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Grammy Award for Best Rap Album

Honor presented to recording artists for quality rap albums

Honor presented to recording artists for quality rap albums

FieldValue
nameGrammy Award for Best Rap Album
awarded_forQuality albums with rapping
imageDoechii performs at the Grammy Museum (Dec 2024; 3) (cropped).png
captionAlligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii is the most recent recipient
presenterNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
countryUnited States
year1996
websitegrammy.com
image captionAlligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii is the most recent recipient
holderDoechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal (2025)
most_winsEminem (6)
most_nominationsJay-Z (11)

The Grammy Award for Best Rap Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums with rapping at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. 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".

In 1995, the Academy announced the addition of the award category Best Rap Album. The first award was presented to the group Naughty by Nature at the 38th Grammy Awards the following year. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented for "albums containing at least 51% playing time of tracks with newly recorded rapped performances". Award recipients often include the producers, engineers, and/or mixers associated with the nominated work in addition to the recording artists.

As of 2025, Eminem holds the record for the most wins in this category, with six. Lauryn Hill was the first female artist to win in this category, when she won in 1997 with the Fugees. The duo Outkast and rapper Tyler, The Creator have both received the award twice. Jay-Z holds the record for the most nominations, with eleven. Drake became the first non-American winner in this category when he won in 2013. The Roots have received the most nominations without a win, with five. Eminem and Kanye West are the only artists to win the award in consecutive years, with Eminem achieving the feat twice. In 2016, Drake's If You're Reading This It's Too Late became the first mixtape to get nominated for the award, and in 2017, Chance the Rapper's Coloring Book became the first mixtape to win the award. In 2019, Cardi B became the first solo female rapper to win for Invasion of Privacy.

Recipients

Four-time award winner [[Kanye West
Drake
Three-time award winner [[Kendrick Lamar
YearRecipient(s)WorkNomineesRef.1996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Naughty by Nature{{smalldiv
Fugees
Fugees, producers{{smalldiv
Puff Daddy and the Family
Puff Daddy And The Family & Stevie J. producers{{smalldiv
Jay-Z
Joe Quinde, engineer/mixer{{smalldiv
Eminem
Eminem, Jeff Bass & Marky Bass, producers; Mr. B, engineer/mixer{{smalldiv
Eminem
Dr. Dre & Richard Huredia, engineers/mixers{{smalldiv
Outkast
David Sheats, producer; John Frye, engineer{{smalldiv
Eminem
Steve King, engineer/mixer{{smalldiv
Outkast
John Frye, engineer/mixer{{smalldiv
Manny Marroquin, engineer/mixer{{smalldiv
Kanye West & Jon Brion, producers; Andrew Dawson, Anthony Kilhoffer & Tom Biller, engineers; Mike Dean, engineer/mixer{{smalldiv
Ludacris
Joshua Monroy & Phil Tan, engineers/mixers{{smalldiv
Kanye West, producer; Andrew Dawson, Anthony Kilhoffer & Mike Dean, engineers{{smalldiv
Lil Wayne
Darius "Deezle" Harrison & Fabian Marasciullo, engineers{{smalldiv
Eminem
Andre Young, producer; Andre Young, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri & Michael Strange, engineers/mixers{{smalldiv
Eminem
Eminem & Mike Strange, engineers/mixers{{smalldiv
Kanye West, producer; Andrew Dawson, Anthony Kilhoffer, Mike Dean & Noah Goldstein, engineers/mixers{{smalldiv
Drake
Noah "40" Shebib, producer; Noel "Gadget" Campbell & Noah "40" Shebib, engineers/mixersTake Care{{smalldiv
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, engineers/mixersThe Heist{{smalldiv
Eminem
Tony Campana, Joe Strange & Mike Strange, engineers/mixers{{smalldiv
Kendrick Lamar
Derek "MixedByAli" Ali & James "The White Black Man" Hunt, engineers/mixersTo Pimp a Butterfly{{smalldiv
Chance the Rapper
Jeff Lane, engineer/mixerColoring Book{{smalldiv
Kendrick Lamar
Sounwave & Anthony "Topdawg" Tiffith, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, James "The White Black Man" Hunt & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixersDamn.{{smalldiv
Cardi B
Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixersInvasion of Privacy{{smalldiv
Tyler, the Creator
Tyler, The Creator, producer; Neal H Pogue, Tyler, The Creator & Vic Wainstein, engineers/mixersIgor{{smalldiv
Nas
Hit-Boy, producer; Mark "Exit" Goodchild, Hit-Boy, David Kim & Gabriel Zardes, engineers/mixersKing's Disease{{smalldiv
Tyler, the Creator
Tyler, The Creator, producer; Neal H Pogue, Tyler, The Creator & Vic Wainstein, engineers/mixersCall Me If You Get Lost{{smalldiv
Kendrick Lamar
Sounwave, producer; Ray Charles Brown Jr., Manny Marroquin, Matt Schaeffer & Jonathan Turner, engineers/mixersMr. Morale & the Big Steppers{{smalldiv
Killer Mike
Migui Maloles & Renegade El Rey, engineers/mixersMichael{{smalldiv Drake and 21 Savage – Her Loss*
DoechiiAlligator Bites Never Heal{{smalldiv J. Cole – Might Delete Later*
{{smalldiv

Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Artists with multiple wins

;6 wins

  • Eminem

;4 wins

  • Kanye West

;3 wins

  • Kendrick Lamar

;2 wins

  • Outkast
  • Tyler, the Creator

Artists with multiple nominations

11 nominations

  • Jay-Z

8 nominations

  • Kanye West
  • Eminem

7 nominations

  • Nas
  • Drake

5 nominations

  • The Roots
  • Common
  • Kendrick Lamar

4 nominations

  • J. Cole (1 with Dreamville)
  • Lupe Fiasco
  • Missy Elliott
  • Tyler, the Creator

3 nominations

  • Ludacris
  • Nelly
  • T.I.
  • Pusha T (1 with Clipse)

2 nominations

  • Nicki Minaj
  • Dr. Dre
  • Lil Wayne
  • LL Cool J
  • 50 Cent
  • Outkast
  • ScHoolboy Q
  • A Tribe Called Quest
  • 2Pac
  • DJ Khaled
  • Travis Scott
  • 21 Savage
  • Future
  • Metro Boomin
  • JID (1 with Dreamville)

References

General

  • Note: User must select the "Rap" category as the genre under the search feature.

Specific

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