Grammy Award for Best Rap Song

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Grammy Award for Best Rap Song
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"Scientists & Engineers" by Killer Mike, André 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane is the most recent recipient
Awarded forQuality rap songs
CountryUnited States
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded2004
Currently held by Andre Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore & Dion Wilson for "Scientists & Engineers" (Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane) (2024)
Website 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, [1] 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". [2]

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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. [3] 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

Eminem was the first recipient of the award in 2004 alongside Jeff Bass and Luis Resto. Eminem performing live at dj hero party.jpg
Eminem was the first recipient of the award in 2004 alongside Jeff Bass and Luis Resto.
Kanye West holds the records of most wins in the category with seven, as well as most nominations for the award with sixteen. Jay-Z Kanye Watch the Throne Staples Center 5 (crop).jpg
Kanye West holds the records of most wins in the category with seven, as well as most nominations for the award with sixteen.
2007 winner Ludacris. Ludacris 2008 (cropped).jpg
2007 winner Ludacris.
Two-time winner Pharrell Williams. Pharrell Williams at The Lion King European Premiere 2019.png
Two-time winner Pharrell Williams.
Four-time winner Jay-Z. Jay-zlivein2010.jpg
Four-time winner Jay-Z.
Four-time winner Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick Lamar Way Out West 2013 (cropped).jpg
Four-time winner Kendrick Lamar.
Two-time winner Drake. Drake July 2016.jpg
Two-time winner Drake.
2020 winner 21 Savage. 21 Savage 2018.jpg
2020 winner 21 Savage.
Year [I] Recipient(s)WorkPerforming artist(s)Nominees
(Performer(s) in parentheses) [II] 		Ref.
2004 Jeff Bass
Eminem
Luis Resto 		"Lose Yourself" Eminem
[4]
2005 Miri Ben-Ari
Che Smith
Kanye West 		"Jesus Walks" Kanye West
[5]
2006 Devon Harris
Kanye West 		"Diamonds from Sierra Leone" Kanye West
[6]
2007 Ludacris
Pharrell Williams 		"Money Maker" Ludacris featuring Pharrell
[7]
2008 Aldrin Davis
Faheem Najm
Kanye West 		"Good Life" Kanye West featuring T-Pain [8]
2009 Dwayne Carter
Stephen Garrett
Darius Harrison
Jim Jonsin
Rex Zamor		"Lollipop" Lil Wayne featuring Static Major
[9]
2010 Shawn Carter
R. Fenty
M. Riddick
Kanye West
E. Wilson 		"Run This Town" Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West [10]
2011 Shawn Carter
Angela Hunter
Alicia Keys
Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic
Alexander Shuckburgh 		"Empire State of Mind" Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys
[11]
2012 Jeff Bhasker
Stacy Ferguson
Malik Jones
Warren Trotter
Kanye West 		"All of the Lights" Kanye West featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi
[12]
2013 Shawn Carter
Mike Dean
Chauncey Hollis
Kanye West 		"Niggas in Paris" Jay-Z and Kanye West [13]
2014 Ben Haggerty
Ryan Lewis 		"Thrift Shop" Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz [14]
2015 Kendrick Duckworth
Columbus Smith
Ronald Isley 		"i" Kendrick Lamar
[15]
2016 Kendrick Duckworth
Kawan Prather
Mark Spears
Pharrell Williams 		"Alright" Kendrick Lamar
[16]
2017 Aubrey Graham
Paul Jefferies 		"Hotline Bling" Drake
[17]
2018 K. Duckworth
Asheton Hogan
M. Williams II 		"HUMBLE." Kendrick Lamar
[18]
2019 Aubrey Graham
Ronald LaTour
Daveon Jackson
Brock Korsan
Matthew Samuels
Noah Shebib 		"God's Plan" Drake [19]
2020 Jermaine Cole
Dacoury Natche
21 Savage
Anthony White 		"A Lot" 21 Savage featuring J. Cole
[20]
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
[21]
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
 [22]
2023 Jake Kosich
Johnny Kosich
Kendrick Lamar
Matt Schaeffer		"The Heart Part 5"Kendrick Lamar
 [23]
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 [24]
2025 TBDTBDTBD
 [25]

Artists with multiple wins and nominations

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