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February 6, 2023
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Every Rapper Who Performed at Grammys Hip-Hop Tribute

[ad_1] The highlight of the 2023 Grammy Awards was arguably the tribute set to the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.On Sunday (Feb. 5), at the 65th annual Grammy Awards telecast, hip-hop luminaries from the genre's past and present rocked the mic for an amazing 14-minute performance. The Grammys has had a rocky relationship with hip-hop, but on music's biggest night, all that appears to be forgiven, at least for the moment.The hip-hop tribute set features over two dozen artists and songs from five decades, and it was curated by Questlove of the Roots and narrated by fellow bandmate Black Thought and LL Cool J. Speaking of which, Uncle L presented the Global Impact...

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February 6, 2023
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Every Rapper Who Won at 2023 Grammy Awards

[ad_1] Hip-hop came out victorious at the 2023 Grammy Awards by winning big in many coveted categories.On Sunday (Feb. 5), the 65th annual awards are being held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The night is special for hip-hop. Before the start of the main show, which was broadcast on CBS, there was a pre-telecast ceremony where several trophies were handed out. As awards are handed during the show, XXL will be updating the rappers who won.Among the winners were Kendrick Lamar who won two honors. The Compton rhymer took home Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for "The Heart Part 5," from his album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Kendrick now has...

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February 5, 2023
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Kendrick Lamar Wins Best Rap Song at 2023 Grammy Awards

[ad_1] Kendrick Lamar's "The Heart Part 5" has won Best Rap Song at the 2023 Grammy Awards today.On Sunday (Feb. 5), during a pre-Grammy Awards ceremony, Kendrick Lamar won Best Rap Song for "The Heart Part 5," from his fantastic 2022 album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.K-Dot beat some of the past year's best tracks including Jack Harlow's "Churchill Downs" featuring Drake; DJ Khaled's "God Did" featuring Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, John Legend and Fridayy; Gunna and Future's "Pushin P" featuring Young Thug and Future; and Future's "Wait For U" featuring Drake and Tems."The Heart Part 5" also won Best Rap Performance at the pre-Grammy awards ceremony.This brings Kendrick Lamar's total Grammy wins to 16.Last year, former Watch The Throne duo Kanye West and Jay-Z took home Best Rap Song for...

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February 3, 2023
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Jay-Z to Perform at 2023 Grammy Awards

[ad_1] Jay-Z is officially set to perform at the 2023 Grammy Awards live in Los Angeles.On Friday (Feb. 3), the Recording Academy hit up Twitter to announce that Jay-Z will take the stage at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony taking place at the Crypto.com Area in Los Angeles this coming Sunday, Feb. 5."The performance you've all been waiting for," tweeted the Recording Academy accompanied by a promotional graphic featuring an image of Jay-Z. "Hov is returning to the Grammys stage this Sunday."The formal announcement of the rare performance from the Brooklyn icon follows weeks of rumors that have been circulating the internet regarding Jay-Z's involvement at this year's Grammy Awards. The hip-hop community has...

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April 4, 2022
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Kanye West Wins Best Melodic Rap Performance at 2022 Grammys

[ad_1] Kanye West is the big winner for Best Melodic Rap Performance at the 2022 Grammy Awards.West received the honor for his song "Hurricane" featuring The Weeknd and Lil Baby at the 64th annual awards on Sunday night (April 3) at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Ye and company beat out songs by Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow (“Industry Baby”), J. Cole and Lil Baby (“Pride Is the Devil”), Tyler, the Creator, YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Ty Dolla $ign (“Wusyaname”), Kanye West, The Weeknd and Lil Baby (“Hurricane”) and Doja Cat (“Need to Know”).Although the award was announced before the televised ceremony kicked off, this is Ye's second...

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April 4, 2022
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Kanye West’s ‘Jail’ Wins Best Rap Song at the 2022 Grammy Awards

[ad_1] Kanye West and Jay-Z have won one of the biggest honors at the 2022 Grammy Awards tonight.On Sunday (April 3), the former Watch The Throne duo won Best Rap Song for “Jail,” from Kanye’s controversial album, Donda. The platinum-selling project is named after Kanye's late mother, Dr. Donda West, and boasts 27 songs, including “Hurricane” featuring Lil Baby and The Weeknd, which also took home the golden gramophone for Best Melodic Rap Performance just minutes after the award for Best Rap Song was announced.On “Jail,” Hov, whom the Chicago rapper-producer has an estranged relationship with, hinted that a sequel to their 2011 joint album Watch The Throne could happen.“Told him, ‘Stop all...

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April 3, 2022
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Rappers Who Have the Most Grammy Nominations But Have Never Won

[ad_1] Hip-hop has a love-hate relationship with the Grammy Awards. Since DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince became the first rap act win a Grammy for Best Rap Performance in 1989, and boycotted the event after learning their award acceptance would not be part of the filmed ceremony, hip-hop has felt some type of way. Especially when it comes to the rap artists who have been snubbed their whole careers.Don't get it twisted, the Grammy Awards has gotten some things right. Some of rap's biggest artists have been recognized ten-fold. Jay-Z has a staggering 23 wins with a total of 83 nominations over a nearly 30-year career. Kanye West is close...

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September 24, 2020
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Rap Albums That Should’ve Been Nominated or Won at Grammy Awards

[ad_1] The Grammy Awards have long been considered the most prestigious event in music. Winning a golden gramophone is a goal for artists far and wide, especially rappers. With all of its storied history, the Grammys have quite a checkered past when it comes to hip-hop though. In 1989, DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, a.k.a Will Smith, boycotted the Grammy Awards ceremony, along with a who's who of rap at the time, including Salt-N-Pepa, Kid 'n Play and LL Cool J. This action was taken because the Grammys committee refused to televise any rap awards given during the ceremony, a slight to the genre that was booming at the time. Here, XXL tries to make...

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