This year’s rap nominations are very different from the attitudes two decades ago, when the Grammys first recognized rap by honoring crossover artists such as Will Smith and Vanilla Ice, while many more respectable artists were ignored. This even led to artists such as hip-hop group Public Enemy (ranked 44th on Rolling Stones magazine’s list of the 100 greatest artists of all time) to boycott the award.

 

 

Finally, Lil Wayne is among the artists who have won the most awards (four awards), second only to the ingenious combination of the youthful energy of Alison Krauss and the supreme experience of Robert Plant – this duo wins overall. plus five prizes. Best rap album for Tha Carter III, best rap song for Lollipop, best solo rap performance for A Milli and best rap performance by a duo or group for Swagga Like Us with T.I, Jay Z and Kanye West.