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Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance

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First awarded
  
1991

Category of
  
Grammy Awards

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Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

Winners & Nominees
  
Not AfraidEminem, Not Afraid, Winner, How LowLudacris, How Low, Nominee, I'm BackTI, I'm Back, Nominee, PowerKanye West, Power, Nominee, OverDrake, Over, Nominee, DOA (Death Of Auto-Tune)Jay Z, DOA (Death Of Auto-Tune), Winner, Best I Ever HadDrake, Best I Ever Had, Nominee, BeautifulEminem, Beautiful, Nominee, Day 'N' Nite (Nightmare)Kid Cudi, Day 'N' Nite (Nightmare), Nominee, Casa BeyMos Def, Casa Bey, Nominee, A MilliLil Wayne, A Milli, Winner, Paris - TokyoLupe Fiasco, Paris - Tokyo, Nominee, Sexual EruptionSnoop Dogg, Sexual Eruption, Nominee, Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)Jay Z, Roc Boys (And the Winner Is), Nominee, Nigger (The Slave And The Master)Nas, Nigger (The Slave And The Master), Nominee, Stronger [Explicit]Kanye West, Stronger [Explicit], Winner, Show Me What You GotJay Z, Show Me What You Got, Nominee, Big Things Poppin' (Do It)TI, Big Things Poppin' (Do It), Nominee, The PeopleCommon, The People, Nominee, I Get Money50 Cent, I Get Money, Nominee, What You Know [Explicit]TI, What You Know [Explicit], Winner, We Run ThisMissy Elliott, We Run This, Nominee, Touch ItBusta Rhymes, Touch It, Nominee, Kick - PushLupe Fiasco, Kick - Push, Nominee, UndeniableMos Def, Undeniable, Nominee

The Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance was awarded from 1991 to 2011, alongside the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. Previously, a single award was presented for Best Rap Performance.

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In 2003, this award was split into separate awards for Best Female Rap Solo Performance and Best Male Rap Solo Performance. In 2005, it was again presented as a single award.

As of 2012, The award was permanently discontinued due to a major overhaul of Grammy categories. Since 2012, all solo and duo/group rap performances has been shifted to the revived Best Rap Performance category.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released from October a year and a half prior to September the previous year.

Recipients

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Category facts

  • Most wins in this category (including male & female solo wins)
  • 1. Eminem – 4 wins
  • 2. Missy Elliott- 3 wins
  • 3. LL Cool J, Will Smith, Jay-Z & Kanye West- 2 wins
  • Most nominations in this category (Including Male & Female Solo Nominations)
  • 1. Eminem- 8 nominations
  • 2. Jay-Z – 7 nominations
  • 3. LL Cool J, Missy Elliott & Busta Rhymes- 5 nominations
  • 4. Queen Latifah, Kanye West & T.I.- 4 nominations
  • 5. Nelly, Common, MC Hammer, Will Smith & Coolio- 3 nominations
  • Most nominations without a win
  • 1. Busta Rhymes- 5 nominations
  • 2. Ludacris- 4 nominations
  • 3. Common & 50 Cent- 3 nominations
  • 4. Lupe Fiasco, Mos Def, Nas, Snoop Dogg, DMX, Drake, 2Pac, Monie Love & The Notorious B.I.G.- 2 nominations

    • References

    Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance Wikipedia
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