Niggas in Paris

2011 single by Jay-Z and Kanye West

"Niggas in Paris"

Single by Jay-Z and Kanye West
from the album  Watch the Throne
Released| September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)
Recorded| 2011
Genre|

* Hip hop

Length| 3:38
Label|

* Roc-A-Fella
* Roc Nation
* Def Jam

Songwriter(s)|

* Kanye West
* Shawn Carter
* John Altschuler
* Chauncey Hollis

Producer(s)|

* Hit-Boy
* Kanye West
* Mike Dean
* Anthony Kilhoffer

Jay-Z singles chronology
| "Lift Off"
(2011)  | "Niggas in Paris"
(2011)  | "Why I Love You"
(2011)

|
|

Kanye West singles chronology
| "Amen"
(2011)  | "Niggas in Paris"
(2011)  | "Why I Love You"
(2011)

|
|

Music video
"Niggas in Paris" on YouTube

"Niggas In Paris" (2011)

A 22-second sample of "Niggas In Paris", a hip hop song by Jay-Z and Kanye West from Watch the Throne

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"Niggas in Paris" (edited for radio as "In Paris" or simply "Paris"; censored on the album as "Ni**as in Paris") is a song by American rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West from their collaborative album Watch the Throne (2011). The song is built around a synth bell loop from the Dirty South Bangaz music library,[1] and contains vocal samples from "Baptizing Scene" by Reverend W.A. Donaldson, an interpolation of "Victory" by Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes, and dialogue excerpts from the 2007 film Blades of Glory.[2] On the week of the album's release, "Niggas in Paris" debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100, eventually peaking at number five. Outside of the United States, "Niggas in Paris" peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom. As of 2018, it has sold 6.7 million archetype digital units in the United States.[3] The song won Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.[4]

## Background[edit]

The song was recorded at Le Meurice, a hotel in Paris.

In an interview, Kanye West revealed that the song was inspired by his travels in Paris:

> I am where art meets commercial. The sweet spot between the hood and Hollywood. Having a conversation with Karl Lagerfeld and Jay-Z within the same hour. When we're in Paris dressing all crazy at fashion shows, we listening to Jay-Z. Jeezy in Paris, that's what it is.[5]

## Artwork[edit]

The artwork for "Niggas in Paris" features the flag of France with a black third substituted for the blue one and is exactly the same cover used for Kanye West and Jay-Z's song "Why I Love You" which was released to radios simultaneously with "Niggas in Paris" on September 13, 2011.[6][7] Alternative artwork, similar to the album cover, was used on Pandora.

## Covers, remixes and freestyles[edit]

The official remix features rapper T.I. Remixes or freestyles on the production created by other artists include a remix by Chris Brown and T-Pain, a freestyle by Game titled "Niggas in Compton", a freestyle by Meek Mill which appeared on his mixtape Dreamchasers, a remix by Busta Rhymes, a remix by Chevy Woods titled "Taylors in Paris", a freestyle by Trey Songz which appeared on his mixtape #LemmeHolDatBeat2 titled "Trigga In Africa", a remix by E.S.G. titled "Niggas in Houston", and a remix by Felony titled "Niggas in Harris.[citation needed] Mos Def made a freestyle to the song called "Niggas in Poorest".[citation needed] Other rappers that did freestyles include Young Jeezy, Lil Wayne, Freddie Gibbs, Emilio Rojas, Traphik, and Romeo Miller.[citation needed] Casper has at times performed a German version of the track at concerts.[citation needed]

American post-hardcore band Pierce the Veil performed a clean part of the song on their 2011 No Guts, No Glory Tour.[8]

In March 2012, Katy Perry performed a clean version cover of the track as part of a Live Lounge special for Fearne Cotton's show on BBC Radio 1.[9]

American alternative metal band Faith No More covered the song live in 2012.[10] The British rap metal/progressive metal/djent band Hacktivist released a cover of the song with an accompanying video in August 2013.[11] Watsky released a freestyle of the song called "Ninjas in Paris".[12]

The song was used in a promo for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game.[13]

## Music video[edit]

On December 13, 2011, after their last Los Angeles stop at Staples Center on their Watch the Throne Tour, Jay-Z announced that the live performance would be used for the song's music video. The video, which was produced by Good Company, was released on February 9, 2012, through VEVO and was directed by West himself.[14] The video features the live concert footage treated with strobe effects, kaleidoscopic mirrored images, inserts of jungle cats, and imagery of Paris landmarks (prominently Notre Dame de Paris).[15] As with the track itself, the video also features a brief snippet of footage from Blades of Glory. Kid Cudi, Hit-Boy, and King Chip make brief appearances in the video. The video also contains a warning message to viewers on the flash photography in the video.

The video received a nomination for Video of the Year at the 2012 BET Awards, losing to the duo's other song "Otis"[16] "Niggas in Paris" received two nominations at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Editing and Best Hip-Hop Video.[17] The song was also nominated for Best International Urban Video at the 2012 UK Music Video Awards.[18]

## Critical reception[edit]

West received early acclaim for his production work on Jay-Z's The Blueprint; the two are pictured here in 2011.

The song received universal acclaim from critics. Rolling Stone commented on the song by saying "Jay and Ye come in hard over a slow, menacing beat and icy synthesizer notes, but regardless, this cut is mostly memorable for including an unexpected sample of dialogue from the Will Ferrell/Jon Heder ice-skating comedy Blades of Glory. 'No one knows what it means, but it's provocative,' says Ferrell with deep conviction, essentially summing up the art of hip-hop lyrics."[19] Erika Ramirez of Billboard commented on the song by saying, "Kanye steals the show on the Hit-Boy produced club anthem. A sampling of dialogue from the 2007 film Blades of Glory is tucked in between."[20] The Guardian called the song a standout track on the album and also commented by saying "This percolating track could have been produced by Wiley, with sick sub-bass and a snare that sounds like static. Both rappers are in excellent form, with West repeating 'That shit cray'. Kanye begins in half-time and speeds up. Among the lines that jump out: "I'm suffering from realness" and 'Don't let me get in my zone.' A standout track."[21] Pitchfork complimented that the song possessed great moments by Kanye West and said the following: "It also features this great Kanye moment, 'Doctors say I'm the illest because I'm suffering from realness/Got my niggas in Paris, and they going gorillas.'"[22]

Pitchfork named "Niggas In Paris" the 12th best track of 2011[23] and Rolling Stone named it the second best of the year.[24] XXL named "Niggas In Paris" the best song of 2011 as well as the "hottest beat" of 2011.[25][26] Digital Spy placed this song on their 24th spot of the best songs of 2011.[27] It was voted number 98 in Australia's annual Triple J Hottest 100, 2011.[28] XXL named it one of the top five hip hop songs of 2011.[29] The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop annual critics' poll ranked "Niggas in Paris" at number five to find the best music of 2011. Amazon named it the eighth best song of 2011.[30] Consequence of Sound placed it 13th on its list of the top 50 songs of 2011.[31]

NME named "Niggas in Paris" the eighty-first best song of all time in 2014[32] and then later in the year, the best track of the decade thus far.[33] In 2014, Fact ranked it 64th on their list of the 100 best songs of the decade.[34] In 2015, Billboard listed it as the fifth best song of the 2010s.[35] The song was chosen for the year 2011 in The Rap Year Book, which deconstructed the most important rap song from every year since 1979.[36] The song was nominated for Anthem of the Summer at the 2013 UK Festival Awards[37] In 2018, Rolling Stone named "Niggas in Paris" the 58th best song of the 21st century.[38]

## Live performances[edit]

The song has been performed on the Watch the Throne Tour. MTV News said with "the track's Will Ferrell intro ('We're gonna skate to one song and one song only') brought on the moment that everyone was waiting for."[39] USA Today commented "at one point, as Jay-Z and West performed Niggas in Paris from their new hit CD, Watch the Throne, West exhorted the audience to 'Bounce! Bounce!' The resulting stomping had Philips Arena rocking and shaking in a way that it hasn't for the Hawks in a long time."[40]

In early stops, the song was performed three times. Kanye West and Jay-Z began performing the song more than thrice at the Miami show at American Airlines Arena by performing the song five times. The song was played six times at the TD Garden in Boston on November 21, 2011 setting a record for the tour at the time. It was then broken when it was performed seven times at The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was again broken on December 1, 2011 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois when the duo performed the song 8 times.

On December 12, 2011 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, the song was played a total of 9 times, a record which would stand until the next night, when the duo performed the song 10 times. The crowd was also told that cameras had been brought to the concert for the record breaking December 13 performance to film the music video for the song. The song was also performed live as part of the 2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. During the Final Tour Stop in Vancouver the aforementioned record was met again with the duo performing the song ten times on the final night, December 18 at Rogers Arena, despite several newspaper articles claiming that it was performed a total of eleven times.[41][42][43][44]

On June 1, 2012 during their first date in Paris, at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, they actually broke the record, performing the song 11 times. They claimed themselves that the record was held by Los Angeles, when Jay-Z said: "The record is held by L.A. with ten times. [..] But this song isn't called "Niggas in Los Angeles". [...] We gotta break that record and bring it to 11", thus ending the rumors concerning the record being broken in Vancouver. The last record (established in Paris as well) has been broke again on June 18, 2012, performed 12 times in Paris at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The song was performed live at BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekend on 23 June 2012 as part of the London 2012 Festival.

"Niggas in Paris" was also performed in Kanye's Israel concert at Ramat Gan Stadium on 30 September 2015.

## Chart performance[edit]

On August 27, 2011, "Niggas in Paris" made its debut on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 75, making it the second highest debut for any non-single on the album behind only "Who Gon Stop Me". On the US Billboard Hot Digital Songs the song debuted at number 58 even before it was released as a single from the album.[45] It eventually peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the 11th top five hit for Jay-Z, and 10th for West. It was the third song on which they've teamed to make the top five, following "Swagga Like Us" and "Run This Town".[46] The song had sold two million copies by February 2012,[47] and reached three million in sales in the United States by December 2012.[48] The song had the second most Rhythmic, and sixth most Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop radio songs spins in the 2010s decade.[49]

In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart on March 18, 2012 ― for the week ending date March 24, 2012 ― spending ten weeks in the top 40 of the chart, selling 200,000 copies.[50] According to the Official Charts Company, the song sold 432,000 copies in the United Kingdom in 2012.[51] The song was the 17th most streamed song of 2012 in the UK.[52] As of October 24, 2019, "Niggas in Paris" has sold 1.45 million chart sales in the UK and is ranked as West's fifth most successful track of all time on the UK Singles Chart.[53] In April 2017, Official Charts Company revealed "Niggas in Paris" was the 18th highest-selling hip-hop song of all time in the United Kingdom.[54]

## Credits and personnel[edit]

The credits for "Niggas in Paris" are adapted from the liner notes of Watch the Throne.[55]

Recording

* Recorded at Hôtel Meurice, Paris.

Personnel

* Kanye West – songwriting, vocals, production
* Jay-Z – songwriting, vocals
* Hit-Boy – songwriting, production
* Mike Dean – mastering, songwriting, production
* Anthony Kilhoffer – audio mixing, additional production
* Noah Goldstein – recording

Sample credits

* Contains samples from the 2007 motion picture Blades of Glory, used courtesy of Paramount Pictures, and contains elements of "Baptizing Scene", performed and written by Reverend W.A. Donaldson (from Alan Lomax's 1960 compilation Sounds of the South).

## Charts[edit]

### Weekly charts[edit]

| Chart (2011–2014)  | Peak
position

|

Australia (ARIA)[56] | 66
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[57] | 38
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[58] | 17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[59] | 29
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[60] | 16
Denmark (Tracklisten)[61] | 19
France (SNEP)[62] | 28
Germany (Official German Charts)[63] | 40
Hungary (Single Top 40)[64] | 26
Ireland (IRMA)[65] | 22
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[66] | 37
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[67] | 28
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[68] | 38
Scotland (OCC)[69] | 14
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[70] | 94
South Korea Gaon Chart[71] | 53
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[72] | 44
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[73] | 43
UK Singles (OCC)[74] | 10
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[75] | 3
US Billboard Hot 100[76] | 5
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[77] | 15
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[78] | 1
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[79] | 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[80] | 17
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[81] | 3

### Year-end charts[edit]

| Chart (2011)  | Position

|

US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[82] | 46
Chart (2012)  | Position

|

Australia Urban Singles (ARIA)[83] | 46
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[84] | 41
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[85] | 78
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[86] | 54
France (SNEP)[87] | 45
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[88] | 66
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[89] | 68
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[90] | 31
US Billboard Hot 100[91] | 40
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[92] | 11
US Rap Songs (Billboard)[93] | 3
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[94] | 10
Chart (2013)  | Position

|

Australia Urban Singles (ARIA)[95] | 37
France (SNEP)[96] | 196
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[97] | 188
Chart (2015)  | Position

|

Australia Urban Singles (ARIA)[98] | 50
Chart (2016)  | Position

|

Australia Urban Singles (ARIA)[99] | 30

### Decade-end charts[edit]

Chart (2010–19)  | Position

|

US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[100] | 36

## Certifications[edit]

Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Australia (ARIA)[101] | 2× Platinum  | 140,000^
Belgium (BEA)[102] | Gold  | 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[103] | Platinum  | 80,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[104] | Gold  | 15,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[105]
Streaming  | 2× Platinum  | 3,600,000†
Germany (BVMI)[106] | 2× Platinum  | 600,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[107] | Platinum  | 50,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[108] | 2× Platinum  | 80,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[109] | 3× Platinum  | 1,800,000‡
United States (RIAA)[110] | Diamond  | 10,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

## Release history[edit]

Region  | Date  | Format  | Label

|
|
|

United States  | September 13, 2011  | Rhythmic[7] and Urban radio[111] |

* Roc-A-Fella
* Roc Nation
* Def Jam

November 8, 2011  | Mainstream radio[112] |

* Roc-A-Fella
* Roc Nation
* Def Jam

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Kanye West songs

* Singles discography
* Songs

The College Dropout|

* "All Falls Down"
* "Spaceship"
* "Jesus Walks"
* "Never Let Me Down"
* "The New Workout Plan"
* "Slow Jamz"
* "Two Words"
* "Through the Wire"

Late Registration|

* "Heard 'Em Say"
* "Touch the Sky"
* "Gold Digger"
* "Drive Slow"
* "Diamonds from Sierra Leone (Remix)"
* "Hey Mama"
* "Gone"
* "Diamonds from Sierra Leone"

Graduation|

* "Good Morning"
* "Stronger"
* "I Wonder"
* "Good Life"
* "Can't Tell Me Nothing"
* "Flashing Lights"
* "Homecoming"
* "Big Brother"

808s & Heartbreak|

* "Say You Will"
* "Welcome to Heartbreak"
* "Heartless"
* "Amazing"
* "Love Lockdown"
* "Paranoid"
* "RoboCop"
* "Street Lights"
* "See You in My Nightmares"
* "Coldest Winter"

My Beautiful Dark
Twisted Fantasy|

* "Dark Fantasy"
* "Gorgeous"
* "Power"
* "All of the Lights"
* "Monster"
* "So Appalled"
* "Devil in a New Dress"
* "Runaway"
* "Hell of a Life"
* "Blame Game"
* "Lost in the World"
* "See Me Now"

Watch the Throne|

* "No Church in the Wild"
* "Lift Off"
* "Niggas in Paris"
* "Otis"
* "Gotta Have It"
* "Welcome to the Jungle"
* "Who Gon Stop Me"
* "Murder to Excellence"
* "Made in America"
* "Why I Love You"

| Deluxe|

* "Illest Motherfucker Alive"
* "H•A•M"

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Cruel Summer|

* "Clique"
* "Mercy"
* "New God Flow"
* "Cold"
* "Don't Like.1"

Yeezus|

* "On Sight"
* "Black Skinhead"
* "I Am a God"
* "New Slaves"
* "Hold My Liquor"
* "I'm in It"
* "Blood on the Leaves"
* "Guilt Trip"
* "Send It Up"
* "Bound 2"

The Life of Pablo|

* "Ultralight Beam"
* "Father Stretch My Hands"
* "Famous"
* "Feedback"
* "Low Lights"
* "Highlights"
* "Freestyle 4"
* "I Love Kanye"
* "Waves"
* "FML"
* "Real Friends"
* "Wolves"
* "Frank's Track"
* "30 Hours"
* "No More Parties in LA"
* "Facts (Charlie Heat Version)"
* "Fade"
* "Saint Pablo"

Ye|

* "I Thought About Killing You"
* "Yikes"
* "All Mine"
* "Wouldn't Leave"
* "No Mistakes"
* "Ghost Town"
* "Violent Crimes"

Kids See Ghosts|

* "Feel the Love"
* "Fire"
* "4th Dimension"
* "Freeee (Ghost Town, Pt. 2)"
* "Reborn"
* "Kids See Ghosts"
* "Cudi Montage"

Jesus Is King|

* "Selah"
* "Follow God"
* "Closed on Sunday"
* "On God"
* "Everything We Need"
* "Water"
* "Hands On"
* "Use This Gospel"
* "Jesus Is Lord"

Donda|

* "Donda Chant"
* "Jail"
* "God Breathed"
* "Off the Grid"
* "Hurricane"
* "Praise God"
* "Jonah"
* "Believe What I Say"
* "24"
* "Remote Control"
* "Moon"
* "Keep My Spirit Alive"
* "New Again"
* "Tell the Vision"
* "Pure Souls
* "Come to Life"
* "No Child Left Behind"
* "Jail pt 2"

| Deluxe|

* "Life of the Party"
* "Up from the Ashes"
* "Remote Control pt 2"

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Donda 2|

* "City of Gods"
* "Eazy"
* "True Love"

Vultures 1|

* "Vultures"
* "Talking / Once Again"
* "Carnival"

Other singles|

* "Impossible"
* "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)"
* "Forever"
* "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"
* "Christmas in Harlem"
* "Only One"
* "FourFiveSeconds"
* "All Day"
* "Champions"
* "Lift Yourself"
* "Ye vs. the People"
* "XTCY"
* "I Love It"
* "Wash Us in the Blood"
* "Nah Nah Nah"

Featured singles|

* "This Way"
* "Talk About Our Love"
* "The Food"
* "I Changed My Mind"
* "Down and Out"
* "The Corner"
* "Go!"
* "Number One"
* "Extravaganza"
* "Brand New"
* "Grammy Family"
* "Number One"
* "Wouldn't Get Far"
* "I Still Love H.E.R."
* "Pro Nails"
* "Finer Things"
* "American Boy"
* "Put On"
* "Stay Up! (Viagra)"
* "Swagga Like Us"
* "Go Hard"
* "Knock You Down"
* "Kinda Like a Big Deal"
* "Walkin' on the Moon"
* "Supernova"
* "Maybach Music 2"
* "Make Her Say"
* "Run This Town"
* "Whatever U Want"
* "Live Fast, Die Young"
* "Erase Me"
* "Deuces" (Remix)
* "Start It Up"
* "Hurricane 2.0"
* "E.T."
* "Marvin & Chardonnay"
* "Pride N Joy"
* "I Wish You Would"
* "Birthday Song"
* "Thank You"
* "I Won"
* "Nobody"
* "Blessings"
* "U Mad"
* "One Man Can Change the World"
* "Pop Style"
* "Figure It Out"
* "That Part"
* "Friends"
* "Ballin"
* "Castro"
* "Feel Me"
* "Love Yourself"
* "Glow"
* "Watch"
* "Take Me to the Light"
* "Ego Death"
* "Keep It Burnin"
* "Hot Shit"

Promotional singles|

* "Facts"

Other songs|

* "Champions"
* "The Bounce"
* "Us Placers"
* "Beat Goes On"
* "Billie Jean 2008"
* "Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)" (Remix)
* "Therapy"
* "Ego" (Remix)
* "Blazin'"
* "Welcome to the World"
* "Sanctified"
* "Drunk in Love" (Remix)
* "All Your Fault"
* "Smuckers"
* "Jukebox Joints"
* "All We Got"
* "Pussy Print"
* "Cops Shot the Kid"
* "Kanga"
* "Mama"
* "One Minute"
* "Mixed Personalities"
* "Go2DaMoon"

Unreleased songs|

* "Brothers"
* "LA Monster"
* "New Body"

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Jay-Z songs

* Albums discography
* Singles discography
* Videography

Reasonable Doubt|

* "Can't Knock the Hustle"
* "Dead Presidents"
* "Feelin' It"
* "Ain't No Nigga"

In My Lifetime, Vol. 1|

* "The City Is Mine"
* "(Always Be My) Sunshine"
* "Wishing on a Star"

Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life|

* "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"
* "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)"
* "Money, Cash, Hoes"
* "Can I Get A..."

Vol. 3...
Life and Times of S. Carter|

* "Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)"
* "Things That U Do"
* "Big Pimpin'"
* "Jigga My Nigga"
* "Girl's Best Friend"

The Dynasty: Roc La Familia|

* "Change the Game"
* "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"
* "Guilty Until Proven Innocent"

The Blueprint|

* "Takeover"
* "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"
* "Girls, Girls, Girls"
* "Jigga That Nigga"
* "Song Cry"
* "Renegade"

The Blueprint 2:
The Gift & The Curse|

* "Hovi Baby"
* "'03 Bonnie & Clyde"
* "Excuse Me Miss"

The Black Album|

* "What More Can I Say"
* "Encore"
* "Change Clothes"
* "Dirt off Your Shoulder"
* "99 Problems"
* "Public Service Announcement"
* "My 1st Song"

Unfinished Business|

* "Big Chips"
* "Don't Let Me Die"

Kingdom Come|

* "Show Me What You Got"
* "Lost One"
* "Hollywood"

American Gangster|

* "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..."
* "I Know"
* "Blue Magic"

The Blueprint 3|

* "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"
* "Run This Town"
* "Empire State of Mind"
* "On to the Next One"
* "A Star Is Born"
* "Young Forever"

Watch the Throne
(with Kanye West)|

* "No Church in the Wild"
* "Lift Off"
* "Niggas in Paris"
* "Otis"
* "Gotta Have It"
* "Welcome to the Jungle"
* "Who Gon Stop Me"
* "Murder to Excellence"
* "Made in America"
* "Why I Love You"

| Deluxe|

* "Illest Motherfucker Alive"
* "H•A•M"

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Magna Carta Holy Grail|

* "Holy Grail"
* "Picasso Baby"
* "Tom Ford"
* "FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt"
* "Oceans"
* "Heaven"
* "Part II (On the Run)"

4:44|

* "The Story of O.J."
* "4:44"
* "Family Feud"
* "Bam"

Other songs|

* "In My Lifetime"
* "Who You Wit"
* "It's Alright"
* "Anything"
* "Honey"
* "La-La-La"
* "Numb/Encore"
* "Swagga Like Us"
* "Jockin' Jay-Z (Dopeboy Fresh)"
* "Brooklyn Go Hard"
* "Lost!"
* "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)"
* "Glory"
* "Clique"
* "All the Way Up" (Remix)
* "Apeshit"
* "What It Feels Like"

Featured songs|

* "Can I Get Open"
* "Show & Prove"
* "I'll Be"
* "Be Alone No More" (Remix)
* "Money Ain't a Thang"
* "Ha" (Remix)
* "Heartbreaker"
* "Best of Me Part II"
* "My Mind Right" (Remix)
* "Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)"
* "Do My..."
* "Fiesta" (Remix)
* "Welcome to New York City"
* "Guess Who's Back"
* "What We Do"
* "Beware of the Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke)"
* "Back in the Day"
* "Crazy in Love"
* "Frontin'"
* "Get By" (Remix)
* "Never Let Me Down"
* "Dear Summer"
* "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" (Remix)
* "Shake It Off" (Remix)
* "Go Crazy"
* "Get Throwed"
* "Déjà Vu"
* "Upgrade U"
* "Umbrella"
* "I Get Money (Forbes 1-2-3 Billion Dollar Remix)"
* "Rehab" (Remix)
* "Bye Bye" (Remix)
* "Mr. Carter"
* "Put On" (Remix)
* "Go Hard" (Remix)
* "My President (DC Mix)"
* "I Wanna Rock (The Kings' G-Mix)"
* "Hot Tottie"
* "XXXO" (Remix)
* "Power" (Remix)
* "So Appalled"
* "Monster"
* "Shiny Suit Theory"
* "I Do"
* "Talk That Talk"
* "Suit & Tie"
* "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" (Remix)
* "Pound Cake"
* "Know Bout Me"
* "Drunk in Love"
* "The Devil Is a Lie"
* "They Don't Love You No More"
* "Jungle" (Remix)
* "Seen It All"
* "Pop Style"
* "Drug Dealers Anonymous"
* "I Got the Keys"
* "Shining"
* "Biking"
* "Top Off"
* "Talk Up"
* "Sorry Not Sorry"
* "Jail"
* "Love All"
* "Neck & Wrist"
* "God Did"

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Awards for "Niggas in Paris"

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Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance

1980s|

* "Parents Just Don't Understand" – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (1988)
* "Bust a Move" – Young MC (1989)

2010s|

* "Otis" – Jay-Z & Kanye West (2011)
* "Niggas in Paris" – Jay-Z & Kanye West (2012)
* "Thrift Shop" – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz (2013)
* "I" – Kendrick Lamar (2014)
* "Alright" – Kendrick Lamar (2015)
* "No Problem" – Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz (2016)
* "Humble" – Kendrick Lamar (2017)
* "Bubblin" – Anderson .Paak / "King's Dead" – Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake (2018)
* "Racks in the Middle" – Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy (2019)

2020s|

* "Savage" – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé (2020)
* "Family Ties" – Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar (2021)
* "The Heart Part 5" – Kendrick Lamar (2022)
* "Scientists & Engineers" – Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future & Eryn Allen Kane (2023)

Between 1990–2010, the category was split into two categories Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.

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Grammy Award for Best Rap Song

2000s|

* "Lose Yourself" – Eminem (2003)
* "Jesus Walks" – Kanye West (2004)
* "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" – Kanye West (2005)
* "Money Maker" – Ludacris featuring Pharrell (2006)
* "Good Life – Kanye West featuring T-Pain (2007)
* "Lollipop" – Lil Wayne featuring Static Major (2008)
* "Run This Town" – Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West (2009)

2010s|

* "Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys (2010)
* "All of the Lights" – Kanye West featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi (2011)
* "Niggas in Paris" – Jay-Z and Kanye West (2012)
* "Thrift Shop" – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz (2013)
* "i" – Kendrick Lamar (2014)
* "Alright" – Kendrick Lamar (2015)
* "Hotline Bling" – Drake (2016)
* "Humble" – Kendrick Lamar (2017)
* "God's Plan" – Drake (2018)
* "A Lot" – 21 Savage featuring J. Cole (2019)

2020s|

* "Savage" – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé (2020)
* "Jail" – Kanye West featuring Jay-Z (2021)
* "The Heart Part 5" – Kendrick Lamar (2022)
* "Scientists & Engineers" – Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane (2023)

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