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GRAMMY Awards Winners for Best Rap Song

Record Of The Year

Album Of The Year

Song Of The Year/New Song Of The Year

Best New Artist

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Best Pop Solo Performance

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Best Pop Vocal Album

Other Pop/Rock&Roll/ Contemporary Awards or Instrumental

Best Disco Recording

Best Dance Recording

Best Dance Recording

Best Dance/Electronica Album

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Best Rock Performance

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Instrumental

Best Hard Rock Performance

Best Metal Performance

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Best Rock Album

Best Alternative Music Performance

Best R&B Recording - Best Rhythm & Blues Performance

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Best R&B Group, Vocal Or Instrumental

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra,group or soloist)

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

Best R&B Performance

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Best Rap Performance

Best Rap Solo Performance

Best Female Rap Solo Performance

Best Male Rap Solo Performance

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

Best Rap Performance

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Best Country & Western Performance

Best Country & Western Single and Best Country & Western Recording

Best New Country & Western Artist

Best Country & Western Performance, Duet, Trio Or Group (vocal or instrumental)

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Best Country Solo Performance

Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Best Country Song

Best Country Album

Best New Age Album

Best Jazz Fusion Performance

Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Instrumental - Also cont. Jazz Perf. Vocal or Instrumental

Best Improvised Jazz Solo Performance

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group

Best Instrumental Jazz Album

Best Jazz Performance, Soloist

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Best Original Jazz Composition

Best Latin Jazz Album

Best Gospel Other: Incl. Sacred, Religious or Inspirational Recording, Musical or Non-Musical

Best Gospel Performance

Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational

Best Gospel Performance, Traditional

Best Soul Gospel Performance

Best Gospel Performance, Female

Best Gospel Performance, Male

Best Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir or Chorus - Singles, Albums & Tracks

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female - Singles, Albums or Tracks

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male - Singles, Albums or Tracks

Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus - Singles, Albums or Tracks

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Best Gospel Song

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

Best Rock Gospel Album incl. Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album

Best Gospel Album By Choir Or Chorus

Best Gospel Album

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Best Roots Gospel Album

Best Latin Recording

Best Latin Pop Performance

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album

Best Latin Urban Album

Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album

Best Salsa/Merengue Album

Best Merengue Performance

Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance

Best Tejano Album

Best Norteño Album

Best Banda Album

Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album

Best Banda or Norteño Album

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)

Best Tropical Latin Album

Best American Roots Performance

Best American Roots Song

Best Americana Album

Best Bluegrass Album

Best Traditional Blues Album - or - Best Traditional Blues Recording

Best Contemporary Blues Album - or Contemporary Blues Recording

Best Blues Album

Best Folk Performance or Best Folk Recording

Best Traditional Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording/Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording

Best Contemporary Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Contemporary Folk Recording

Best Folk Album

Best Native American Music Album

Best Hawaiian Music Album

Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album

Best Regional Roots Album

Best Reggae Album

Best World Music Album

Best World Music Album

Best Contemporary World Music Album

Best Polka Album

Best Recording For Children - Single or Album, Musical or Spoken

Best Musical Album For Children

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

Best Children's Album

Best Spoken Word Or Non-musical Album

Best Comedy Album

Best Spoken Comedy Album

Best Musical Theater Album

Best Sound Track Album - Original Cast (Not A Composer's Award)

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

Best Song Written For Visual Media

Best Instrumental Composition

Best Instrumental Arrangement

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement

Best Arrangement Accompanying A Vocalist Or Instrumentalist

Best Arrangement For Voices

Best Album Package - Incl. Album Cover, Graphic Arts, Photography

Best Recording Package - Boxed

Best Album Notes

Best Historical Album

Best Engineered Recording, Non Classical

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Remixer Of The Year

Best Remixed Recording , Non-Classical

Best Immersive Audio Album

Best Classical Engineered Recording

Classical Producer Of The Year

Best Classical Album

Best Classical Orchestral Performance

Best Opera Recording

Best Classical Performance, Operatic or Choral

Best Choral Performance, Classical

Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)

Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)

Best Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (with or without orchestra)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance (With or Without Conductor)

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Best Chamber Music Performance

Best Classical Vocal Performance

Best Classical Compendium

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Best Classical Crossover Album

Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist

Best Music Video, Short Form

Best Music Video, Long Form

Video of the Year

Best Concept Music Video

Best Performance Music Video

Jump to Year

Best Rap Song

61st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2018)

winner

Drake

God's Plan

Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)

nominees

Kendrick Lamar

King's Dead

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Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Axel Morgan, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn & Michael Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake)

Eminem

Lucky You

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R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J. Sweet, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Joyner Lucas)

Drake

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Travis Scott_artist page

Sicko Mode

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Khalif Brown, Rogét Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim & Cydel Young, songwriters (Travis Scott, Drake, (Big Hawk) & Swae Lee)

Kendrick Lamar

Win

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K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels & C. Thompson, songwriters (Jay Rock)

60th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2017)

winner

Kendrick Lamar

HUMBLE.

Kendrick Duckworth, Asheton Hogan, Michael Williams II & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

59th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2016)

winner

Drake

Hotline Bling

Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake)

58th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2015)

winner

Pharrell Williams

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Kendrick Lamar

Alright

Kendrick Duckworth, Kawan Prather, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

Kendrick Duckworth, Kawan Prather, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters.

57th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2014)

winner

Kendrick Lamar

I

K. Duckworth, Ronald Isley & C. Smith, songwriters. (Kendrick Lamar)

56th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2013)

winner

Thrift Shop

Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters.

Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters.

55th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2012)

winner

Jay-Z

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Kanye West

N****s In Paris

Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis, Shawn Carter & Kanye West, songwriters.

54th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2011)

winner

Kanye West

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Rihanna

All Of The Lights

Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Terius “The-Dream” Nash, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)

Jeff Bhasker, Kanye West, Malik Jones, Stacy Ferguson, Terius "The Dream" Nash & Warren Trotter, songwriters.

53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2010)

winner

Alicia Keys, GRAMMY winner

Empire State Of Mind

Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Burt Keyes & Sylvia Robinson, songwriters)

Alexander Shuckburgh, Alicia Keys, Angela Hunte, Janet Sewell & Shawn Carter, songwriters.

52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2009)

winner

Jay-Z

,

Kanye West

,

Rihanna

Run This Town

Jeff Bhasker, Shawn Carter (Jay-Z), Robyn Fenty, Kanye West & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Athanasios Alatas, songwriter) (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)

Ernest Wilson, Jeff Bhasker, Kanye West, Robyn Fenty (Rihanna) & Shawn Carter (Jay-Z), songwriters.

51st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2008)

winner

Lil Wayne

Lollipop

Darius "Deezle" Harrison, James Scheffer, Lil Wayne, Rex Zamor & Static Major, songwriters (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major)

Darius "Deezle" Harrison, James Scheffer, Lil Wayne, Rex Zamor & Static Major, songwriters.

50th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2007)

winner

Kanye West

Good Life

Aldrin Davis, Faheem Najm, Kanye West & Mike Dean, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring T-Pain)

Aldrin Davis, Faheem Najm, Kanye West & Mike Dean, songwriters.

49th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2006)

winner

Pharrell Williams

Money Maker

Ludacris & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Ludacris Featuring Pharrell)

Ludacris & Pharrell Williams, songwriters.

48th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2005)

winner

Kanye West

Diamonds From Sierra Leone

DeVon Harris & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)

DeVon Harris & Kanye West, songwriters.

47th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2004)

winner

Kanye West

Jesus Walks

Che Smith, Kanye West & Miri Ben Ari, songwriters (Kanye West)

Che Smith, Kanye West & Miri Ben Ari, songwriters.

46th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2003)

winner

Eminem

Lose Yourself

Eminem, Jeff Bass & L Resto, songwriters (Eminem)

Eminem, Jeff Bass & L Resto, songwriters.