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Grammy Award for Best Rap Song

Award

Award

FieldValue
nameGrammy Award for Best Rap Song
awarded_forQuality rap songs
imageKendrick Lamar 3 F.I.B. 2016 (cropped 3).jpg
caption"Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar is the most recent recipient
presenterNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
countryUnited States
year2004
holderKendrick Lamar for "Not Like Us" (Kendrick Lamar) (2025)
websitegrammy.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, 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".

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. 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

YearRecipient(s)WorkPerforming artist(s)Nominees
(Performer(s) in parentheses)Ref.20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Eminem
Luis Resto{{smalldiv
Che Smith
Kanye West{{smalldiv
Kanye West{{smalldiv
Pharrell Williamsfeaturing Pharrell{{smalldiv
Aldrin Davis
Faheem Najm
Kanye Westfeaturing T-Pain{{smalldiv
Stephen Garrett
Darius Harrison
Jim Jonsin
Rex Zamorfeaturing Static Major{{smalldiv
Shawn Carter
R. Fenty
M. Riddick
Kanye West
E. Wilsonfeaturing Rihanna and Kanye West{{smalldiv
Angela Hunter
Alicia Keys
Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic
Alexander Shuckburghfeaturing Alicia Keys{{smalldiv
Jeff Bhasker
Stacy Ferguson
Malik Jones
Warren Trotter
Kanye West"All of the Lights"Kanye West featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi{{smalldiv
Shawn Carter
Mike Dean
Chauncey Hollis
Kanye West"Niggas in Paris"Jay-Z and Kanye West{{smalldiv
Ben Haggerty
Ryan Lewis"Thrift Shop"Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz{{smalldiv
Kendrick Duckworth
Columbus Smith
Ronald Isley"I"Kendrick Lamar{{smalldiv
Kendrick Duckworth
Kawan Prather
Mark Spears
Pharrell Williams"Alright"Kendrick Lamar{{smalldiv
Aubrey Graham
Paul Jefferies"Hotline Bling"Drake{{smalldiv
K. Duckworth
Asheton Hogan
M. Williams II"Humble."Kendrick Lamar{{smalldiv
Aubrey Graham
Ronald LaTour
Daveon Jackson
Brock Korsan
Matthew Samuels
Noah Shebib"God's Plan"Drake{{smalldiv
Jermaine Cole
Dacoury Natche
21 Savage
Anthony White"A Lot"21 Savage featuring J. Cole{{smalldiv
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{{smalldiv
Dwayne Abernathy, Jr.
Shawn Carter
Raul Cubina
Michael Dean
Charles M. Njapa
Sean Solymar
Kanye West
Mark Williams"Jail"Kanye West featuring Jay-Z{{smalldiv
Jake Kosich
Johnny Kosich
Kendrick Lamar
Matt Schaeffer"The Heart Part 5"Kendrick Lamar{{smalldiv
Andre Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore & Dion Wilson"Scientists & Engineers"Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future And Eryn Allen Kane{{smalldiv
Kendrick Lamar"Not Like Us"Kendrick Lamar{{smalldiv
{{smalldiv

Artists with multiple wins and nominations

Multiple wins ;7 wins

  • Kanye West

;5 wins

  • Kendrick Lamar

;4 wins

  • Jay-Z

;2 wins

  • Pharrell Williams
  • Drake

Multiple nominations ;17 nominations

  • Kanye West

;14 nominations

  • Jay-Z

;13 nominations

  • Drake

;11 nominations

  • Kendrick Lamar

;7 nominations

  • Lil Wayne

;6 nominations

  • Pharrell Williams

;5 nominations

  • Eminem

;4 nominations

;3 nominations

  • 21 Savage
  • 2 Chainz
  • The Black Eyed Peas
  • Chance the Rapper
  • Lupe Fiasco
  • GloRilla
  • Wiz Khalifa
  • Roddy Ricch
  • Justin Timberlake

;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
  • Pusha T

References

References

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  14. "2014 Nominees".
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  16. (December 7, 2015). "Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees". Prometheus Global Media.
  17. (December 6, 2017). "Grammy Nominations 2017: See the Full List of Nominees". Prometheus Global Media.
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  19. Lynch, Joe. (November 28, 2017). "Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees".
  20. Lynch, Joe. (November 22, 2019). "2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List".
  21. [https://www.grammy.com/sites/com/files/63rdpresslist_nov_20_2020.pdf 2021 Nominations List]
  22. [https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list 2022 Nominations List]
  23. (2022-11-15). "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List".
  24. (2023-11-10). "2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List".
  25. (2024-11-08). "2025 GRAMMYs: See The Full Winners & Nominees List".
  26. "2026 GRAMMYS: See The Full Nominations List {{!}} GRAMMY.com".
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