From Eminem to Megan Thee Stallion, Jay-Z to Kendrick Lamar – among the largest names in hip-hop have taken dwelling the Grammy Award for Finest Rap Tune.
Hip-hop is of the most important and most dominant genres in music throughout the final half-century, and among the minds behind rap’s largest songs get their flowers on the annual Grammy Awards. First held in 1958 and initially known as the Gramophone Awards (aka these golden turntables that winners take dwelling), the Grammy Awards have modified and advanced with the instances, now celebrating “honor creative achievement, technical proficiency and total excellence within the recording trade, with out regard to album gross sales or chart place,” per the Grammy web site.
With that stated, the Grammys haven’t all the time been nice relating to hip-hop. The Recording Academy debuted the Finest Rap Efficiency award in 1989 and the Finest Rap Album class in 1996 – a few years after the style burst out on the scene. The Grammys unveiled the Finest Rap Tune class for the forty sixth Grammy Awards in 2004. Eminem gained that inaugural award for “Lose Your self,” as did the track’s writers – Luis Restro and Jeff Bass.
The Finest Rap Tune award is a songwriters award, one which acknowledges the various fingers that go into making successful.
This 12 months’s Nominees
At first look, the Finest Rap Tune class is a roll name of among the largest names in hip-hop. “Bathtub Salts,” by DMX that includes Jay-Z and Nas, is up for the award, as is Saweetie and Doja Cat’s collab, “Finest Buddy.” Child Keem and Kendrick Lamar’s “Household Ties” scored a nomination, as did “My Life” by J.Cole, that includes 21 Savage and Morray. Kanye West – who has a report of 6 wins on this class – may add to his whole if his and Jay-Z’s “Jail” wins the Grammy.
Full Checklist of nominees:
- DMX that includes Jay-Z and Nas, “Bathtub Salts” (Shawn Carter, Kasseem Dean, Michael Forno, Nasir Jones, and Earl)
- Saweetie that includes Doja Cat, “Finest Buddy” (Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Randall Avery Hammers, Diamonté Harper, Asia Smith, Theron Thomas, and Rocco Valdes)
- Child Keem that includes Kendrick Lamar, “Household Ties” (Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Hykeem Carter, Tobias Dekker, Colin Franken, Jasper Harris, Kendrick Lamar, Ronald Latour, and Dominik Patrzek)
- Kanye West that includes Jay-Z, “Jail” (Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Kanye West, and Mark Williams)
- J. Cole that includes 21 Savage and Morray, “My Life” (Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph and Jermaine Cole)
Latest Winners Of The Grammy Award for Finest Rap Tune
2021: Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé, “Savage (Remix)”
- Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White
Different Nominees:
- Lil Child, “The Larger Image” (Dominique Jones, Noah Pettigrew & Rai’shaun Williams
- Roddy Ricch, “The Field” (Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore)
- Drake ft. Lil Durk, “Snort Now Cry Later” Durk Banks, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ronald LaTour & Ryan Martinez)
- DaBaby that includes Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar” (Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Ross Joseph Portaro IV & Rodrick Moore)
2020: 21 Savage ft. J. Cole, “A Lot”
- YBN Cordae that includes Likelihood the Rapper, “Unhealthy Concept” (Chancelor Bennett, Cordae Dunston, Uforo Ebong & Daniel Hackett)
- Rick Ross that includes Drake, “Gold Roses” (Noel Cadastre, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, William Leonard Roberts II, Joshua Quinton Scruggs, Leon Thomas III & Ozan Yildirim)
- Nipsey Hussle that includes Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy, “Racks In The Center (Ermias Asghedom, Dustin James Corbett, Greg Allen Davis, Chauncey Hollis, Jr. & Rodrick Moore”
- DaBaby, “Suge” (Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, JetsonMade & Pooh Beatz)
2019: Drake, “God’s Plan”
- Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake “King’s Useless” (Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn & Michael Williams II)
- Eminem that includes Joyner Lucas, “Fortunate You” (R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J. Candy)
- Travis Scott, Drake, Huge Hawk & Swae Lee, “Sicko Mode” (Khalif Brown, Rogét Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, John Edward Hawkins, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim & Cydel Younger)
- Jay Rock, “Win” (Ok. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels & C. Thompson)
2018: Kendrick Lamar, “HUMBLE”
- Cardi B, “Bodack Yellow” (Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe, Belcalis Almanzar & J White – “Bodak Yellow”)
- Hazard Mouse that includes Run the Jewels and Huge Boi, “Chase Me”) (Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Hector Delgado, Jaime Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer
- Rapsody, “Sassy” (E. Gabouer & M. Evans)
- Jay-Z, “The Story of O.J.” (Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson)
2017: Drake, “Hotline Bling”
- Fats Joe & Remy Ma that includes French Montana & Infared, “All The Means Up (Joseph Cartagena, Edward Davadi, Shandel Inexperienced, Karim Kharbouch, Andre Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie & Marcello Valenzano)
- Kanye West that includes Rihanna, “Well-known” (Chancellor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West & Cydel Younger)
- Likelihood the Rapper that includes Lil Wayne and a couple of Chainz, “No Downside” (Chancellor Bennett, Dwayne Carter & Tauheed Epps)
- Kanye West that includes Likelihood The Rapper, Kelly Value, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream, “Ultralight Beam” (Chancellor Bennett, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Kirk Franklin, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius Nash, Jerome Potter, Kelly Value, Nico “Donnie Trumpet” Segal, Derek Watkins, Kanye West & Cydel Younger)
2016: Kendrick Lamar, “Alright”
- Kanye West That includes Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom, and Paul McCartney, “All Day” (Ernest Brown, Tyler Bryant, Sean Combs, Mike Dean, Rennard East, Noah Goldstein, Malik Yusef Jones, Karim Kharbouch, Allan Kyariga, Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney, Victor Mensah, Charles Njapa, Che Pope, Patrick Reynolds, Allen Ritter, Kanye West, Mario Winans, and Cydel Younger)
- Drake, “Power” (Richard Dorfmeister, A. Graham, Markus Kienzl, M. O’Brien, M. Samuels and Phillip Thomas)
- Widespread and John Legend, “Glory” (Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith, and John Stephens)
- Fetty Wap, “Entice Queen” (Tony Fadd and Willie J. Maxwell)
2015: Kendrick Lamar, “i”
- Nicki Minaj, “Anaconda” (Ernest Clark, Jamal Jones, Onika Maraj, Marcos Palacios and J. Solone Myvett)
- Kanye West that includes Charlie Wilson, “Certain 2” (Mike Dean, Malik Jones, Che Pope, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, John Stephens, Kanye West, Charlie Wilson, and Cydel Younger)
- Wiz Khalifa, “We Dem Boyz” (Noel Fisher and Cameron Thomaz)
- Drake, “0 to 100 / The Catch Up” (A. Feeney, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, P. Jefferies, Matthew Samuels, and Noah Shebib)
2014: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz, “Thrift Store”
- ASAP Rocky that includes Drake, 2 Chainz, and Kendrick Lamar, “F-ckin’ Issues” (Tauheed Epps, Aubrey Graham, Kendrick Lamar, Rakim Mayers, and Noah Shebib)
- Jay-Z that includes Justin Timberlake, “Holy Grail” (Shawn Carter, Terius Nash, J. Harmon, Timothy Mosley, Justin Timberlake, and Ernest Wilson)
- Kanye West, “New Slaves” (Christopher Breaux, Benjamin Bronfman, Mike Dean, Louis Johnson, Malik Jones, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, Che Smith, Kanye West, and Cydel Younger)
- Drake, “Began from the Backside” (William Coleman, Aubrey Graham, and Noah Shebib)
2013: Jay-Z and Kanye West, “N—– In Paris”
- Nas, “Daughters” (Nasir Jones and Ernest Wilson)
- Wale that includes Miguel, “Lotus Flower Bomb” (Olubowale Akintimehin, S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson, and Miguel Jontel Pimentel)
- Kanye West, Huge Sean, Pusha T, and a couple of Chainz, “Mercy” (Sean Anderson, Tauheed Epps, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton, and Kanye West)
- Drake that includes Lil Wayne and Tyga, “The Motto”) (Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham, and Michael Stevenson)
- Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa that includes Bruno Mars, “Younger, Wild & Free” (Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Peter Hernandez, and Cameron Thomaz)
2012: Kanye West, Rihanna, Child Cudi & Fergie, “The entire Lights”
- Wiz Khalifa, “Black and Yellow”) (Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Cameron Thomaz)
- Dre, Eminem, and Skylar Gray, “I Want A Physician” (Andre Younger, Alexander Grant, Skylar Gray, and Marshall Mathers)
- Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne, “Look At Me Now”) (Chris Brown, Wesley Pentz, Jean Baptiste, Ryan Buendia, Dwayne Carter, Trevor Smith, Nick van de Wall, Afrojack
- Jay-Z and Kanye West, “Otis” (Shawn Carter and Kanye West)
- Lupe Fiasco, “The Present Goes On” (Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane and Wasalu Muhammad Jaco)
2011: Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Thoughts”
- Eminem that includes Rihanna, “Love The Means You Lie” (Alexander Grant, Skylar Gray and Marshall Mathers)
- Eminem, “Not Afraid” (Matthew Burnett, Jordan Evans, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto & Matthew Samuels)
- B.o.B that includes Bruno Mars, “Nothin’ On You” (Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars, and Bobby Simmons Jr.)
- Jay-Z & Swizz Beats, “On to the Subsequent One” (Shawn Carter, J. Chaton, and Ok. Dean)
2010: Jay-Z ft. Rihanna and Kanye West, “Run This City”
- Drake, “Finest I Ever Had: (Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Drake Graham & Matthew Samuels)
- Child Cudi, “Day ‘n’ Nite” (S. Mescudi and O. Omishore)
- I. that includes Justin Timberlake, “Useless and Gone” (Clifford Harris and Justin Timberlake)
- Jay-Z, “D.O.A. (Dying of Auto-Tune”) (Shawn Carter and Ernest Wilson)
2009: Lil Wayne ft. Static Main, “Lollipop”
- Flo Rida that includes T-Ache, “Low” (Tramar Dillard and Faheem Najm)
- Snoop Dogg, “Sexual Eruption” (C. Broadus, S. Lovejoy and D. Stewart)
- Lupe Fiasco that includes Soundtrak, “Celebrity” (Wasalu Muhammad Jaco)
- I. that includes Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Kanye West & M.I.A., “Swagga Like Us” (Mathangi Arulpragasam, Dwayne Carter, Shawn Carter, Clifford Harris, Topper Headon, Mick Jones, Wesley Pentz, Paul Simonon, Joe Strummer and Kanye West)
2008: Kanye West ft. T-Ache, “Good Life”
- 50 Cent ft. Justin Timberlake, “Ayo Know-how” (Curtis Jackson, Nathaniel Hills, Timothy Mosley, and Justin Timberlake)
- I., “Huge Issues Poppin’ (Do It)” (Clifford Harris and Byron Thomas)
- Kanye West, “Can’t Inform Me Nothing” (Aldrin Davis and Kanye West)
- Soulja Boy, “Crank That” (Soulja Boy)
2007: Ludacris ft. Pharrell, “Cash Maker”
- Yung Joc, “It’s Goin’ Down” (Chadron Moore and Jasiel Robinson)
- Lupe Fiasco, “Kick, Push” (Wasalu Muhammad Jaco)
- Chamillionaire, “Ridin'” (Hakeem Seriki, Juan Salinas, Oscar Salinas, Anthony Henderson)
- I. “What You Know” (Adrian Davis and Clifford Harris)
2006: Kanye West, “Diamonds from Sierra Leonne”
- 50 Cent that includes Olivia, “Sweet Store” (50 Cent and Scott Storch)
- The Again Eyed Peas, “Don’t Phunk With My Coronary heart” (William Adams, Printz Board, Stacy Ferguson, and George Pajon Jr.)
- The Recreation that includes 50 Cent, “Hate It Or Love It” (Jayceon Taylor and 50 Cent)
- Missy Elliott that includes Ciara and Fatman Scoop, “Lose Management” (Missy Elliott, Ciara Harris, and Isaac Freeman)
2005: Kanye West, “Jesus Walks”
- Snoop Dogg and Pharrell, “Drop It Like It’s Scorching”) (Calvin Broadus, Chad Hugo, Scott Thomas, and Pharrell Williams)
- The Black Eyed Peas, “Hey Mama” (Will Adams and Anthony Henry)
- The Black Eyed Peas, “Let’s Get It Began” (Will Adams, Mike Fratantuno, Jaime Gomez, George Pajon, Jr., Allan Pineda, and Terence Yoshiaki)
- Jay-Z – “99 Issues” (Shawn Carter and Rick Rubin)
2004: Eminem, “Lose Your self”
- Snoop Dogg and Pharrell, “Lovely” (Calvin Broadus, Chad Hugo, and Pharrell Williams)
- Jay-Z and Pharrell, “Excuse Me Miss” (Shawn Carter, Chad Hugo, and Pharrell Williams)
- 50 Cent, “In da Membership” (Mike Elizondo, C. Jackson, and A. Younger)
- Missy Elliott, “Work It” (Missy Elliott and Tim Mosley)