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 114 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 NH (born February 20, 1988) ( ree-AN-ə) is a Barbadian singer, actress, fashion designer, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna was d ...

Date of birth: 20 February 1988

Age: 35

Nationality: Barbadian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: A$AP Rocky (Dating)

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National Heroes of Barbados 11T

Barbadian women ambassadors 8T

Women hip hop singers 9T
2.

Drake

Canadian, Rapper

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: 36

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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UK drill musicians 12T

21st-century Canadian rappers 152T

Universal Motown Records artists 75T
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Eminem

American, Rapper

Overview: Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (formerly stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Eminem is among the best-selling ...

Date of birth: 17 October 1972

Age: 50

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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LGBT-related controversies in music 44T

MTV Europe Music Award winners 376T

D12 members 4T
4.

Lil' Wayne

American, Rapper

Overview: Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record executive, and entrepreneur. He is regarded by many contemporaries ...

Date of birth: 27 September 1982

Age: 40

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Dhea Sodano (Long-Term)

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Cash Money Millionaires members 6T

Hot Boys members 4T

Universal Motown Records artists 78T
5.

Beyoncé

American, Singer

Overview: Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( bee-YON-say; née Knowles; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, actress and record producer. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various ...

Date of birth: 4 September 1981

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Jay-Z (Married)

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American women hip hop singers 63T

20th-century American businesswomen 505T

MTV Europe Music Award winners 370T
6.

Nelly

American, Rapper

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: 48

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Ashanti (Dating)

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Rappers from Austin 4T

Universal Motown Records artists 79T

Nelly 1T
7.

Ye

American, Rapper

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: 45

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Bianca Censori (Married)

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20th-century American male musicians 7,760T

21st-century American male musicians 5,552T

MTV Europe Music Award winners 370T
8.

Alicia Keys

American, Singer

Overview: Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter. A classically-trained pianist, Keys began composing songs by age 12 and was signed at ...

Date of birth: 25 January 1981

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Swizz Beatz (Married)

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Singer-songwriters from New York (state) 696T

American female hip hop singers 63T

American neo soul singers 103T
9.

50 Cent

American, Rapper

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: 47

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
10.

Will Smith

American, Actor

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: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Jada Pinkett Smith (Married)

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MTV Europe Music Award winners 363T

César Honorary Award recipients 87T

Will Smith 5T
11.

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: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Jessica Biel (Married)

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American neo soul singers 100T

MTV Europe Music Award winners 363T

Singers from Memphis, Tennessee 11T
12.

Jay-Z

American, Rapper

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: 53

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
13.

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: 39

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Dess Dior (Dating)

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Trap musicians 54T

21st-century American male musicians 4,997T

21st-century male musicians 9,676T
14.

Common

American, Rapper

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: 51

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
15.

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: 48

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
16.

T.I.

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: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Tiny Harris (Married)

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Trap musicians 54T

21st-century philanthropists 248T

21st-century American rappers 2,146T
17.

Ludacris

American, Rapper

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: 45

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
18.

Eve

American rapper-songwriter, record producer and actress

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: 44

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Maximillion Cooper (Married)

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20th-century African-American women 4,116T

21st-century African-American women 3,828T

21st-century American women musicians 1,003T
19.

Queen Latifah

American, Rapper

Overview: Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, and producer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she signed with Tommy Boy ...

Date of birth: 18 March 1970

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Ebony Nicholas (Dating)

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Singer-songwriters from New Jersey 203T

21st-century African-American women singers 565T

Television producers from New Jersey 121T
20.

Pharrell Williams

American, Musician

Overview: Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (born April 5, 1973) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. Alongside close colleague Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop ...

Date of birth: 5 April 1973

Age: 49

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Helen Lasichanh (Married)

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Judges in American reality television series 48T

Princess Anne High School alumni 8T

People with synesthesia 33T