Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance

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The Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance was awarded from 1991 to 2011, alongside the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. Previously, a single award was presented for Best Rap Performance.

In 2003, this award was split into separate awards for Best Female Rap Solo Performance and Best Male Rap Solo Performance. In 2005, it was again presented as a single award.

As of 2012, The award was permanently discontinued due to a major overhaul of Grammy categories. Since 2012, all solo and duo/group rap performances has been shifted to the revived Best Rap Performance category.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released from October a year and a half prior to September the previous year.

Recipients[]

Year[I] Performing artists Work Nominees Ref.
1991 MC Hammer "U Can't Touch This"
  • Queen Latifah – All Hail the Queen
  • Big Daddy Kane – "I Get The Job Done"
  • Vanilla Ice – "Ice Ice Baby"
  • Monie Love – "Monie In The Middle"
 [1]
1992 LL Cool J "Mama Said Knock You Out" [3]
1993 Sir Mix-a-Lot "Baby Got Back"
  • MC Hammer – "Addams Groove"
  • Queen Latifah – "Latifah's Had It Up 2 Here"
  • LL Cool J – "Strictly Business"
  • Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch – "You Gotta Believe"
 [4]
1994 Dr. Dre "Let Me Ride" [5]
1995 Queen Latifah "U.N.I.T.Y."
  • Coolio – "Fantastic Voyage"
  • Craig Mack – "Flava in Ya Ear"
  • Snoop Doggy Dogg – "Gin and Juice"
  • Warren G – "This D.J."
 [6]
1996 Coolio "Gangsta's Paradise" [7]
1997 LL Cool J "Hey Lover" [8]
1998 Will Smith "Men in Black"
  • Busta Rhymes – "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"
  • LL Cool J – "Ain't Nobody"
  • Missy Elliott – "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"
  • The Notorious B.I.G. – "Hypnotize"
 [9]
1999 Will Smith "Gettin' Jiggy wit It"
  • Busta Rhymes – "Dangerous"
  • Wyclef Jean – "Gone till November"
  • Jay-Z – "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"
  • Lauryn Hill – "Lost Ones"
 [10]
2000 Eminem "My Name Is"
  • Busta Rhymes – "Gimme Some More"
  • Q-Tip – "Vivrant Thing"
  • 2Pac – "Changes"
  • Will Smith – "Wild Wild West"
 [11]
2001 Eminem "The Real Slim Shady"
  • Common – "The Light"
  • DMX – "Party Up (Up in Here)"
  • Mystikal – "Shake Ya Ass"
  • Nelly – "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)"
 [12]
2002 Missy Elliott "Get Ur Freak On"
  • Afroman – "Because I Got High"
  • DMX – "Who We Be"
  • Jay-Z – "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"
  • Nelly – "Ride wit Me"
 [13]
2003 Missy Elliott "Scream a.k.a. Itchin'"
  • Charli Baltimore – "Diary"
  • Eve – "Satisfaction"
  • Foxy Brown – "Na Na Be Like"
  • Lauryn Hill – "Mystery of Iniquity"
 [14]
Nelly "Hot in Herre" [15]
2004 Missy Elliott "Work It'" [16]
Eminem "Lose Yourself"
  • 50 Cent – "In da Club"
  • Joe Budden – "Pump It Up"
  • Ludacris – "Stand Up"
  • Sean Paul – "Get Busy"
 [16]
2005 Jay-Z "99 Problems"
  • Eminem – "Just Lose It"
  • Kanye West – "Through the Wire"
  • Lloyd Banks – "On Fire"
  • Twista – "Overnight Celebrity"
 [17]
2006 Kanye West "Gold Digger"
  • 50 Cent – "Disco Inferno"
  • Common – "Testify"
  • Eminem – "Mockingbird"
  • T.I. – "U Don't Know Me"
  • Ludacris – "Number One Spot"
 [18]
2007 T.I. "What You Know"
  • Busta Rhymes – "Touch It"
  • Missy Elliott – "We Run This"
  • Lupe Fiasco – "Kick, Push"
  • Mos Def – "Undeniable"
 [19]
2008 Kanye West "Stronger" [20]
2009 Lil Wayne "A Milli"
  • Jay-Z – "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..."
  • Lupe Fiasco – "Paris, Tokyo"
  • Nas – "N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave and the Master)"
  • Snoop Dogg – "Sexual Eruption"
 [21]
2010 Jay-Z "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"
  • Eminem – "Beautiful"
  • Drake – "Best I Ever Had"
  • Kid Cudi – "Day 'n' Nite"
  • Mos Def – "Casa Bey"
 [22]
2011 Eminem "Not Afraid"
  • Drake – "Over"
  • Ludacris – "How Low"
  • T.I. – "I'm Back"
  • Kanye West – "Power"
 [15]

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

Category facts[]

  • Most wins in this category (including male & female solo wins)
    • 1. Eminem – 4 wins
    • 2. Missy Elliott- 3 wins
    • 3. LL Cool J, Will Smith, Jay-Z & Kanye West- 2 wins
  • Most nominations in this category (Including Male & Female Solo Nominations)
    • 1. Eminem- 8 nominations
    • 2. Jay-Z – 7 nominations
    • 3. LL Cool J, Missy Elliott & Busta Rhymes- 5 nominations
    • 4. Queen Latifah, Kanye West & T.I.- 4 nominations
    • 5. Nelly, Common, MC Hammer, Will Smith & Coolio- 3 nominations
  • Most nominations without a win
    • 1. Busta Rhymes- 5 nominations
    • 2. Ludacris- 4 nominations
    • 3. Common & 50 Cent- 3 nominations
    • 4. Lupe Fiasco, Mos Def, Nas, Snoop Dogg, DMX, Drake, 2Pac, Monie Love & The Notorious B.I.G.- 2 nominations

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