Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group , in German "Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group", is a music price in the period from 1991 to 2011 in the annual Grammy Awards bestowed has been. Groups or duets by artists were honored for outstanding songs that were raped , i.e. mainly songs from the genre of hip-hop music. Since 2012 the award belongs to the category Best Rap Performance .
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.
In 1991 the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance , which has been awarded since 1989 , was divided into the categories of Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. According to the category description, performers could receive the award for rap songs that were newly recorded or became known during the award period. The award was given according to the regulations for performances (singles / songs) by music groups and duets in the field of hip-hop music.
As part of a restructuring of the Grammy Awards, the 2012 category was merged again with the award for Best Rap Solo Performance to the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in order to reduce the number of prizes.
statistics
All of the award winners are from the United States .
With two awards each, Dr. Dre , Eminem , Kanye West , Krayzie Bone (once with his group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony ), Jay-Z , OutKast , Sean Combs and the group The Black Eyed Peas are the most successful artists in this category. With eight nominations, Dr. Dre the most nominated for the award, followed by Sean Combs, Jay-Z, and Big Boi , with seven nominations each. The rapper Ludacris was nominated four times but never won.
Winner and nominated artist
Web links
- Official site of the Grammy Awards (English)
- Grammy Awards: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ( English ) Rock on the Net. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
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 , accessed September 6, 2014 .
- ↑ 52nd OEP Category Description Guide ( English , PDF ; 85 kB) National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
- ↑ Awards Category Comparison Chart ( English , PDF ; 80 kB) National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
- ↑ Grammy Awards restructuring , accessed September 6, 2014. (English)