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Best Rap Performance

2019 • 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2017 and Aug 30, 2018

2019 Winner is Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake with "King's Dead"

King's Dead

Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future, James Blake

Nominees 2019

Winners

Year Winner Nomination
2026 Clipse, Terrence Thornton, Malice, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams Chains & Whips All Nominees
2025 Kendrick Lamar Not Like Us All Nominees
2024 Killer Mike, André "3000" Benjamin, Future, Eryn Allen Kane SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS All Nominees
2023 Kendrick Lamar The Heart Part 5 All Nominees
2022 Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar Family Ties All Nominees
2021 Megan Pete, Beyoncé Knowles Savage All Nominees
2020 Nipsey Hussle, Rodrick Moore, Hit-Boy Racks In The Middle All Nominees
2019 Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future, James Blake King's Dead All Nominees
2019 Anderson .Paak Bubblin All Nominees
2018 Kendrick Lamar HUMBLE. All Nominees
2017 Chancelor Bennett, Lil Wayne, Tauheed Epps No Problem All Nominees
2016 Kendrick Lamar Alright All Nominees
2015 Kendrick Lamar I All Nominees
2014 Ben Haggerty, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Ryan Lewis, Michael Wansley Thrift Shop All Nominees
2013 Jay Z, Kanye West N****s In Paris All Nominees
2012 Jay Z, Kanye West Otis All Nominees

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