Grammy Award for Best Rap / Sung Collaboration
The Grammy Award for Best Rap / Sung Collaboration , in German "Grammy Award for the best Rap / Sung Collaboration ", is a music prize that is awarded at the annual Grammy Awards . The award recognizes songwriters for outstanding songs on which rapped is so mainly songs from the genre of hip-hop -music.
Background and story
The Grammy Awards (actually Grammophone Awards), which have been presented since 1958, are presented annually in numerous categories by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) in the United States of America for artistic achievement, technical competence and excellent overall performance regardless of the album - Honor sales or chart position.
The Grammy Award for Best Rap / Sung Collaboration was introduced in 2002 to honor the collaboration between singers and rappers. According to the category description, the award is given to artists for songs that represent a collaboration between pop and rap artists. Songs with known samples can also be awarded. In order for a song to be proposed for nomination, it must have a feat. be marked.
The first excellent interpreters were Eve together with the singer Gwen Stefani for the song Let Me Blow Ya Mind in 2002 . In 2006, both were nominated again for the song Rich Girl in this category. Jay-Z was awarded this prize six times and nominated nine times. Kanye West has received four awards and seven nominations. Rihanna has received three awards, making her the most successful female artist in this category. Most of the winners are from the United States, with the other winners from Barbados and the United Kingdom . T-Pain was nominated five times, but never won the award, making it the artist with the most non-award nominations in this category.
Winner and nominated artist
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ “honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position”. Overview . National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- ^ Grammy Awards at a Glance . In: Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 7, 2012.