Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance , in German "Grammy Award for the best rap solo performance", is a music prize that was awarded from 1991 to 2011 at the annual Grammy Awards . Solo artists were honored for outstanding songs that are rapped on, i.e. primarily songs from the genre of hip-hop music. Since 2012 the award belongs to the category Best Rap Performance .

Background and story

Eminem received the award the most with four wins

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 . Another separation into Best Male Rap Solo Performance and Best Female Rap Solo Performance took place in 2003 and 2004 , but was subsequently reversed.

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 individual artists 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 Performance by a Duo or Group to form the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in order to reduce the number of prizes.

statistics

All 23 winners of the award are from the United States .

With four awards, the rapper Eminem is the most successful artist in this category and also the most frequently nominated (eight times). He is followed by rapper Missy Elliott , who received three awards, two of which she received in 2003 and 2004, when the award was also divided into Best Female Rap Solo Performance. Besides her only Queen Latifah could win 1995 as a female artist.

In addition, LL Cool J , Will Smith , Jay-Z and Kanye West received two trophies each, while Busta Rhymes was nominated five times but never won.

Winner and nominated artist

year	Interpreter	nationality	plant	Other nominated artists	Pictures of the awardees (examples)
1991 February 20, 1991	MC hammer	United States	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
1992 February 26, 1992	LL Cool J	United States	Mama Said Knock You Out	MC Hammer - Here Comes the Hammer Monie Love - It's a Shame (My Sister) Ice-T - New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)
1993 February 24, 1993	Sir Mix-a-Lot	United States	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
1994 March 1, 1994	Dr. Dre	United States	Let me ride	Paperboy - Ditty Sir Mix-a-Lot - Just da Pimpin 'in Me MC Lyte - Ruffneck LL Cool J - Stand by Your Man
1995 March 1, 1995	Queen Latifah	United States	UNITY	Coolio - Fantastic Voyage Craig Mack - Flava in Ya Ear Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin and Juice Warren G - This DJ
1996 February 28, 1996	Coolio	United States	Gangsta's Paradise	The Notorious BIG - Big Poppa 2Pac - Dear Mama Skee-Lo - I Wish Busta Rhymes - Woo Hah !! Got You All in Check
1997 February 26, 1997	LL Cool J	United States	Hey lover	Coolio - 1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin 'New) Nas - If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) Heavy D - Rock with You
1998 February 25, 1998	Will Smith	United States	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 BIG - Hypnotize
1999 February 24, 1999	Will Smith	United States	Gettin 'jiggy wit it	Busta Rhymes - Dangerous Wyclef Jean - Gone till November Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) Lauryn Hill - Lost Ones
2000 February 23, 2000	Eminem	United States	my name is	Busta Rhymes - Gimme Some More Q-Tip - Vivrant Thing 2Pac - Changes Will Smith - Wild Wild West
2001 February 21, 2001	Eminem	United States	The Real Slim Shady	Common - The Light DMX - Party Up (Up in Here) Mystikal - Shake Ya Ass Nelly - Country Grammar (Hot Shit)
2002 February 27, 2002	Missy Elliott	United States	Get Ur Freak On	Afroman - Because I Got High DMX - Who We Be Jay-Z - Izzo (HOVA) Nelly - Ride wit Me
2003 February 23, 2003	Nelly	United States	Hot in Herre	Eminem - Without Me Jay-Z - Song Cry Ludacris - Rollout (My Business) Mystikal - Bouncin 'Back (Bumpin' Me Against the Wall)
	Missy Elliott	United States	Scream aka Itchin	Charli Baltimore - Diary Eve - Satisfaction Foxy Brown - Na Na Be Like Lauryn Hill - Mystery of Iniquity
2004 February 8, 2004	Eminem	United States	Lose Yourself	50 cents - in the club Joe Budden - Pump It Up Ludacris - Stand Up Sean Paul - Get Busy
	Missy Elliott	United States	Work It	Da Brat - Got It Poppin ' Lil 'Kim - Came Back for You MC Lyte - Ride wit 'Me Queen Latifah - Go Head
2005 February 13, 2005	Jay-Z	United States	99 problems	Eminem - Just Lose It Kanye West - Through the Wire Lloyd Banks - On Fire Twista - Overnight Celebrity
2006 February 8, 2006	Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx	United States	Gold digger	50 Cent - Disco Inferno Common - Testify Eminem - Mockingbird TI - U Don't Know Me Ludacris - Number One Spot
2007 February 11, 2007	TI	United States	What you know	Busta Rhymes - Touch It Missy Elliott - We Run This Lupe Fiasco - kick, push Mos Def - Undeniable
2008 February 10, 2008	Kanye West	United States	Stronger	Common - The People 50 Cent - I Get Money Jay-Z - Show Me What You Got TI - Big Shit Poppin '(Do It)
2009 February 8, 2009	Lil Wayne	United States	A milli	Jay-Z - Roc Boys (And the Winner Is) ... Lupe Fiasco - Paris, Tokyo Nas - NIGGER (The Slave and the Master) Snoop Dogg - Sexual Eruption
2010 January 31, 2010	Jay-Z	United States	DOA (Death of Auto-Tune)	Eminem - Beautiful Drake - Best I Ever Had Kid Cudi - Day 'n' Nite Mos Def - Casa Bey
2011 February 13, 2011	Eminem	United States	Not afraid	Drake - Over Ludacris - How Low TI - I'm Back Kanye West - Power

Web links

• Official site of the Grammy Awards (English)
• Grammy Awards: Best Rap Solo Performance ( English ) Rock on the Net. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "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 4, 2014 . 
2. ↑ 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 4, 2014. 
3. ↑ Awards Category Comparison Chart ( English , PDF ; 80 kB) National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
4. ↑ Grammy Awards restructuring , accessed September 4, 2014. (English)