Grammy Award winners for rap music

The list Grammy Award winners for rap music includes Rihanna, Eminem, Lil' Wayne, Drake and Nelly. The list consists of 116 members.

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Grammy Awards

Award presented by the American Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry

1.

Rihanna

Barbadian, Singer

Overview: Robyn Rihanna Fenty (ree-AN-ə; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman, and actress. She is regarded as one of the most prominent recording artists of the 21st century. Rihanna signed ...

Date of birth: 20 February 1988

Age: 37

Nationality: Barbadian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: A$AP Rocky (Dating)

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Barbadian women fashion designers 1T

National Heroes of Barbados 12T

Barbadian women ambassadors 8T
2.

Drake

Canadian rapper and singer (born 1986)

Overview: Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and businessman. Drake initially gained recognition as an actor on the teen drama television series ...

Date of birth: 24 October 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Brooklyn Nikole (Dating)

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UK drill musicians 12T

21st-century Canadian rappers 152T

Universal Motown Records artists 75T
3.

Eminem

American, Rapper

Overview: Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is credited with popularizing ...

Date of birth: 17 October 1972

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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American comedy rappers 20T

American satirical musicians 37T

American people who self-identify as being of Cherokee descent 247T
4.

Lil' Wayne

American rapper and singer (born 1982)

Overview: Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his ...

Date of birth: 27 September 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Jennifer Spencer (Realtor) (Dating)

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MTV Video Music Award winners 222T

African-American male singer-songwriters 369T

Cash Money Millionaires members 6T
5.

Beyoncé

American, Singer

Overview: Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( bee-ON-say; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and businesswoman. Known as "Queen Bey", she has been widely recognized for her boundary-pushing ...

Date of birth: 4 September 1981

Age: 43

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Jay-Z (Married)

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American dance-pop musicians 68T

Knowles–Carter family 5T

American feminist musicians 282T
6.

Nelly

American rapper (born 1974)

Overview: Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics ...

Date of birth: 2 November 1974

Age: 50

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Ashanti (Married)

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Rappers from Austin 4T

Universal Motown Records artists 79T

Nelly 1T
7.

Missy Elliott

American rapper and record producer (born 1971)

Overview: Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971), best known by the stage name Missy Elliott, is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. She embarked on her music career with R&B girl group Sista in ...

Date of birth: 1 July 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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MTV Video Music Award winners 217T

Singer-songwriters from Virginia 143T

American women hip hop singers 69T
8.

Ye

American rapper and producer (born 1977)

Overview: Ye ( YAY; born Kanye Omari West; June 8, 1977), commonly known as Kanye West ( KAHN-yay), is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and fashion designer. He is widely regarded as one of the ...

Date of birth: 8 June 1977

Age: 47

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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American musicians with disabilities 308T

Progressive rap musicians 36T

Singers with disabilities 124T
9.

Alicia Keys

American singer (born 1981)

Overview: Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1980) known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed ...

Date of birth: 25 January 1981

Age: 44

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Swizz Beatz (Married)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,654T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,272T

MTV Video Music Award winners 222T
10.

50 Cent

American rapper and actor (born 1975)

Overview: Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, songwriter, television producer, actor, and businessman. Known for his impact in the hip hop industry ...

Date of birth: 6 July 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Jamira Haines (Dating)

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Writers from Queens, New York 32T

Andrew Jackson High School (Queens) alumni 19T

African-American memoirists 19T
11.

Will Smith

American actor and rapper (born 1968)

Overview: Willard Carroll Smith Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. Smith has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and two Academy Awards, and has won four Grammy ...

Date of birth: 25 September 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Jada Pinkett Smith (Married)

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African-American male singer-songwriters 364T

Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania 214T

20th-century African-American male singers 1,001T
12.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs

American, Music Producer

Overview: Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), also known by his stage name Diddy, formerly Puff Daddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, record producer and record executive. A three-time Grammy Award winner ...

Date of birth: 4 November 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Music Producer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Male actors from Mount Vernon, New York 13T

The Four: Battle for Stardom 4T

Actors from Bergen County, New Jersey 118T
13.

Justin Timberlake

American, Singer

Overview: Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. Born and raised in Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New ...

Date of birth: 31 January 1981

Age: 44

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Jessica Biel (Married)

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American child pop musicians 105T

American dance-pop musicians 68T

21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,751T
14.

Jay-Z

American rapper and businessman (born 1969)

Overview: Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Jay-Z (stylized as JAY-Z), is an American rapper, songwriter, record executive, entrepreneur, businessman, and record producer ...

Date of birth: 4 December 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Beyoncé (Married)

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21st-century American memoirists 280T

20th-century American male musicians 7,726T

21st-century American male musicians 5,528T
15.

Future

American rapper

Overview: Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn (born November 20, 1983), known professionally as Future, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, he first became i ...

Date of birth: 20 November 1983

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Trap musicians 54T

21st-century American male musicians 4,997T

21st-century male musicians 9,676T
16.

Common

American rapper and actor (born 1972)

Overview: Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapper, actor, and writer. He debuted in 1992, with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar?, and ...

Date of birth: 13 March 1972

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Jennifer Hudson (Dating)

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Cocaine 80s members 6T

Soulquarians members 12T

August Greene members 3T
17.

Will.i.am

American rapper

Overview: William James Adams Jr. (born March 15, 1975), better known by his stage name will.i.am (pronounced "Will-I-am"), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, television personality ...

Date of birth: 15 March 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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African-American DJs 76T

21st-century American keyboardists 488T

21st-century American rappers 2,145T
18.

Tip 'T.I.' Harris

American, Rapper

Overview: Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980), better known by the stage names T.I. and Tip (often stylized as TIP or T.I.P.), is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, record producer, and ent ...

Date of birth: 25 September 1980

Age: 44

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Tiny Harris (Married)

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MTV Video Music Award winners 226T

African-American male songwriters 166T

21st-century American philanthropists 356T
19.

Ludacris

American rapper and actor (born 1977)

Overview: Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (), is an American rapper and actor. After forming his own label, Disturbing tha Peace in the late 1990s, Ludacris ...

Date of birth: 11 September 1977

Age: 47

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Eudoxie Agnan (Married)

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21st-century Gabonese rappers 1T

21st-century Gabonese businesspeople 1T

People with acquired Gabonese citizenship 23T
20.

Eve

American rapper, singer, and actress (born 1978)

Overview: Eve Jihan Jeffers Cooper (born November 10, 1978) is an American rapper, singer, composer and actress from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has released four studio albums, Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' ...

Date of birth: 10 November 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Maximillion Cooper (Married)

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20th-century American women rappers 6T

21st-century American women rappers 28T

Martin Luther King High School (Philadelphia) alumni 7T