GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Rap Solo Performance

nominees

Power

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Label: Def Jam Recordings/Roc-A-Fella

Over

Drake

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Track From: Thank Me Later
Label: Cash Money/Young Money/Universal Motown

How Low

Ludacris

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Track From: Battle Of The Sexes
Label: DTP/Def Jam Recordings

I'm Back

T.I.

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Label: Grand Hustle/Atlantic

52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2009)

winner

D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)

nominees

Best I Ever Had

Drake

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Label: Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown

Beautiful

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Track From: Relapse
Label: Aftermath/Interscope Records

Day 'N' Nite

Kid Cudi

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Track From: Man On The Moon: End Of Day
Label: Universal Motown/Good/Fool's Gold

Casa Bey

Mos Def

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Track From: The Ecstatic
Label: Downtown Records

51st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2008)

winner

A Milli

Lil Wayne

nominees

N.i...e.r. (The Slave And The Master)

Nas

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Track From: Untitled
Label: Def Jam

Sexual Eruption

Snoop Dogg

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Track From: Ego Trippin
Label: Geffen

Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)...

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Track From: American Gangster
Label: Roc-A-Fella

Paris, Tokyo

Lupe Fiasco

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Track From: The Cool
Label: 1st & 15th/Atlantic

50th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2007)

winner

Stronger

nominees

The People

Common

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Track From: Finding Forever
Label: Geffen

I Get Money

50 Cent

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Track From: Curtis
Label: Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records

Show Me What You Got

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Track From: Kingdom Come
Label: Roc-A-Fella Records

Big Things Poppin' (Do It)

T.I.

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Track From: T.I. vs T.I.P.
Label: Grand Hustle/Atlantic

49th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2006)

winner

What You Know

T.I.

nominees

Undeniable

Mos Def

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Track From: Tru3 Magic
Label: Geffen Records

Touch It

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Track From: The Big Bang
Label: Aftermath/Interscope Records

We Run This

Missy Elliott

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Track From: The Cookbook
Label: Goldmind/Atlantic

Kick, Push

Lupe Fiasco

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Track From: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Label: 1st & 15th/Atlantic

48th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2005)

winner

Gold Digger

nominees

Testify

Common

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Track From: Be
Label: Geffen

Mockingbird

Eminem

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Track From: Encore
Label: Aftermath/Shady/Interscope Records

Disco Inferno

50 Cent

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Track From: The Massacre
Label: Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records

Number One Spot

Ludacris

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Track From: The Red Light District
Label: Def Jam South

U Don't Know Me

T.I.

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Track From: Urban Legend
Label: Grand Hustle/Atlantic

47th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2004)

winner

99 Problems

nominees

Overnight Celebrity

Twista

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Track From: Kamikaze
Label: Atlantic Records

Through The Wire

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Track From: The College Dropout
Label: Roc-A-Fella Records

On Fire

Lloyd Banks

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Track From: The Hunger For More
Label: G Unit / Interscope Records

Just Lose It

Eminem

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Label: Aftermath/Interscope Records

44th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2001)

winner

Get Ur Freak On

Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott

nominees

Because I Got High

Afroman

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Track From: The Good Times
Label: Universal

Who We Be

DMX

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Track From: The Great Depression
Label: Def Jam

Izzo (H.O.V.A)

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Track From: The Blueprint
Label: Roc-a-fella

Ride Wit Me

Nelly

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Track From: Country Grammar
Label: Universal

43rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2000)

winner

The Real Slim Shady

nominees

Shake Ya Ass (Track)

Mystikal

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Track From: Let's Get Ready
Label: Jive

The Light

Common

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Track From: Like Water For Chocolate
Label: MCA

Country Grammar (Single)

Nelly

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Track From: Country Grammar
Label: Universal

Party Up (Single)

DMX

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Track From: ...And Then There Was X
Label: Def Jam

42nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1999)

winner

My Name Is

nominees

Changes (Track)

2Pac

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Track From: Greatest Hits
Label: Death Row/Interscope

Gimme Some More (Track)

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Track From: E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event - The Final World Front)
Label: Elektra Entertainment Group

Vivrant Thing (Track)

Q-Tip

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Track From: Violator The Album
Label: Violator/Def Jam

Wild Wild West (Track)

Will Smith (Featuring Dru Hill And Kool Mo Dee)

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Track From: Wild Wild West - Music Inspired By The Motion Picture
Label: Overbrook/Interscope

41st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1998)

winner

Gettin' Jiggy Wit It

Will Smith

nominees

Gone Till November (Single)

Wyclef Jean

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Track From: Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival
Label: Ruffhouse/Columbia

Hard Knock Life (Track)

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Track From: Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life
Label: Roc-a-fella/Def Jam

Lost Ones (Track)

Lauryn Hill

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Track From: The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
Label: Ruffhouse/Columbia

Dangerous (Single)

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Track From: When Disaster Strikes...
Label: Elektra/Eeg

40th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1997)

winner

Men In Black

Will Smith

nominees

Ain't Nobody (Single)

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Label: Geffen

Hypnotize (Single)

The Notorious B.I.G.

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Track From: Life After Death
Label: Bad Boy

Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See (Single)

Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott

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Track From: When Disaster Strikes...
Label: Elektra/Eeg

The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) (Track)

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Track From: Supa Dupa Fly
Label: Eastwest/Eeg

39th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1996)

winner

Hey Lover

nominees

If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) (Track)

NAS

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Track From: It Was Written
Label: Columbia

Rock With You (Track)

Heavy D

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Track From: Quincy Jones - Q's Jook Joint
Label: Qwest/Warner Bros.

Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check (Track)

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Track From: The Coming
Label: Elektra

1,2,3,4 (Sumpin' New) (Track)

Coolio

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Track From: Gangsta's Paradise
Label: Tommy Boy

38th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1995)

winner

Gangsta's Paradise

Coolio

nominees

Big Poppa (Single)

The Notorious B.I.G.

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Label: Bad Boy

Dear Mama (Single)

2Pac

–

Label: Interscope

I Wish (Single)

Skee-Lo

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Label: Sunshine/Scotti Bros.

Keep Their Heads Ringin' (Single)

Dr. Dre

–

Label: Priority

37th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1994)

winner

U.N.I.T.Y.

nominees

Fantastic Voyage (Single)

Coolio

–

Label: Tommy Boy

Flava In Ya Ear (Single)

Craig Mack

–

Label: Bad Boy

Gin And Juice

Snoop Doggy Dogg

–

Label: Death Row/Interscope

This DJ (Single)

Warren G

–

Label: Violator/Ral

36th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1993)

winner

Let Me Ride

Dr. Dre

nominees

Ditty (Single)

Paperboy

–

Label: Next Plateau

Just Da Pimpin' In Me (Track)

Sir Mix-A-Lot

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Track From: Seattle...The Dark Side
Label: American Recordings/Rhyme Cartel

Ruffneck (Single)

MC Lyte

–

Label: First Priority/Atlantic

Stand By Your Man (Single)

–

Label: Def Jam/Columbia

35th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1992)

winner

Baby Got Back

Sir Mix-A-Lot

nominees

Addams Groove (Single)

M.C. Hammer

–

Label: Capitol

Latifah's Had It Up 2 Here (Single)

–

Label: Tommy Boy

Strictly Business (Single)

–

Label: Uptown/Mca

You Gotta Believe (Album)

Marky Mark

–

Label: Interscope

34th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1991)

winner

Mama Said Knock You Out

nominees

Fly Girl (Single)

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Label: Tommy Boy

Here Comes The Hammer (Version 1) (Single)

M.C. Hammer

–

Label: Capitol

It's A Shame (My Sister) (Single)

Monie Love

–

Label: Warner Bros.

New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme) (Single)

Ice-T

–

Label: Giant

33rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1990)

winner

U Can't Touch This

M.C. Hammer

nominees

All Hail The Queen (Album)