Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance
| Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance | |
|---|---|
"Luther" by Kendrick Lamar and SZA is the most recent recipient | |
| Awarded for | Quality songs featuring both rapped and sung vocals or rap-singing |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| First award | 2002 |
| Currently held by | Kendrick Lamar and SZA, "Luther" (2026) |
| Most wins | Jay-Z (7 wins) |
| Most nominations | Kanye West (15 nominations) |
| Website | grammy.com |
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The Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance (awarded as Best Rap/Sung Collaboration until 2017, and Best Rap/Sung Performance from 2018 to 2020) 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 on which have both rapped and sung or sing-rap vocals. 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]
The name and definition of the category were changed in June 2020, with immediate effect, to represent the inclusivity of the growing hybrid performance trends within the rap genre. According to the Recording Academy, "This category is intended to recognize solo and collaborative performances containing elements of rap and melody over modern production. This performance requires a strong and clear presence of melody combined with rap cadence, and is inclusive of dialects, lyrics or performance elements from non-rap genres including R&B, rock, country, electronic or more. The production may include traditional elements of rap or elements characteristic of the aforementioned non-rap genres."[3]
The award goes to the artist(s). The producer, engineer and songwriter can apply for a Winners Certificate.[4]
American rapper Eve and American singer Gwen Stefani won the first award in 2002 with "Let Me Blow Ya Mind". The pair were also nominated a second time in 2006 for "Rich Girl". American rapper Jay-Z has received seven Grammys in the category— four times as lead artist and three times as featured artist; he has also been nominated for three other songs. Rihanna is the female artist with the most wins in the category, with five wins out of nine total nominations.
Recipients
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2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year[I] | Performing artist(s) | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 [23] | ||
| DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend | "Higher" | |
| Lil Baby and Gunna | "Drip Too Hard" | |
| Lil Nas X | "Panini" | |
| Mustard featuring Roddy Ricch | "Ballin'" | |
| Young Thug featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott | "The London" | |
| 2021 | ||
| Anderson .Paak | "Lockdown" | |
| DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch | "Rockstar" | |
| Drake featuring Lil Durk | "Laugh Now Cry Later" | |
| Roddy Ricch | "The Box" | |
| Travis Scott | "Highest in the Room" | |
| 2022 [24] | ||
| Kanye West featuring The Weeknd and Lil Baby | "Hurricane" | |
| J. Cole featuring Lil Baby | "Pride Is the Devil" | |
| Doja Cat | "Need to Know" | |
| Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Industry Baby" | |
| Tyler, the Creator featuring Youngboy Never Broke Again and Ty Dolla $ign | "WusYaName" | |
| 2023 [25] | ||
| Future featuring Drake and Tems | "Wait for U" | |
| DJ Khaled featuring Future and SZA | "Beautiful" | |
| Jack Harlow | "First Class" | |
| Kendrick Lamar featuring Blxst and Amanda Reifer | "Die Hard" | |
| Latto | "Big Energy" (Live) | |
| 2024 [26] | ||
| Lil Durk featuring J. Cole | "All My Life" | |
| Burna Boy featuring 21 Savage | "Sittin' on Top of the World" | |
| Doja Cat | "Attention" | |
| Drake and 21 Savage | "Spin Bout U" | |
| SZA | "Low" | |
| 2025 [27] | ||
| Rapsody featuring Erykah Badu | "3:AM" | |
| Jordan Adetunji featuring Kehlani | "Kehlani" | |
| Beyoncé, Linda Martell and Shaboozey | "Spaghettii" | |
| Future, Metro Boomin and The Weeknd | "We Still Don't Trust You" | |
| Latto | "Big Mama" | |
| 2026 [28] | ||
| Kendrick Lamar and SZA | "Luther" | |
| Fridayy featuring Meek Mill | "Proud of Me" | |
| JID featuring Ty Dolla Sign and 6lack | "Wholeheartedly" | |
| Terrace Martin and Kenyon Dixon featuring Rapsody | "WeMaj" | |
| PartyNextDoor and Drake | "Somebody Loves Me" |
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
Artists with multiple wins
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Artists with multiple nominations
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See also
- Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
- Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance
- Grammy Award for Best Rap Song
References
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External links
- Official site of the Grammy Awards Archived 2014-05-07 at the Wayback Machine