plan" Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White Drake
[19]
2020 "A Lot" Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White 21 Savage featuring J. Cole
[20]
2021 "Savage" Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
[21]
2022 TBD TBD
[22]

Category records

Most wins

Rank 1st 2nd 3rd
Artist Kanye West Jay-Z

Kendrick Lamar

 Drake
Pharrell Williams
Total wins 6 Wins 3 wins 2 wins

Most nominations

Rank 1st 2nd 3rd
Artist Kanye West Jay-Z Drake
Total wins 16 nominations 13 nominations 10 nominations

See also

References
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  2. "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
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  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
  15. "57th Grammy Nominees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
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  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 requires |magazine= (help)
  21. 2021 Nominations List
  22. 2022 Nominations List
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