Grammy Award for Best Rap Album

Honor presented to recording artists for quality rap albums

Grammy Award for Best Rap Album

Michael by Killer Mike is the most recent recipient

Awarded for| Quality albums with rapping
Country| United States
Presented by| National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded| 1996
Last awarded| Killer Mike, Michael (2024)
Most awards| Eminem (6)
Website| grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Rap Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums with rapping at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.[1] 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]

In 1995, the Academy announced the addition of the award category Best Rap Album.[3] The first award was presented to the group Naughty by Nature at the 38th Grammy Awards the following year. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented for "albums containing at least 51% playing time of tracks with newly recorded rapped performances".[4] Award recipients often include the producers, engineers, and/or mixers associated with the nominated work in addition to the recording artists.[5]

As of 2023, Eminem holds the record for the most wins in this category, with six. Lauryn Hill was the first female artist to win in this category, when she won in 1997 with the Fugees. The duo Outkast and rapper Tyler, The Creator have both received the award twice. Jay-Z holds the record for the most nominations, with eleven. Drake became the first non-American winner in this category when he won in 2013. The Roots have received the most nominations without a win, with five. Eminem and West are the only artists to win the award in consecutive years, with Eminem achieving the feat twice. In 2016, Drake's If You're Reading This It's Too Late became the first mixtape to get nominated for the award, and in 2017, Chance the Rapper's Coloring Book became the first mixtape to win the award. Cardi B became the first solo female rapper to win for Invasion of Privacy.[6]

## Recipients

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1998 winner Sean Combs (credited as Puff Daddy), performing in 2010 Six-time award winner Eminem, performing in 2014 Four-time award winner Kanye West 2007 award winner Ludacris 2009 award winner Lil Wayne 2013 award winner Drake Three-time award winner Kendrick Lamar 2019 award winner Cardi B, the first solo female rapper to win the award Year[I] | Recipient(s)  | Work  | Nominees  | Ref.

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1996 | Naughty by Nature | Poverty's Paradise |

* 2Pac – Me Against the World
* Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – E. 1999 Eternal
* Ol' Dirty Bastard – Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
* Skee-Lo – I Wish

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1997 | Fugees
* Fugees, producers | The Score |

* 2Pac – All Eyez On Me
* A Tribe Called Quest – Beats, Rhymes and Life
* Coolio – Gangsta's Paradise
* LL Cool J – Mr. Smith

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1998 | Puff Daddy and the Family
* Puff Daddy And The Family & Stevie J. producers | No Way Out |

* Missy Elliott – Supa Dupa Fly
* Wyclef Jean – Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival
* The Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death
* Wu-Tang Clan – Wu-Tang Forever

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1999 | Jay-Z
* Joe Quinde, engineer/mixer | Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life |

* A Tribe Called Quest – The Love Movement
* Big Punisher – Capital Punishment
* Jermaine Dupri – Life in 1472
* Mase – Harlem World

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2000 | Eminem
* Eminem, Jeff Bass & Marky Bass, producers; Mr. B, engineer/mixer | The Slim Shady LP |

* Busta Rhymes – E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front
* Missy Elliott – Da Real World
* Nas – I Am...
* The Roots – Things Fall Apart

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2001 | Eminem
* Dr. Dre & Richard Huredia, engineers/mixers | The Marshall Mathers LP |

* DMX – ...And Then There Was X
* Dr. Dre – 2001
* Jay-Z – Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter
* Nelly – Country Grammar

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2002 | Outkast
* David Sheats, producer; John Frye, engineer | Stankonia |

* Eve – Scorpion
* Ja Rule – Pain Is Love
* Jay-Z – The Blueprint
* Ludacris – Back for the First Time

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2003 | Eminem
* Steve King, engineer/mixer | The Eminem Show |

* Ludacris – Word of Mouf
* Mystikal – Tarantula
* Nelly – Nellyville
* Petey Pablo – Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry

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2004 | Outkast
* John Frye, engineer/mixer | Speakerboxxx/The Love Below |

* 50 Cent – Get Rich or Die Tryin'
* Missy Elliott – Under Construction
* Jay-Z – The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse
* The Roots – Phrenology

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2005 | Kanye West
* Manny Marroquin, engineer/mixer | The College Dropout |

* Beastie Boys – To the 5 Boroughs
* Jay-Z – The Black Album
* LL Cool J – The DEFinition
* Nelly – Suit

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2006 | Kanye West
* Kanye West & Jon Brion, producers; Andrew Dawson, Anthony Kilhoffer & Tom Biller, engineers; Mike Dean, engineer/mixer | Late Registration |

* 50 Cent – The Massacre
* Common – Be
* Missy Elliott – The Cookbook
* Eminem – Encore

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2007 | Ludacris
* Joshua Monroy & Phil Tan, engineers/mixers | Release Therapy |

* Lupe Fiasco – Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
* Pharrell – In My Mind
* The Roots – Game Theory
* T.I. – King

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2008 | Kanye West
* Kanye West, producer; Andrew Dawson, Anthony Kilhoffer & Mike Dean, engineers | Graduation |

* Common – Finding Forever
* Jay-Z – Kingdom Come
* Nas – Hip-Hop Is Dead
* T.I. – T.I. vs. T.I.P.

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2009 | Lil Wayne
* Darius "Deezle" Harrison & Fabian Marasciullo, engineers | Tha Carter III |

* Jay-Z – American Gangster
* Lupe Fiasco – Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
* Nas – Untitled
* T.I. – Paper Trail

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2010 | Eminem
* Andre Young, producer; Andre Young, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri & Michael Strange, engineers/mixers | Relapse |

* Common – Universal Mind Control
* Flo Rida – R.O.O.T.S.
* Mos Def – The Ecstatic
* Q-Tip – The Renaissance

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2011 | Eminem
* Eminem & Mike Strange, engineers/mixers | Recovery |

* B.o.B – B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
* Drake – Thank Me Later
* Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
* The Roots – How I Got Over

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2012 | Kanye West
* Kanye West, producer; Andrew Dawson, Anthony Kilhoffer, Mike Dean & Noah Goldstein, engineers/mixers | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy |

* Lupe Fiasco – Lasers
* Jay-Z and Kanye West – Watch the Throne
* Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday
* Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV

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2013 | Drake
* Noah "40" Shebib, producer; Noel "Gadget" Campbell & Noah "40" Shebib, engineers/mixers | Take Care |

* 2 Chainz – Based on a T.R.U. Story
* Lupe Fiasco – Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1
* Nas – Life Is Good
* Rick Ross – God Forgives, I Don't
* The Roots – Undun

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2014 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | The Heist |

* Drake – Nothing Was the Same
* Jay-Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail
* Kendrick Lamar \- Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
* Kanye West – Yeezus

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2015 | Eminem
* Tony Campana, Joe Strange & Mike Strange, engineers/mixers | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 |

* Iggy Azalea – The New Classic
* Common – Nobody's Smiling
* Childish Gambino – Because the Internet
* Wiz Khalifa – Blacc Hollywood
* ScHoolboy Q – Oxymoron

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2016 | Kendrick Lamar
* Derek "MixedByAli" Ali & James "The White Black Man" Hunt, engineers/mixers | To Pimp a Butterfly |

* J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills Drive
* Dr. Dre – Compton
* Drake – If You're Reading This It's Too Late
* Nicki Minaj – The Pinkprint

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2017 | Chance the Rapper
* Jeff Lane, engineer/mixer | Coloring Book |

* De La Soul – And the Anonymous Nobody...
* DJ Khaled – Major Key
* Drake – Views
* ScHoolboy Q – Blank Face LP
* Kanye West – The Life of Pablo

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2018 | Kendrick Lamar
* Sounwave & Anthony "Topdawg" Tiffith, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, James "The White Black Man" Hunt & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers | DAMN. |

* Jay-Z – 4:44
* Migos – Culture
* Rapsody – Laila's Wisdom
* Tyler, the Creator – Flower Boy

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2019 | Cardi B
* Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers | Invasion of Privacy |

* Mac Miller – Swimming
* Nipsey Hussle – Victory Lap
* Pusha T – Daytona
* Travis Scott – Astroworld

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2020 | Tyler, the Creator
* Tyler, The Creator, producer; Neal H Pogue, Tyler, The Creator & Vic Wainstein, engineers/mixers | Igor |

* Dreamville – Revenge of the Dreamers III
* Meek Mill – Championships
* 21 Savage – I Am > I Was
* Cordae – The Lost Boy

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2021 | Nas
* Hit-Boy, producer; Mark "Exit" Goodchild, Hit-Boy, David Kim & Gabriel Zardes, engineers/mixers | King's Disease |

* Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist – Alfredo
* Royce Da 5'9" – The Allegory
* Jay Electronica – A Written Testimony
* D Smoke – Black Habits

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2022 | Tyler, the Creator | Call Me If You Get Lost |

* J. Cole – The Off-Season
* Drake – Certified Lover Boy (withdrawn)[35]
* Nas – King's Disease II
* Kanye West – Donda

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2023 | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers |

* DJ Khaled – God Did
* Future – I Never Liked You
* Jack Harlow – Come Home The Kids Miss You
* Pusha T – It's Almost Dry

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2024 | Killer Mike | Michael |

* Drake and 21 Savage – Her Loss
* Metro Boomin – Heroes & Villains
* Nas – King's Disease III
* Travis Scott – Utopia

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2025 | TBA  | TBA  |

* J. Cole – Might Delete Later
* Common & Pete Rock – The Auditorium Vol. 1
* Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal
* Eminem – The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)
* Future & Metro Boomin – We Don't Trust You

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^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

## Artists with multiple wins

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6 wins

* Eminem

4 wins

* Kanye West

3 wins

* Kendrick Lamar

2 wins

* Outkast
* Tyler, the Creator

## Artists with multiple nominations

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11 nominations

* Jay-Z

8 nominations

* Kanye West
* Eminem

7 nominations

* Nas
* Drake

5 nominations

* The Roots
* Common

4 nominations

* Lupe Fiasco
* Missy Elliott
* Kendrick Lamar

3 nominations

* Ludacris
* Nelly
* T.I.
* Tyler, The Creator
* J. Cole

2 nominations

* Nicki Minaj
* Dr. Dre
* Lil Wayne
* LL Cool J
* 50 Cent
* Outkast
* ScHoolboy Q
* A Tribe Called Quest
* 2Pac
* Pusha T
* DJ Khaled
* Travis Scott
* 21 Savage
* Future
* Metro Boomin

## See also

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* Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance
* Grammy Award for Best Rap Song
* Hip hop music

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1990s|

* Poverty's Paradise – Naughty by Nature (1995)
* The Score – Fugees (1996)
* No Way Out – Puff Daddy and the Family (1997)
* Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life – Jay-Z (1998)
* The Slim Shady LP – Eminem (1999)

2000s|

* The Marshall Mathers LP – Eminem (2000)
* Stankonia – Outkast (2001)
* The Eminem Show – Eminem (2002)
* Speakerboxxx/The Love Below – Outkast (2003)
* The College Dropout – Kanye West (2004)
* Late Registration – Kanye West (2005)
* Release Therapy – Ludacris (2006)
* Graduation – Kanye West (2007)
* Tha Carter III – Lil Wayne (2008)
* Relapse – Eminem (2009)

2010s|

* Recovery – Eminem (2010)
* My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West (2011)
* Take Care – Drake (2012)
* The Heist – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (2013)
* The Marshall Mathers LP 2 – Eminem (2014)
* To Pimp a Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar (2015)
* Coloring Book – Chance the Rapper (2016)
* Damn – Kendrick Lamar (2017)
* Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B (2018)
* Igor – Tyler, the Creator (2019)

2020s|

* King's Disease – Nas (2020)
* Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, the Creator (2021)
* Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar (2022)
* Michael – Killer Mike (2023)

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* Legend Award
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* MusiCares Person of the Year

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General|

* Album of the Year
* Record of the Year
* Song of the Year
* Best New Artist
* Producer of the Year
* Songwriter of the Year

Children's, Comedy,
Audio Book Narration & Storytelling,
Visual Media & Music Video/Film|

* Best Children's Album
* Best Comedy Album
* Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
* Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
* Best Score Soundtrack Album for Visual Media
* Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
* Best Song Written for Visual Media
* Best Music Video
* Best Music Film

Classical|

* Best Orchestral Performance
* Best Opera Recording
* Best Choral Performance
* Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
* Best Classical Instrumental Solo
* Best Classical Vocal Solo
* Best Classical Compendium
* Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Country & American Roots|

* Best Country Album
* Best Country Song
* Best Country Solo Performance
* Best Country Duo/Group Performance
* Best Americana Album
* Best American Roots Song
* Best Americana Performance
* Best American Roots Performance
* Best Bluegrass Album
* Best Folk Album
* Best Traditional Blues Album
* Best Contemporary Blues Album
* Best Regional Roots Music Album

Gospel & Contemporary Christian|

* Best Gospel Album
* Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
* Best Roots Gospel Album
* Best Gospel Performance/Song
* Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Jazz, Traditional Pop,
Contemporary Instrumental & Musical Theater|

* Best Jazz Vocal Album
* Best Alternative Jazz Album
* Best Latin Jazz Album
* Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
* Best Jazz Instrumental Album
* Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
* Best Jazz Performance
* Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
* Best Musical Theater Album

Latin, Global, African, Reggae
& New Age, Ambient or Chant|

* Best Latin Pop Album
* Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
* Best Tropical Latin Album
* Best Música Urbana Album
* Best Música Mexicana Album (including Tejano)
* Best Reggae Album
* Best Global Music Album
* Best New Age, Ambient Or Chant Album
* Best Global Music Performance
* Best African Music Performance

Package, Notes & Historical|

* Best Historical Album
* Best Album Notes
* Best Recording Package
* Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

Pop & Dance/Electronic|

* Best Pop Vocal Album
* Best Dance/Electronic Album
* Best Pop Solo Performance
* Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
* Best Dance/Electronic Recording
* Best Pop Dance Recording
* Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

Production, Engineering,
Composition & Arrangement|

* Producer of the Year, Classical
* Best Immersive Audio Album
* Best Instrumental Composition
* Best Engineered Album, Classical
* Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
* Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
* Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals

R&B, Rap and Spoken Word Poetry|

* Best R&B Album
* Best Progressive R&B Album
* Best Rap Album
* Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
* Best R&B Performance
* Best Traditional R&B Performance
* Best Rap Performance
* Best Melodic Rap Performance
* Best R&B Song
* Best Rap Song

Rock, Metal & Alternative|

* Best Rock Album
* Best Rock Song
* Best Rock Performance
* Best Metal Performance
* Best Alternative Music Album
* Best Alternative Music Performance

Special Awards|

* Lifetime Achievement Award
* Trustees Award
* Legend Award
* Grammy Hall of Fame
* MusiCares Person of the Year

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