1989
Best Rap Performance: "Parents Just Don't Understand" -- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

1990
Best Rap Performance: "Bust A Move" -- Young MC

1991
Best Rap Solo Performance: "U Can't Touch This" -- MC Hammer
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: "Back on the Block" -- Quincy Jones featuring Big Daddy Kane, Ice-T, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Melle Mel
Best R&B Song: "U Can't Touch This" -- MC Hammer
Best Music Video Long Form: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, The Movie -- MC Hammer

1992
Best Rap Solo Performance: "Mama Said Knock You Out" -- L.L. Cool J
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: "Summertime" -- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

1993
Best Rap Solo Performance: "Baby Got Back" -- Sir Mix-A-Lot
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: "Tennessee" -- Arrested Development
Best New Artist: Arrested Development

1994
Best Rap Solo Performance: "Let Me Ride" -- Dr. Dre
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: "Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" -- Digable Planets

1995
Best Rap Solo Performance: "U.N.I.T.Y." -- Queen Latifah
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: "None Of Your Business" -- Salt-N-Pepa

1996
Best Rap Solo Performance: "Gangsta's Paradise" -- Coolio
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: "I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need To Get By" -- Method Man & Mary J. Blige
Best Rap Album: Poverty's Paradise -- Naughty By Nature

1997
Best Rap Solo Performance: "Hey Lover" -- L.L. Cool J
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: "Tha Crossroads" -- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Best Rap Album: The Score -- The Fugees

1998
Best Rap Solo Performance: "Men In Black" -- Will Smith
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: "I'll Be Missing You" -- Puff Daddy, Faith Evans & 112
Best Rap Album: No Way Out -- Puff Daddy

1999
Best Rap Solo Performance: "Gettin' Jiggy With It" -- Will Smith
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: "Intergalactic" -- Beastie Boys
Best Rap Album: Vol.2... Hard Knock Life -- Jay-Z
Best Alternative Music Performance: Hello Nasty -- Beastie Boys
Best New Artist: Lauryn Hill
Best R&B Song: "Doo Wop (That Thing)" -- Lauryn Hill
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "Doo Wop (That Thing)"-- Lauryn Hill
Album of the Year: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill -- Lauryn Hill
Best R&B Album: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill -- Lauryn Hill

2000
Best Rap Solo Performance: "My Name Is" -- Eminem
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: "You Got Me" -- The Roots featuring Erykah Badu
Best Rap Album: The Slim Shady LP -- Eminem

2001
Best Rap Solo Performance: "The Real Slim Shady" -- Eminem
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: "Forgot About Dre" -- Dr. Dre featuring Eminem
Best Rap Album: The Marshall Mathers LP -- Eminem
Producer of the Year: Dr. Dre

2002 nominees (winners in bold)
Album of the Year: Outkast -- Stankonia
Record of the Year: Outkast -- "Ms. Jackson"
Rap Solo Performance: "Because I Got High," Afroman; "Who We Be," DMX; "Get Ur Freak On," Missy Elliott; "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)," Jay-Z; "Ride Wit Me," Nelly
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "Clint Eastwood," Gorillaz; "Put It on Me," Ja Rule featuring Vita; "Change the Game," Jay-Z featuring Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleek; "Ms. Jackson," Outkast; "Bad Boy For Life," P. Diddy, Black Rob and Mark Curry
Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Let Me Blow Ya Mind," Eve featuring Gwen Stefani; "Livin' It Up," Ja Rule featuring Case; "Where the Party At," Jagged Edge featuring Nelly; "Area Codes," Ludacris Featuring Nate Dogg; "W," Mystic and Planet Asia
Best Rap Album: Scorpion, Eve; Pain Is Love, Ja Rule; The Blueprint, Jay-Z; Back For the First Time, Ludacris; Stankonia, Outkast
Best Short Form Music Video: "One Minute Man," Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Ludacris; "Ms. Jackson," Outkast

2003 nominees (winners in bold)
Record of the Year: "Without Me," Eminem; "Dilemma," Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
Album of the Year: The Eminem Show, Eminem; Nellyville, Nelly
Pop Collaboration with Vocals: "Dirrty," Christina Aguilera and Redman
Urban/Alternative Performance: "Love of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop)," Erykah Badu featuring Common; "Gettin' Grown," Cee-Lo; "Floetic," Floetry
Female Rap Solo Performance: "Diary ...," Charli Baltimore; "Scream a.k.a. Itchin'," Missy Elliott; "Satisfaction," Eve; "Na Na Be Like," Foxy Brown; "Mystery of Iniquity," Lauryn Hill.
Male Rap Solo Performance: "Without Me," Eminem; "Song Cry," Jay-Z; "Rollout (My Business)," Ludacris; "Bouncin' Back (Bumpin' Me Against The Wall)," Mystikal; "Hot in Herre," Nelly
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "The Essence," AZ featuring Nas; "Still Fly," Big Tymers; "Pass the Courvoisier Part II," Busta Rhymes featuring P. Diddy & Pharrell; "Oh Boy," Cam'Ron featuring Juelz Santana; "The Whole World," Outkast featuring Killer Mike
Rap/Sung Collaboration: "What's Luv?" Fat Joe featuring Ashanti; "Always on Time," Ja Rule featuring Ashanti; "Po' Folks," Nappy Roots featuring Anthony Hamilton; "Dilemma," Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland; "Like I Love You," Justin Timberlake featuring Clipse
Rap Album: The Eminem Show, Eminem; Word of Mouf, Ludacris; Tarantula, Mystikal; Nellyville, Nelly; Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry, Petey Pablo
Short Form Music Video: "Without Me," Eminem; "Knoc," Knoc-Turn'Al featuring Dr. Dre and Missy Elliott; "One Mic," Nas
Long Form Music Video: "The World According to Nappy," Nappy Roots

2004 winners
Album of the Year: Speakerboxx / The Love Below, Outkast
Best Female Rap Solo Performance: "Work It," Missy Elliott
Best Male Rap Solo Performance: "Lose Yourself," Eminem
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "Shake Ya Tailfeather," Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Crazy In Love," Beyonce featuring Jay-Z
Best Rap Song: "Lose Yourself," Eminem
Best Rap Album: Speakerboxx / The Love Below, Outkast

2005 winners
Best Rap Solo Performance: "99 Problems," Jay-Z
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "Let's Get It Started," Black Eyed Peas
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Yeah," Usher featuring Ludacris and Lil' Jon
Best Rap Song: "Jesus Walks," Kanye West
Best Rap Album: The College Dropout, Kanye West

2006 winners
Best Rap Solo Performance: "Gold Digger," Kanye West
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "Don't Phunk With My Heart," Black Eyed Peas
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Numb/Encore," Jay-Z featuring Linkin Park
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals: "Feel Good Inc." Gorillaz featuring De La Soul
Best Rap Song: "Diamonds From Sierra Leone," Kanye West
Best Rap Album: Late Registration, Kanye West

2007 winners
Best Rap Solo Performance: "What You Know," T.I.
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "Ridin," Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "My Love," Justin Timberlake featuring T.I.
Best Rap Song: "Money Maker," Ludacris featuring Pharrell
Best Rap Album: Release Therapy, Ludacris

2008 winners
Best Rap Solo Performance: "Stronger," Kanye West
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "Southside," Common featuring Kanye West
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Umbrella," Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
Best Rap Song: "Good Life," Kanye West featuring T-Pain
Best Rap Album: Graduation, Kanye West

2009 winners
Best Rap Solo Performance: Lil Wayne, "A Milli"
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Jay-Z and T.I. featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne, "Swagga Like Us"
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Estelle featuring Kanye West, "American Boy"
Best Rap Song: Lil Wayne featuring Static Major, "Lollipop"
Best Rap Album: Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III

2010 nominees (winners in bold)

Best Rap Solo Performance:
"Best I Ever Had," Drake
"Beautiful," Eminem
"D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)," Jay-Z
"Day 'N' Nite," Kid Cudi
"Casa Bey," Mos Def

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
"Too Many Rappers," Beastie Boys & Nas
"Crack A Bottle," Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
"Money Goes, Honey Stay," Fabolous & Jay-Z
"Make Her Say," Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common
"Amazing," Kanye West & Young Jeezy

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"Ego," Beyoncé & Kanye West
"Knock You Down," Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo
"Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
"I'm On A Boat," The Lonely Island & T-Pain
"Dead And Gone," T.I. & Justin Timberlake

Best Rap Song
"Best I Ever Had," Drake
"Day 'N' Nite," Kid Cudi
"Dead And Gone," T.I. & Justin Timberlake
"D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)," Jay-Z
"Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West

Best Rap Album
Universal Mind Control, Common
Relapse, Eminem
R.O.O.T.S., Flo Rida
The Ecstatic, Mos Def
The Renaissance, Q-Tip

2011 winners

Best Rap Solo Performance:
"Not Afraid," Eminem

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
"On to the Next One," Jay-Z and Swizz Beats

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"Empire State of Mind," Jay-Z and Alicia Keys

Best Rap Song
"Empire State of Mind," Jay-Z and Alicia Keys

Best Rap Album
Recovery, Eminem

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