When it comes to hip-hop, these are the kings and queens who wear the crown. From Naughty By Nature to Tyler, from The Creator to Cardi B, check out the top winning rap albums of the past two decades.
Hip-hop dominates. However, the genre that continues to dominate the culture and rank scoreboard – will receive her honor at the next Grammy Awards. Despite Recording Academy’s complicated history in hip-hop, the awards ceremony will highlight a handful of artists when the award for best rap album is given.
The Grammys announced they had created the Best Rap Album category in 1995, six years after The Recording Academy created the Grammy for Best Rap Performance. Will Smith And DJ Jazz Jeff He won the Grammy for Best Rap Performance in 1989 for “Parents Don’t Understand,” but boycotted the ceremony after the Grammys said they wouldn’t sky Best Rap Performance category in airtime limits. “We don’t have a problem with Grammys as a reward or Grammys as an institution. “We had a problem with the award design in 1989,” he said. fun tonight† “We chose to boycott. We believe it was a slap in the face,” he said.
At the 38th Grammy Awards in 1996, bad by nature won the first prize for best rap album paradise of poverty† The album was true Skee-Los If I want, Dirty old bastards Return to room 36: dirty version, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony’s E.1999 Eternal, And 2 packs I’m against the world. next year Lauryn Hill She became the first female artist to win in the category. fugitiveswon the best rap album award point† That year, A quest requested by the tribe †Rhythms, rhymes and life), 2Pac (all eyes on me† LL Cold J †Mr blacksmith), And cool †Gangsta’s paradise) were all nominated.
Before the ceremony in 2022, Eminem reigns with the most wins in the category (6). Kanye West (4) is just behind it. Alone outcast And Kendrick Lamar they won the best rap album more than once. carrots The one with the most nominations without a win (five), whereas jay z holds the record for the most nominations ever with eleven nominations. heart She has the distinction of being the first female solo rapper to win the best rap album. took the crown in 2019 Privacy violation.
This year’s nominees
This multi-club best rap album winner could get a new member after the 64th Grammy Awards. by nas King’s Disease II it is called as Tyler, the Creator Call me if you’re lost† Both artists have won in the past. J. Cole Might win her first Grammy for best rap album low season† Kanye West’s Thursday was also named. by Drake Certified child in love He was also nominated, but withdrew all nominations in December 2021. He hasn’t explained why yet, but judging by previous Grammy comments, it’s not hard to guess why.
All recent Grammy winners for best rap album
Here is a short list of the winners of the last two decades:
2021: Nas, ‘The King’s Disease’
by nas thirteenth The studio album won the crown at the 63rd Grammy Awards. Beat album:
- D Cigarette black habits†
- jay electronics a written testimony†
- Royce from 5’9″ S. allegory†
- Freddie Gibbs and the alchemists Alfredo
2020: Tyler, creator, “Igor”
Other candidates:
- by Dreamville Dreamers’ Revenge III
- light mill championships
- 21 wild i > was
- by Corda lost boy
2019: Cardi B, privacy violation
Other candidates:
- Mac Miller’s i swim
- by Nipsey Hussle victory group
- Pusha T Daytona
- by Travis Scott astromondo
2018: Kendrick Lamar† ‘Curse’
When Kendrick won the award for second album of the year… curse to pick up jay z 4:44 to claim the prize.
Other candidates:
- migo Culture,
- rhapsody, by laila Wisdom
- Tyler, the Creator florist†
- jay z† 4:44
2017: Chance The Rapper, ‘Coloring Book’
rapper luck Coloring book He made history when he won the best rap album award in 2017. It was the first mixtape on the list. scoreboard It became the first album to win a Grammy with only 200 streams and solo streams.
Other candidates:
- your soul, and anonymous…
- DJ Khaled, master key
- Dragon, viewing†
- schoolboy Q, blank face LP†
- Kanye West, Pablo’s life.
2016: Kendrick Lamar, ‘Pinking a Butterfly’
Other candidates:
- J.Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive
- Dr. dre, Compton
- DragonIf you’re reading this it’s too late
- Nicki Minaj† rose print
2015: Eminem, “The Marshall Mathers LP 2”
Other candidates:
- Iggy Azaleanew classic
- widespreadno one is smiling
- childish gamblerwhy internet
- Wiz Khalifa† black hollywood
- schoolboy Q, Contrast
2014: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, “The Heist”
Perhaps the most controversial victory in the short life of the category, mackerel And by Ryan Lewis Robbery took home the award for best rap album, beat DrakeJay-ZKanye WestAnd Kendrick Lamar† Macklemore also apologized to Kendrick via text message (“You got robbed. I wanted you to win. It’s weird and it sucks for him to rob you”), which Drake yelled at for being “overdone”.
“This is how the world works: He created a music brand that attracts more people than me, Hov, Kanye and Kendrick,” Drake said. rolling rock† “If people want to say it’s racial, or the fact that they’re taking advantage of something we can’t. This is how the cards fall. You own your own shit.”
Other candidates:
- Dragon† nothing was the same
- jay z† Magna Carta Holy Grail
- Kendrick LamarBravo Kidd, MAAD City
- Kanye West† Yup
2013: Drake, ‘Attention’
Other candidates:
- 2 chainsBased on a TRU story
- Lupe fiasco† Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Part 1
- how† Life is Beautiful
- Rick Ross, God forgives, I don’t forgive
- carrots† Undo
2012: Kanye West, ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’
Other candidates:
- Lupe fiasco† laser
- jay z And Kanye West† keep an eye on the board
- Nicki Minaj† pink friday
- Lil Wayne† Tha Carter IV
2011: Eminem, ‘The Rescue’
Other candidates:
- bob, BoB presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
- Dragon, say thank you later
- jayz, project 3
- carrots† how i came across
2010: Eminem, ‘Relapse’
Other candidates:
- Widespread, Universal mind control
- Flo Rida† CARROTS
- definitely moss† ecstatic
- Q-Hint† Renaissance
2009: Lil Wayne, ‘Tha Carter III’
Other candidates:
- jay z† american mafia
- Lupe fiascoThe Cool by Lupe Fiasco
- how† Nas / Anonymous
- JOYFUL† paper trail
2008: Kanye West, ‘Graduation’
Other candidates:
- Widespread, find forever
- jayz, let the kingdom come
- NO, hip hop is dead
- JOYFUL, TI vs. CLUE
2007: Ludacris, ‘Release Therapy’
Other candidates:
- Lupe fiascoFood and drink
- Pharrell† in my thoughts
- carrots† game theory
- JOYFUL† King
2006: Kanye West, “Late Registration”
Other candidates:
- 50 cents, massacre
- widespread† Be
- Miss Elliott† Cookbook
- Eminem, BIS
2005: Kanye West, “School Dropout”
Other candidates:
- animal kids, 5 districts of the city
- jay z† black album
- LL Cold J† definition
- Nelly† Business attire
2004: Outkast, ‘Speakerboxx / Love Below’
Other candidates:
- 50 cents, Get Rich or Die Trying’
- Miss Elliott† Under construction
- jay z† Plan 2: Gift and Curse
- carrotsphrenology
2003: Eminem, ‘The Eminem Show’
Other candidates:
- ludacris† Mouf Promise
- mystic† Tarantula
- NellyNellyville
- Petey Pablo† Diary of a Sinner: 1Saint record
2002: Outkast, ‘Stankonia’
Other candidates:
- watch† Scorpion
- Yes Rule† pain is love
- jay z† Project
- ludacris† come back for the first time
2001: Eminem, ‘Marshall Mathers LP’
Other candidates:
- DMX… and then there was X
- Dr. drain2001
- jay z† business attire. 3… the life and times of S. Carter
- Nelly† country grammar
2000: Eminem, ‘The Slim Shady LP’
Other candidates:
- envelope rhymes† ELE: The last world front
- Miss Elliot† it’s the real world
- how† I…
- carrots† Things are falling apart
Source: Hollywood Life
