Grammy Award for Best Rap Song#2000s

{{Short description|Award}}

{{Infobox award

| name = Grammy Award for Best Rap Song

| awarded_for = Quality rap songs

| image = Kendrick Lamar 3 F.I.B. 2016 (cropped 3).jpg

| caption = "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar is the most recent recipient

| presenter = National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

| country = United States

| year = 2004

| holder = Kendrick Lamar for "Not Like Us" (Kendrick Lamar) (2025)

| website = [http://www.grammy.com/ grammy.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,{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/env-grammy_awards_info,0,5279018.htmlstory?track=center|title=Grammy Awards at a Glance|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 24, 2010}} 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".{{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/|title=Overview|access-date=November 11, 2010|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103173212/http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/|archive-date=January 3, 2011}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/announcement/category-mapper/new-category/124691/124782|title=Category Mapper: Best Rap Song (S/T)|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|access-date=2011-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604022441/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/announcement/category-mapper/new-category/124691/124782|archive-date=2012-06-04|url-status=dead}} 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

Image:Eminem performing live at dj hero party.jpg was the first recipient of the award in 2004 alongside Jeff Bass and Luis Resto.]]

Image:Jay-Z Kanye Watch the Throne Staples Center 5 (crop).jpg holds the records of most wins in the category with seven, as well as most nominations for the award with sixteen.]]

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File:Pharrell Williams at The Lion King European Premiere 2019.png.]]

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File:Kendrick Lamar Way Out West 2013 (cropped).jpg.|alt=A man performing on stage]]

File:Drake July 2016.jpg.]]

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scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2004

| {{sortname|Jeff|Bass}}
Eminem
Luis Resto

| {{sort|Lose Yourself|"Lose Yourself"}}

| {{sort|Eminem}}

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20031205/webcompletegrammylist05/complete-list-of-grammy-nominations|title=Complete list of Grammy nominations|date=December 5, 2003|access-date=December 10, 2010|publisher=The Seattle Times Company|work=The Seattle Times|archive-date=January 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106021706/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20031205&slug=webcompletegrammylist05|url-status=live}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2005

| {{sortname|Miri|Ben-Ari}}
Che Smith
Kanye West

| {{sort|Jesus Walks|"Jesus Walks"}}

| {{sortname|Kanye|West}}

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-12-07-grammy-nominee-list_x.htm|title=Grammy Award nominees in top categories|date=February 7, 2005|accessdate=November 11, 2010|publisher=Gannett Company|work=USA Today}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2006

| {{sortname|Devon|Harris|nolink=1}}
Kanye West

| {{sort|Diamonds from Sierra Leone|"Diamonds from Sierra Leone"}}

| {{sortname|Kanye|West}}

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2005-12-08-grammy-list-nominations_x.htm|title=Complete list of Grammy Award nominations|date=December 8, 2006|accessdate=December 9, 2010|publisher=Gannett Company|work=USA Today}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2007

| {{sort|Ludacris}}
Pharrell Williams

| {{sort|Money Maker|"Money Maker"}}

| {{sort|Ludacris}} featuring Pharrell

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1547492/20061207/blige_mary_j.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209002424/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1547492/20061207/blige_mary_j.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 9, 2006|title=Mary J. Blige, Chili Peppers Top Grammy Nominations List|date=December 7, 2006|accessdate=December 9, 2010|publisher=MTV|first=Gil|last=Kaufman}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2008

| Aldrin Davis
Faheem Najm
Kanye West

| {{sort|Good Life|"Good Life"}}

| {{sortname|Kanye|West}} featuring T-Pain

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|title=2008 Grammy Award Winners and Nominees |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/09/arts/music/10grammylist.html|accessdate=November 17, 2010|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 9, 2008}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2009

| {{sortname|Dwayne|Carter|Lil Wayne}}
Stephen Garrett
Darius Harrison
Jim Jonsin
Rex Zamor

| {{sort|Lollipop|"Lollipop"}}

| {{sort|Lil Wayne}} featuring Static Major

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/b71618_complete_list_of_nominees_51st_annual.html|title=Complete List of Nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards|date=December 3, 2008|accessdate=December 9, 2010|publisher=E! Online}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2010

| Shawn Carter
R. Fenty
M. Riddick
Kanye West
E. Wilson

| {{sort|Run This Town|"Run This Town"}}

| {{sort|Jay-Z}} featuring Rihanna and Kanye West

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.spinner.com/2009/12/02/grammy-nominees-2010/|title=Nominees for 2010 Grammy Awards Announced -- Full List|date=December 2, 2009|accessdate=November 16, 2010|publisher=Spinner.com|first=Kenneth|last=Partridge|archive-date=March 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306003427/http://www.spinner.com/2009/12/02/grammy-nominees-2010/|url-status=dead}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2011

| {{sortname|Shawn|Carter|Jay-Z}}
Angela Hunter
Alicia Keys
Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic
Alexander Shuckburgh

| {{sort|Empire State of Mind|"Empire State of Mind"}}

| {{sort|Jay-Z}} featuring Alicia Keys

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2010&genre=31|title=Nominees And Winners – GRAMMY.com|accessdate=February 13, 2011|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2012

| Jeff Bhasker
Stacy Ferguson
Malik Jones
Warren Trotter
Kanye West

| "All of the Lights"

| Kanye West featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2011&genre=28|title=2011 - 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners: Rap Field|publisher=The Recording Academy|date=November 30, 2011}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2013

| Shawn Carter
Mike Dean
Chauncey Hollis
Kanye West

| "Niggas in Paris"

| Jay-Z and Kanye West

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|[http://www.grammy.com/nominees List of 2013 nominees] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201120225/http://www.grammy.com/nominees |date=2012-02-01 }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2014

| Ben Haggerty
Ryan Lewis

|"Thrift Shop"

| Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz

| {{smalldiv|

| {{Cite web |url=http://www.grammy.org/files/press-release/pdf/56nomsfinalrelease_final_.pdf |title=2014 Nominees |access-date=2013-12-08 |archive-date=2013-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216085917/http://www.grammy.org/files/press-release/pdf/56nomsfinalrelease_final_.pdf |url-status=dead }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2015

| Kendrick Duckworth
Columbus Smith
Ronald Isley

| "I"

| Kendrick Lamar

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-nominees-winners-list-story.html |title=57th Grammy Nominees |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=December 5, 2014}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2016

|Kendrick Duckworth
Kawan Prather
Mark Spears
Pharrell Williams

|"Alright"

|Kendrick Lamar

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/6785974/grammy-nominations-2016-full-list | title=Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | magazine=Billboard | date=December 7, 2015 | accessdate=December 7, 2015}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2017

|Aubrey Graham
Paul Jefferies

|"Hotline Bling"

|Drake

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7597556/grammys-nominees-complete-list-2017 | title=Grammy Nominations 2017: See the Full List of Nominees | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | magazine=Billboard | date=December 6, 2017 | accessdate=December 6, 2016}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2018

|K. Duckworth
Asheton Hogan
M. Williams II

|"Humble."

|Kendrick Lamar

| {{smalldiv|

| align="center"|{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8047027/grammys-2018-complete-nominees-list|title=Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees |last=Lynch |first=Joe |date=November 28, 2017 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 29, 2017}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2019

|Aubrey Graham
Ronald LaTour
Daveon Jackson
Brock Korsan
Matthew Samuels
Noah Shebib

|"God's Plan"

|Drake

| {{smalldiv|

| align="center"|{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8047027/grammys-2018-complete-nominees-list|title=Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees |last=Lynch |first=Joe |date=November 28, 2017 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 29, 2017}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2020

| Jermaine Cole
Dacoury Natche
21 Savage
Anthony White

|"A Lot"

|21 Savage featuring J. Cole

| {{smalldiv|

| align="center"|{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-list|title=2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List |last=Lynch |first=Joe |date=November 22, 2019 |magazine= |access-date=November 22, 2019}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2021

| 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|

| align="center"|[https://www.grammy.com/sites/com/files/63rdpresslist_nov_20_2020.pdf 2021 Nominations List]

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2022

|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|

| align="center"|[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list 2022 Nominations List]

2023

| Jake Kosich
Johnny Kosich
Kendrick Lamar
Matt Schaeffer

| "The Heart Part 5"

| Kendrick Lamar

|{{smalldiv|

|{{Cite web |date=2022-11-15 |title=2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-list |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=GRAMMYs}}

2024

| 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|

|{{Cite web |date=2023-11-10 |title=2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=GRAMMYs}}

2025

|Kendrick Lamar

|"Not Like Us"

|Kendrick Lamar

|{{smalldiv|

|{{Cite web |date=2024-11-08 |title=2025 GRAMMYs: See The Full Winners & Nominees List |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2025-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=GRAMMYs}}

Artists with multiple wins and nominations

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Multiple wins

;7 wins

;5 wins

;4 wins

;2 wins

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Multiple nominations

;17 nominations

;14 nominations

;13 nominations

;11 nominations

;6 nominations

;5 nominations

;4 nominations

;3 nominations

;2 nominations

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See also

References

{{Reflist|30em}}