Awards & Winners

Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality songs on which rappers and singers collaborate. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position". According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to artists for "a newly recorded Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together", and the "collaborative artist should be recognized as a featured artist". Americans Eve and Gwen Stefani won the first award in 2002 with "Let Me Blow Ya Mind". The pair were unsuccessfully nominated a second time in 2006 for "Rich Girl". American rapper Jay-Z has received seven Grammys in the category— four times as lead artist and three times as featured artist; he has also been nominated for three other songs. Kanye West has won the award four times, and has been nominated for the honor for six other works. Rihanna is the female artist with the most wins in the category, with three. T-Pain has received the most nominations in the category without a win, with five.

Check all the winners of Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration presented under Grammy Awards since 2001 .


Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake

Honored for : Holy Grail

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
J. Cole Power Trip
Miguel Jontel Pimentel Power Trip
Jay-Z Part II (On the Run)
Beyoncé Knowles Part II (On the Run)
Jay-Z Holy Grail
Justin Timberlake Holy Grail
Kendrick Lamar Now or Never
Mary J. Blige Now or Never
Wiz Khalifa Remember You
The Weeknd Remember You

Frank Ocean, Kanye West, Jay-Z, The-Dream

Honored for : No Church in the Wild
(feat. Frank Ocean & The-Dream)

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Flo Rida Wild Ones
Track from: Wild Ones
Sia Furler Wild Ones
Track from: Wild Ones
Jay-Z No Church in the Wild
feat. Frank Ocean & The-Dream / Track from: Watch The Throne
Kanye West No Church in the Wild
feat. Frank Ocean & The-Dream / Track from: Watch The Throne
Frank Ocean No Church in the Wild
feat. Frank Ocean & The-Dream / Track from: Watch The Throne
The-Dream No Church in the Wild
feat. Frank Ocean & The-Dream / Track from: Watch The Throne
John Legend Tonight (Best You Ever Had)
feat. Ludacris
Ludacris Tonight (Best You Ever Had)
feat. Ludacris
Nas Cherry Wine
Track from: Life Is Good
Amy Winehouse Cherry Wine
Track from: Life Is Good
Rihanna Talk That Talk
feat. Jay-Z / Track from: Talk That Talk
Jay-Z Talk That Talk
feat. Jay-Z / Track from: Talk That Talk

Rihanna, Fergie, Kid Cudi, Kanye West

Honored for : All of the Lights
(Track from: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy)

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kanye West All of the Lights
Kid Cudi All of the Lights
Fergie All of the Lights
Rihanna All of the Lights
Beyoncé Knowles Party
feat. André 3000
André 3000 Party
feat. André 3000
Drake I'm on One (explicit)
feat. Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne
Rick Ross I'm on One (explicit)
feat. Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne
DJ Khaled I'm on One (explicit)
feat. Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne I'm on One (explicit)
feat. Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne
Rihanna What's My Name?
Drake What's My Name?
Kelly Rowland Motivation
Lil Wayne Motivation
Dr. Dre I Need a Doctor
Eminem I Need a Doctor
Skylar Grey I Need a Doctor

Alicia Keys, Jay-Z

Honored for : Empire State of Mind
(Track from: The Blueprint 3, Artists)

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jay-Z Empire State of Mind
Track from: The Blueprint 3","2011 Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Alicia Keys Empire State of Mind
Track from: The Blueprint 3","2011 Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
B.o.B Nothin' on You
Track from: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray
Bruno Mars Nothin' on You
Track from: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray
Chris Brown Deuces (feat. Tyga & Kevin McCall)
Tyga Deuces (feat. Tyga & Kevin McCall)
Kevin McCall Deuces (feat. Tyga & Kevin McCall)
Eminem Love the Way You Lie
Track from: Recovery
Rihanna Love the Way You Lie
Track from: Recovery
John Legend Wake Up Everybody
Melanie Fiona Wake Up Everybody
Common Wake Up Everybody
The Roots Wake Up Everybody

Rihanna, Kanye West, Jay-Z

Honored for : Run This Town
(Artists)

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
T.I. Dead and Gone
Track from: Paper Trail
Justin Timberlake Dead and Gone
Track from: Paper Trail
The Lonely Island I'm on a Boat
Track from: Incredibad
T-Pain I'm on a Boat
Track from: Incredibad
Kanye West Run This Town
Jay-Z Run This Town
Rihanna Run This Town
Beyoncé Knowles Ego (remix)
Kanye West Ego (remix)
Ne-Yo Knock You Down
Track from: In A Perfect World...
Keri Hilson Knock You Down
Track from: In A Perfect World...
Kanye West Knock You Down
Track from: In A Perfect World...

Estelle, Kanye West

Honored for : American Boy
(Artists)

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
T-Pain Got Money
Lil Wayne Got Money
Kanye West American Boy
Estelle American Boy
André 3000 Green Light
John Legend Green Light
Flo Rida Low
T-Pain Low
Lupe Fiasco Superstar
Matthew Santos Superstar

Rihanna, Jay-Z

Honored for : Umbrella (feat. Jay-Z)

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rihanna Umbrella (feat. Jay-Z)
Jay-Z Umbrella (feat. Jay-Z)
Akon I Wanna Love You
Snoop Dogg I Wanna Love You
Chris Brown Kiss Kiss
T-Pain Kiss Kiss
Keyshia Cole Let It Go
Missy Elliott Let It Go
Lil' Kim Let It Go
Kanye West Good Life
T-Pain Good Life

T.I., Justin Timberlake

Honored for : My Love
(Artist)

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Justin Timberlake My Love
T.I. My Love
Eminem Shake That
Nate Dogg Shake That
Beyoncé Knowles Deja Vu
Jay-Z Deja Vu
Eminem Smack That
Akon Smack That
Jamie Foxx Unpredictable
Ludacris Unpredictable
Linkin Park Numb / Encore

Linkin Park, Jay-Z

Honored for : Numb / Encore
(Artists)

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gwen Stefani Rich Girl
Eve Rich Girl
Lil Wayne Soldier (feat. T.I. & Lil' Wayne)
T.I. Soldier (feat. T.I. & Lil' Wayne)
Destiny's Child Soldier (feat. T.I. & Lil' Wayne)
Common They Say
Kanye West They Say
John Legend They Say
Ciara 1, 2 Step
Missy Elliott 1, 2 Step
Jay-Z Numb / Encore
Linkin Park Numb / Encore

Ludacris, Usher, Lil Jon

Honored for : Yeah! (feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris)
(Artists)

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jadakiss Why
Anthony Hamilton Why
Twista Slow Jamz
Jamie Foxx Slow Jamz
Kanye West Slow Jamz
Kanye West All Falls Down
Syleena Johnson All Falls Down
Christina Milian Dip It Low (feat. Fabolous)
Fabolous Dip It Low (feat. Fabolous)
Lil Jon Yeah! (feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris)
Ludacris Yeah! (feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris)
Usher Yeah! (feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris)

Jay-Z, Beyoncé Knowles

Honored for : Crazy In Love
(Artists)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Justin Timberlake Where Is the Love
The Black Eyed Peas Where Is the Love
LL Cool J Luv U Better
Marc Dorsey Luv U Better
Jay-Z Frontin'
The Neptunes Frontin'
Pharrell Williams Frontin'
Charlie Wilson Beautiful
Snoop Dogg Beautiful
Pharrell Williams Beautiful
Jay-Z Crazy In Love
Beyoncé Knowles Crazy In Love

Kelly Rowland, Nelly

Honored for : Dilemma (feat. Kelly Rowland)

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Justin Timberlake Like I Love You
Clipse Like I Love You
Kelly Rowland Dilemma (feat. Kelly Rowland)
Nelly Dilemma (feat. Kelly Rowland)
Fat Joe What's Luv?
Ashanti What's Luv?
Ashanti Always Be on Time
Ja Rule Always Be on Time
Nappy Roots Po' Folks
Anthony Hamilton Po' Folks

Gwen Stefani, Eve

Honored for : Let Me Blow Ya Mind

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ja Rule Livin' It Up
Case Livin' It Up
Mystic W
Planet Asia W
Jagged Edge Where The Party At (Feat. Nelly)
Nelly Where The Party At (Feat. Nelly)
Ludacris Area Codes
Nate Dogg Area Codes
Eve Let Me Blow Ya Mind
Gwen Stefani Let Me Blow Ya Mind