There have been two rap nominees on four occasions, which we list below. If GNX is nominated, Lamar will become the first rapper to land five album of the year nods as a lead artist, pulling ahead of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year’s Best Rap Album race should come down to Kendrick or Clipse, even if the other three nominees are all worthy in their ...

Was it a good year for hip-hop? If you look at the Billboard charts—where very few rap songs released this year cracked the top 40—the answer would seem to be no. But if you focus on albums, the story ...

The 2026 Grammy Award nominations are in and the Best Rap Album category is stacked this year. Doechii was presented the award by Cardi B, who won the Best Rap Album ...

Recently, in casual conversations, I’ve been asked for my opinion about the October report that “No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990” more so than my ...

The Recording Academy has officially announced the nominees for Best Rap Album at the 2025 GRAMMY Awards, delivering one of the most competitive lineups in recent memory. This year features multiple ...

Kendrick Lamar’s surprise album GNX has become the most streamed rap album of 2025 on Spotify, cementing its place as one of the most influential hip-hop releases of the past year. Originally released ...

Kendrick Lamar has done it again. Less than a year after the release of his ambitious album GNX, the Compton rapper has hit a major milestone. The LP just became the first hip-hop album in 2025 to ...

At the end of the 20th century, hip-hop was booming, but the mood was dour. Two of the greatest rappers of all time—2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G.—had recently been violently killed. Artists were ...

Kendrick Lamar has won Best Rap Album for GNX at the 2026 Grammys. The rapper scored the trophy ahead of competitors Clipse (Let God Sort Em Out), GloRilla (Glorious), JID (God Does Like Ugly), and ...