10 Rappers Who Made It To The Grammys – 2024

The American Recording Academy, AKA Grammys Award has been one of the most anticipated recognitions by artists worldwide for years now. Musical acts make their music with the hopes of being recognized by the Grammy since it is one of the most prestigious musical recognitions in the world.
The likes of Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff paved the way for rappers in the music industry, after being recognized as the first rappers to win GRAMMY in 1989. Even though the two boycotted the award ceremony, their achievement motivated a lot of rappers to the point where we now have rappers currently recognized with more than 3 GRAMMYS.
Ever since GRAMMY started in 1959, they have progressively awarded countless artists. This act has motivated a lot of artists including rappers to put in more work while creating their art to also be recognized by the Recording Academy.
But, every year, the requirement for winning a Grammy becomes stricter making the award a tough one to secure.
February 4th, 2024 became the D-Day for the Grammy’s 66th annual show. The event saw an influx of artists from all aspects of music, including the rap industry. Seeing that rap is currently one of the fastest-growing genres of music, the event was packed with lots of nominated rappers from all around the world. But only a few walked away with a GRAMMY.
This article contains the list of 10 rappers who made it to the 66th Annual Grammy Awards and 6 who won their nominations.

21 Savage

21 Savage turned up for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in a black suit, with golden lines at the edges. The “American Dream” album composer had on black gloves, and a sunshade – giving the “Matrix” vibes. Savage was nominated for GRAMMYS this year in the categories of “Best Rap Song,” “Best Rap Performance,” and “Best Melodic Rap Performance.”
Even though the rapper walked away with none, the recognition he has is attributed to the fine piece of music he created. This includes “Rich Flex” with Drake, “Sittin’ on Top of the World” with Burna Boy, “Spin Bout U,” and also “Her Loss” with Drake.

Doja Cat

The Dress Doja Cat wore to the red carpets got many fans talking on YouTube. It is sexy, and just enough to cover only part of her body, allowing everyone else the pleasurable sight of her beautiful tattoos. Doja was nominated for “Best Pop Solo Performance,” “Best Melodic Rap Performance” and also “Best Rap Song.”
The “Amala Tourist” walked away with none of the categories she was nominated in. But, Doja has a long list of awards to attest to the success of her career ever since she entered the spotlight.

Lil Durk

31-year-old celebrated American Rapper, Lil Durk was also present at the Recording Academy’s ceremony. The rapper walked away with 1 Grammy in the recently concluded 66th Annual Grammy Awards.
Lil Durk turned up for the award ceremony wearing a Louis Vuitton Outfit by Pharrell.
Shortly after the ceremony, the rapper took a shot wielding his Grammy. The rapper was initially captured at the red carpets where he confidently posed alone for a shot. Fans have taken to social media to express their joy in his success, and also commend him for his display of confidence at the Red Carpets.

Killer Mike

Killer Mike turned up for the Award ceremony with his wife, Shana. The 2 were lovely to behold on the red carpet. We’ve seen many rappers come to the event with their loved ones, but we must admit that Killer Mike raised the bar high a bit by bringing his wife and rocking the red carpet together.
The 48-year-old rapper has proven that rap is not an age game, as he won 3 Grammys in different categories. More details on that are below.
Killer Mike has been a successful rapper ever since he emerged into the spotlight in 1995. The rapper is happily married with 4 children and has now successfully added 3 more Grammys to his name.

Hit-Boy

Speaking about rocking the Grammy Award ceremony with family. Hit-Boy didn’t just bring his son, he brought his dad. It must have been a proud moment for Hit-Boy’s dad, as well as his son. Even though the 36-year-old rapper didn’t walk away with any award from the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, he had double nominations and surely has a lovely family that we believe is supportive. And any man who has that is a winner.
Besides, the pictures show that they are all happy. Just for records, Hit-Boy’s dad is Big-Hit. Big-Hit spent some of his days in prison. Making an appearance at the Grammy meant more than the award itself to Hit-Boy.

Future

The “Mask Off” singer has yet again walked away with a Grammy. The 66th Annual Grammy Awards recognized the 40-year-old American rapper, Future, with 2 Grammy awards. Additional Information on this is below.
The Rapper appeared for the event dressed in black, with dark shades on. Future was nominated twice, and he ended up taking home the 2 awards, thanks for his collaboration with “Killer Mike,” “Andre 300,” and “Eryn Allen Kane” for “Scientists and Engineers” which was released in 2023.
Even though it was a collective effort to make the song a hit, Future’s contribution was vital to the success story of “Scientists and Engineers.”

Busta Rhymes

“51 and still Killin’ it.” Talk about rappers from the music industry who don’t seem to be limited by their age. Busta Rhymes immediately come to mind. The Rapper wasn’t nominated for any category in the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. But he made an appearance nonetheless.
Maybe to support his colleagues who got nominated, and also those who won the awards. Busta turned up in a white tuxedo, with black pants. His red carpet shot caught him with a wide smile confirming that he was super excited to be there.
Busta is having the time of his life. This picture is a reminder that you don’t need a Grammy nomination to be happy, happiness is free.

Lacrae

Lecrae won 2 Grammy awards, more details are below. The 44-year-old American rapper has a total of 21 awards in the entirety of his career, which began in 2004.
Aside from music, Lacrae is an artist. The rapper has written and published 2 books, “Unashamed (B&H Books) published on the 3rd of May 2016, and also “I Am Restored: How I Lost My Religion But Found My Faith” released on the 13th of October,2020.
Lecrae is majorly recognized as a Christian rapper. He has acted in many films like comedy, drama, and crime where he maintained the role of a rapper in all. Based on records, the 66th Annual Grammy Awards is the first time Lacrae has won a Grammy, and he won 2.

J. Cole

J. Cole is one of the cool-headed rappers in the music industry. His contribution to music has a global impact, as he has collaborations with African artists as well.
J. Cole was recognized by Grammy in the recently concluded 66th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony with 1 award. More details below.
The 39-year-old Rapper has dropped many hit songs that have now earned him a total of 11 awards in the entirety of his career with 120 nominations. J. Cole’s “The Jackie” became a global sensation when it was released. The full video posted on J. Cole’s official YouTube channel received more than 1.4 million views.

Andre 3000

Andre 3000 accumulated 2 awards from the recently concluded 66th Annual Grammy Awards. The 48-year-old American artist became an active rapper in the music industry since the year 1992, and has since dropped 6 studio albums together with his buddy, rapper Big-Boi through a group called, “Outkast.”
Andre has 26 singles to his name, which have now collectively won him 10 Grammy awards between 1999 and 2024. His fame came as a result of his multi-talent. Aside from being a rapper, Andre is known for acting, record producer, and also a singer.
According to Billboard’s 2015 publications, Andre is globally recognized as one of the greatest rappers to walk the earth. He once listed the genres he performs. These included, “R&B,” “Progressive Rap,” and “Ambient.” “Jazz” was also included in the list, alongside “Southern Hip Hop.”

Rappers Who Won Grammy At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards 2024
Many rappers made it to the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, alongside artists from other genres of music. But, this section of the article contains the names of rappers only who won their nominations.
Including the number of awards they won, and also the category as reported by the American Recording Academy, Grammy.

Rapper Name: Lecrae
Number of Awards: 2 Awards
Award Category:
⦁ Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song – “Your Power”
⦁ Best Contemporary Christian Music Album – “Church Clothes 4

Lecrae won his Grammy awards because of “Your Power” which he sang together with Tasha Cobbs Leonard. The rapper now has more than 21 awards to attest to the quality music he makes.

Rapper Name: J. Cole
Number of Awards: 1 Award
Award Category:
⦁ Best Melodic Rap Performance – “All My Life”

J. Cole won his Grammy award as a result of his feature on Lil Durk’s, “All My Life.”

Rapper Name: Lil Durk
Number of Awards: 1 Award
Award Category:
⦁ Best Melodic Rap Performance – “All My Life”

Lil Durk won his Grammy Award as a result of his song, “All My Life.” He featured J. Cole on it, a collaboration that also earned J. Cole a Grammy in the 66th Annual Grammy Award as stated above.

Rapper Name: Andre 3000
Number of Awards: 2 Awards
Award Categories:
⦁ Best Rap Performance – “Scientists and Engineers”
⦁ Best Rap Song – “Scientists and Engineers”

The Grammy awards Andre 3000 won are under the new song, “Scientists and Engineers” which is a result of a collaboration with Andre 3000, Eryn Allen Kane, and also Killer Mike.

Rapper Name: Future
Number of Awards: 2 Awards
Award Categories:
⦁ Best Rap Performance – “Scientists and Engineers”
⦁ Best Rap Song – “Scientists and Engineers”

The Grammy awards Future won are under the new song, “Scientists and Engineers” which is a result of a collaboration with Andre 3000, Eryn Allen Kane, and also Killer Mike.

Rapper Name: Killer Mike
Number of Awards: 3 Awards
Award Categories:
⦁ Best Rap Album – “Michael”
⦁ Best Rap Song – “Scientists and Engineers”
⦁ Best Rap Performance – “Scientists and Engineers”

The Grammy awards Killer Mike won are under the new song, “Scientists and Engineers” which is a result of a collaboration with Andre 3000, Eryn Allen Kane, and also Future.

Rapper With the Most Grammy Nominations
Jay-Z is currently the rapper with the most Grammy nominations, after having a total of 88 Grammy nominations throughout his career. As of 2022, L’OFFICIEL USA listed Jay-Z as the rapper with the most Grammy award nominations.
The rapper who is now considered a godfather in the music industry did not win any Grammy awards this year. However, Jay-Z was present at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, looking fly. The 54-year-old American rapper was honored with the “Dr. Dre Global Impact Award.”

Rapper With the Most Grammy Awards
As expected, Jay-Z and Kanye West, are together, the rappers with the most Grammy awards. Jay-Z has a total of 24 Grammy awards to his name, and so does Kanye West. The 2 rappers collaborated on “Jail” which was released by Kanye West in 2022 through his 10th Studio album, “Donda.”
Jay Z won his first Grammy award through his studio album, “Hard Known Life” in in 1999, while the album was released in 1998. Kanye West also won his first Grammy award in 2005 because of his song, “Jesus Walks” which was released on the 25th of May, 2004 through his debut album, “The College Dropout.
Kendrick Lamar follows with 17 Grammys to his name, surpassing Eminem, who is occasionally called the Greatest Rapper of All time, with 15 Grammys to his name.