Best Melodic Rap Performance

2011 • 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2009 and Aug 30, 2010

2011 Winner is Jay-Z & Alicia Keys with "Empire State Of Mind"

Empire State Of Mind

Year	Winner	Nomination	Actions
2026	Kendrick Lamar, SZA	luther	All Nominees
2025	Rapsody, Erykah Badu	3:AM	All Nominees
2024	Durk Banks, J. Cole	All My Life	All Nominees
2023	Future, Drake, Tems	WAIT FOR U	All Nominees
2022	Kanye West, The Weeknd, Dominique Armani Jones	Hurricane	All Nominees
2021	Anderson .Paak	Lockdown	All Nominees
2020	DJ Khaled, Nipsey Hussle, John Legend	Higher	All Nominees
2019	Childish Gambino	This Is America	All Nominees
2018	Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna	LOYALTY.	All Nominees
2017	Drake	Hotline Bling	All Nominees
2016	Kendrick Lamar, Bilal, Anna Wise, Thundercat	These Walls	All Nominees
2015	Eminem, Rihanna	The Monster	All Nominees
2014	Jay Z, Justin Timberlake	Holy Grail	All Nominees
2013	Jay Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, Terius "The Dream" Nash	No Church In The Wild	All Nominees
2012	Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi, Fergie	All Of The Lights	All Nominees
2011	Jay Z, Alicia Keys	Empire State Of Mind	All Nominees
2010	Jay Z, Rihanna, Kanye West	Run This Town	All Nominees
2009	Estelle, Kanye West	American Boy	All Nominees
2008	Rihanna, Jay Z	Umbrella	All Nominees
2007	Justin Timberlake, T.I.	My Love	All Nominees
2006	Jay Z, Linkin Park	Numb/Encore	All Nominees
2005	Usher, Lil Jon, Ludacris	Yeah!	All Nominees
2004	Jay Z	Crazy In Love	All Nominees
2003	Nelly	Dilemma	All Nominees
2002	Eve, Gwen Stefani	Let Me Blow Ya Mind	All Nominees

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