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Best Rap Song

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

Jay Z, Angela Hunte, Alicia Keys, Janet Sewell, Alexander Shuckburgh

Nominees 2011

Winners

Year Winner Nomination
2026 Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Sounwave, Kamasi Washington tv off All Nominees
2025 Kendrick Lamar Not Like Us All Nominees
2024 André "3000" Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Bryan Jones, Eryn Allen Kane, Killer Mike, Tim Moore, No I.D. SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS All Nominees
2023 Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar, Matt Schaeffer The Heart Part 5 All Nominees
2022 Dwayne Abernathy Jr., Warryn Campbell, Jay Z, Raul Cubina, Mike Dean, Charles Njapa, Sean Solymar, Kanye West, Mark Williams Jail All Nominees
2021 Beyoncé Knowles, Jay Z, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session, Jr., Jordan Thorpe, J White Savage All Nominees
2020 J. Cole, Dahi, 21 Savage, Anthony H. White A Lot All Nominees
2019 Drake, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Cardo, Matthew Samuels, Noah "40" Shebib God's Plan All Nominees
2018 Kendrick Lamar, Asheton Hogan, Michael L. Williams II, A. Tiffith HUMBLE. All Nominees
2017 Drake, Paul Jefferies Hotline Bling All Nominees
2016 Kendrick Lamar, Kawan Prather, Sounwave, Pharrell Williams Alright All Nominees
2015 Kendrick Lamar, Ronald Isley, Rahki I All Nominees
2014 Ben Haggerty, Ryan Lewis Thrift Shop All Nominees
2013 Jay Z, Mike Dean, Hit-Boy, Kanye West N****s In Paris All Nominees
2012 Jeff Bhasker, Fergie, Malik Yusef Jones, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Warren Trotter, Kanye West All Of The Lights All Nominees
2011 Jay Z, Angela Hunte, Alicia Keys, Janet Sewell, Alexander Shuckburgh Empire State Of Mind All Nominees
2010 Jeff Bhasker, Jay Z, Rihanna, Kanye West, No I.D. Run This Town All Nominees
2009 Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Lil Wayne, James Scheffer, Static Major, Rex Zamor Lollipop All Nominees
2008 Aldrin Davis, Mike Dean, T-Pain, Kanye West Good Life All Nominees
2007 Ludacris, Pharrell Williams Money Maker All Nominees
2006 DeVon Harris, Kanye West Diamonds From Sierra Leone All Nominees
2005 Miri Ben Ari, Che Smith, Kanye West Jesus Walks All Nominees
2004 Jeff Bass, Eminem, L Resto Lose Yourself All Nominees

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