2015 Rap Grammy Nominations

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The 57th Annual Grammy Nominations were announced today via Twitter. So far, Iggy Azalea leads the hip-hop collective with up for four nominations including Best New Artist, Record Of The Year, and Best Pop/Duo Performance. Check out the nominees for the Rap and R&B categories below, because, you know, they probably won’t be televised. The Grammy’s air February 8.

Best Rap/Sung Collabo

Best Rap Album
The New Classic– Iggy Azalea
…Because The Internet– Childish Gambino
Nobody Smiling– Common
The Marshall Mathers LP 2– Eminem
Oxymoron– Schoolboy Q
Blacc Hollywood– Wiz Khalifa

Best Rap Song
“Anaconda”- Nicki Minaj
“Bound 2”- Kanye West
“i”- Kendrick Lamar
“We Dem Boyz”- Wiz Khalifa
“0 to 100/The Catch Up”- Drake

Best Rap Performance
“3005” – Childish Gambino
“0 to 100/The Catch Up” – Drake
“Rap God” – Eminem
“i” – Kendrick Lamar
“All I Need Is You – Lecrae

Best Urban Contemporary Album
Sail Out — Jhené Aiko
Beyoncé — Beyoncé
X — Chris Brown
Mali Is… — Mali Music
Girl — Pharrell Williams

Best R&B Performance
“Drunk In Love” — Beyonce (Ft. Jay Z)
“New Flame” — Chris Brown (Ft.Usher & Rick Ross)
“It’s Your World” — Jennifer Hudson (Ft. R.Kelly)
“Like This” — Ledisi
“Good Kisser” — Usher

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  1. Chronic says:

    The Grammys should just stop even trying….those lists are garbage

  2. b says:

    Wow, what a horrible 12 months its been.

    1. Dafuq says:

      Yea, “commercially”.

      Remember, the Grammys just represents the pockets of the corporations that run these artists.

      Honestly, as a hip hop fan, I could give two fucks about the Grammys or the VMAs or any of these sorry ass award shows.

      1. BlactrickSwayze says:

        that’s not true, the grammy’s are industry voted. meaning that artists, as a collective (including engineers, producers, label execs, etc.) vote for each other. Real talk, it’s not just the machine. The grammy’s is more respected than any other music award show

        1. Fuck outta here says:

          Not in rap

  3. Fiyah says:

    The Grammys are awful. This look like the committee put a bunch of names in a hat and took turns picking them out.

  4. Mr.Stealyogurl says:

    Where’s YG???? Smh foul

    1. Brian B.Dot™ Miller says:

      Damn shame yo

      1. 340 says:

        It’s a shame we already know who won the album of the year. If she doesn’t win they don’t want the backlash they got last year.

        1. TheTruthHurts says:

          Pusha and YG have had the most plays since they dropped.

      2. Greenbergs says:

        i got a serious question for you homie..like why do you even cover the grammys if they don’t “cover” yall…until your portion is put on the grammys, you all shouldnt give 2 single fucks about the grammys..but hey wtf do i know right?

        1. WU TANG says:

          THAT’S WHAT JOURNALISM IS, YOU DUMB FUCK. WHEN’S THE LAST TIME YOU SAW A MOVIE THAT TALKED ABOUT THE OSCARS?

          1. Greenbergs says:

            that analogy makes absolutely no sense….

    2. WU TANG says:

      YG TOLD THE TRUTH TOO MUCH

    3. M.E.C.C.A, says:

      I don’t think certain acts deserve the prestigious award of a Grammy idk what these awards truly symbolize but yg makes music that only a few can relate to and truly understand these artist show lack of growth this is music business not bang your block business their material is not up to par for a Grammy just saying…. If they really want the Grammy they would earn it they would grow as artist they would be more appeasing to the WOrld and trust me you can do that without “selling out” we out here living in a world where we gotta still protest for rights but we want these fucking criminals to win and allow those who are more on the positive route to be considered lame and not good or hood enough..

      Yg and the rest of them better be satisfied with them urban awards CUS that is who they catering to just the urban community

      1. Mr.Stealyogurl says:

        Wtf the subject matter on school boy q shit is just super relatable right??? Stfu with these paragraphs

        1. M.E.C.C.A, says:

          Chill out though have an inlligent debate or hold your feeble mind

          Straight up

          1. Mr.Stealyogurl says:

            What you said wasn’t intelligent tho… You trying to down play someone’s great album because he doesn’t represent an image YOU want to see in the grammys meanwhile people nominated for the award you think he doesn’t deserve are basicaly saying the same things….opposite of intelligent

            Now delete your discuss account

          2. M.E.C.C.A, says:

            ok you win I will have you mom deactivate my account

            Right after I pull out!

          3. Mr.Stealyogurl says:

            Lmao I know I win bumass nigga

    4. Straight up says:

      1: Grammy’s don’t respect hip hop @ all, you’re asking a lot.
      2. YG wack

      1. Mr.Stealyogurl says:

        Wiz Khalifa taking showers with his photographer and yg is whack???

        1. Straight up says:

          That’s what’s known as a straw man argument, you might want to try again.

          1. Mr.Stealyogurl says:

            I know but you saying Blacc hollywood over My Krazy Life?

          2. Straight up says:

            Nah not at all, Wiz doesn’t deserve a nod either but at the end of the day the Grammy’s don’t give a fuck about our culture anyway

  5. Jee'Van says:

    Looks like J Cole’s Fire Squad song might come to life. I guess I’ll crack a smile.

  6. THE REAL mac DIESEL says:

    THE FEMALE ELVIS WILL TRIUMPH!!!!

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

  7. MIKEY ESCOS DADDY says:

    Officer Ricky lost

  8. Mr.Stealyogurl says:

    That Blacc Hollywood is on the same level as Iggys shit tho.. Disgraceful!! (We DemBoyz bumps tho)

  9. Melly Mel says:

    Gambino has to win best rap album

  10. WU TANG says:

    WHAT IS A “IGGY AZALEA”?

    1. 1KillMovez1 says:

      A Culture Vulture.

    2. hilroycahier says:

      An Azalea is a flower.
      An Iggy Azalea is compost from which it grows.

  11. truth says:

    im just laughing at this.. the new classic went triple plastic and nobody in the streets checking for it, nobody gave it over a 2 and half out of 5 in reviews when it came out and its up for “best rap album”.

    WTF is really going on.

    1. Yup says:

      First week sales for The New Classic – Iggy Azalea – 52,000

      You right.

  12. Troll The Duck says:

    IGGY IS GONNA WIN EVERYTHING. WHITE PRIVILEGE

    1. Brian B.Dot™ Miller says:

      Nah, she may win Record Of Year. She’s not beating Marshall

      1. Ghost Of Len Bias says:

        or Donald

        1. RedX says:

          Donald’s not going to win. Mass market appeal (not talent) is how a person wins a Grammy. It helps that she’s white by the way.

          1. Ghost Of Len Bias says:

            3005 x Community is pretty mass, is it not?

      2. smale45 says:

        lol. Remember that time EM got like 7 grammy nominations and won only 1 ? It was back in 2011… I can bet my money that Iggy is gonna take at least 2 grammy’s. The sole fact that she’s even a nominee is already a good enough proof that this shit is 100% corrupt in her favor.

  13. ...dopie says:

    …the grammys are a joke.

  14. 1KillMovez1 says:

    Wheres JEEZY seen it all?

    1. Jax says:

      He released it past the August cutoff date.

      1. Maliq O'Lanre says:

        But Kendrick’s “I” song was released in September sooooo…….yeah #consistency

  15. ZORINO says:

    No Mastermind? Dafuq!

  16. Maurice ReBe' Bass says:

    Gambino has as much a chance as kdot had last year. .. No hope.

  17. Jax says:

    How is Mastermind not nominated? Eminem better win.

  18. cannon says:

    no! iggy might win!? this is not good.

  19. yorapper says:

    Why wasn’t Drake’s Nothing Was The Same and YG’s My Krazy Life not nominated for rap album?

    1. dibiase_ca says:

      AGAIN! NWTS came out before the 2013 cut off date so it was nominated for best rap album last year and lost to Wacklemore. My krazy life came out this year, but they snubbed him SMH!!!

  20. Dat Dude says:

    kendrick might win something for I

  21. kudahfee says:

    That best hip-hop album list just shows you how lack luster this year was wiz kalifah??? Childish gambino??? School boy q had a good album but I would put yg ross & jeezy over him. But it’s gonna be iggy vs em anyway so who cares. Kdot about to clean up with that I song though…

    1. Adam Arsenal says:

      NWTS was 2013 mate.

      1. mars says:

        Eminem a album came out in 2013 too tho.. I remember I copped both in November when they came out

        1. dibiase_ca says:

          Eminem and Gambinos album came out after the 2013 cut off date so it was nominated this year

          1. WU TANG says:

            RAPRADAR READERS HAVIN TROUBLE WITH MATH

            WHAT A SURPRISE

        2. Michael Ib bett says:

          Drake came out in September, before the cut off. He was nominated last year

      2. dibiase_ca says:

        NWTS came out before the 2013 cut off date so it was nominated for best rap album last year and lost to Wacklemore

        1. jjverse says:

          Wacklmore? So you really are that two year old in the pic… lol pft

  22. jaja420 says:

    Iggys not beating Em, it’s impossible. Is 0-100 going too be on Drakes album or something? Because I thought it was just a random gem he gave us.

    1. Dan Karlin says:

      “0-100” was so shockingly average. All that happened when I heard it was my realization that Drake needs new subject matter, and that the “two in one” song format is officially beaten to death.

  23. king_of_kings says:

    I want Iggy to win just to see yall hate

    1. Selorm Amuzu says:

      Finally an honest man haha

  24. Dashing28 says:

    Hip Hop Gods, I implore you. After Mike Brown, Eric Garner, and Macklemore last year PLEASE don’t let Iggy win best Rap Album of the Year.

    Please.

    It’s been a shitty year in hip hop. Cause everyone came out in 2013. Of the albums nominated, Chidish Gambino deserves to win cause that album is dope. If not him then Schoolboy Q, but neither of them will.

    Common’s album wasn’t that good. And Wiz? I don’t even need to say anything.

    It’ll go to Em probably or Iggy. MMLP2 was solid, but ultimately forgettable. But if he wins, I won’t be too mad.

    Just. Not . Iggy.

    Please.

    1. Alvin says:

      So your saying cause she’s white she shouldn’t win?

      1. Dashing28 says:

        Not at all. I didn’t mention race.

        She shouldn’t win cause she can’t rap and her music sucks.

      2. Your a Dipshit says:

        Eminems white too idiot, he didn’t have a problem with him winning. Gtfo.

  25. yorapper says:

    Only album I really played from that is the Childish Gambino. So hoping he wins.

  26. Adam Arsenal says:

    Drake to get three nominations and not have an album out, shows how far ahead he is.

    1. Dafuq says:

      What makes him far ahead?

      Is he popular? Yes.

      Is his music transcending? To me, no. He’s a male pop star diva. But it’s all subjective.

      1. DeadNigga says:

        Bruh Drake is that guy bruh it is okay to hate him but don’t act like he can’t rap or not talented.

  27. Caposet says:

    In all honesty if Em, Com, or Schoolboy Q win I won’t be mad in any capacity.

    1. WU TANG says:

      YEA WELL WE KNOW COMMON AIN’T GON WIN A DAMN THING, AND Q TERRIFIES WHITE PEOPLE TOO MUCH

      1. Dan Karlin says:

        I’m honestly just surprised Common even fell on their radar at all.

        1. cmonhomiewemajor says:

          Comm has like 6 grammy noms in his career
          and 1 win i think

  28. AA says:

    No ‘Nothing Was The Same’ or YG Krazy Life? maybe even jeezy? maybe they’re not winners but cmon they’re better than Wiz’s album

  29. DJ NoSo says:

    THEY GOT THE RAP GAME FUCKED UP!

    1. bronxbillyunz says:

      THEY ALWAYS HAVE – EXCEPT THE YEAR THEY GAVE TIP BEST RAP ALBUM – NAS AINT WON 1 YET!!

  30. jgrand says:

    At least Lecrae’s representing. Anybody here listened to his Anomaly album?

  31. alex says:

    The Grammys are the only people who could ever possibly do a hip-hop catagory right and unbiased yet they fail every god damn year, this is atrocious what the fuck! Run the Jewels ANYONE??? YG ANYONE???? Freddie Gibbs??? Fucking Mastermind??? Do you fucking people exist or are you polling the teenage daughters in your house hold? This is a fucking crime. I love Common and I love Em but the albums they put out this year maybe some of they’re worst work in they’re respective catalogs and it’s their own names that get them on the ballot. And Blacc fucking Hollywood?????? If you didn’t have your heads up your asses you would realize Blacc Hollywood is a fucking punchline in the Hip-Hop world. I love Wiz but still. This is infuriating I wan’t a fair debate.

  32. BlactrickSwayze says:

    For anybody complaining about the grammy voting process… there’s a video cuz i know niggas don’t read

    http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/grammy-awards-voting-process

  33. Don P says:

    Grammys should just stop holding rap categories they clearly don’t know rap music. The fact that YG ain’t nominated for shit is a clear indication they don’t understand hip hop

  34. Da Business says:

    Besides Q,

  35. Rick Ross says:

    Mastermind was best selling male rap album for almost the whole year ??? Dont matter if it was a shit year for Hip Hop or you think thats a flop.

    IT STILL HAD THE BEST FIRST WEEK, WAIT IT STILL HAS THE BEST FIRST WEEK COS EM ONLY DID 140k LAST WEEK SO WHERE IS MASTERMIND????

  36. winnin says:

    where young jeezy seen it all one the best all year #fuckgrammys

  37. War Machine says:

    How the fuck is Mastermind not on there? smdh Fuck the grammys for real

  38. realish says:

    didnt ross sell more than everybody on that list cept eminem amd he doesnt get nominated??? grammys suck only white ppl or uncle toms win anyway

  39. Donn says:

    Hope Iggy wins so ppl can see how meaningless these trophies and awards are. They prove nothing and validate nothing. Just enjoy the music u like. No one needs a certification or award. Those fans waiting in line at ur show are ur award. Free your self from the material bull. Who cares. It’s not gon stop me from listening to the music I like. There was a time these awards meant everything but now their meaningless. So just make music for the ppl who love u. Case closed

  40. el jim chapo guzman says:

    That’s to bad these awards will not be presented on stage.

  41. Dan Karlin says:

    Going to the Grammys for hip hop is like going to McDonald’s for the wine menu.

  42. bronxbillyunz says:

    PREDICTIONS – BEST RAP ALBUM – MNM, BEST RAP SONG KANYE WEST – BOUND 2, BEST RAP PERFORMANCE – MNM, BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY – BEYONCE, BEST R & B PERFORMANCE – BEYONCE DRUNK IN LOVE – I PUT 5 BANDS O COINYE WEST ON IT!!! – NO DRIZZY, NO KENDRICK HARDWARE

    1. bronxbillyunz says:

      SHOUT OUT TO ROZAY MAN – THAT BOY WORKIN – ONLY GRAMMY NOMINATED ONCE BUT HE STILL MOVIN BASS – ONLY MAN THAT CA SAY HE HAD HOV ON ALL HIS ALBUMS – WHOA!

  43. james dean says:

    We all know that white people are going to give it to this stank Australian bitch for best rap album.

  44. Giovanna Argueta says:

    g unit

  45. ITS GOOD YO SEE HIP HOP START TO TAKE AN INTEREST IN SOCIAL ISSUES AGAIN

  46. polopolo1 says:

    Ctfuuuu these Grammys are a joke every year, best rap album belongs to schoolboy but watch iggy or eminem get that shit.

    Yo B.Dot who votes for the Grammys? And y don’t they let the people who they force these radio songs on, get a vote

    1. KM876 says:

      Em’s MMLP2 bonus disc alone could beat all of them. idk why he didn’t put those on the album but go listen to baby, groundhog day, beautiful pain and don’t front. The lyrics and flows are fire.

  47. BoutTheBenji's says:

    The Grammys don’t really care about hip hop they just feel obligated to include it because of how influential an popular a genre it is.

    On another note my top 5 alive goes as follows:

    Jay Z
    Nas
    Wayne
    Eminem
    Snoop
    (No particular order except for jay an nas 1 an 2 respectively)

    Honorable mention: Jadakiss an a few others

    1. polopolo1 says:

      Top five alive? Not just for what they are doing but for what they did?

      .LUPE
      .Jay
      .Kanye
      .Method man
      .Snoop

      No particular order kanye 1 and jay 2 though

      1. BoutTheBenji's says:

        I respect your list it’s all personal opinion. Kanye ahead of Hov I don’t agree with that at all I fucks with Lupe he’s severely slept on but he hasn’t done enough to surpass Wayne or Em in my opinion. Meth is a legend that don’t get the credit he deserves but I don’t even think he the best in Wu tang I feel like rae an ghostface are better lyrically an been more consistent interesting list tho

  48. polopolo1 says:

    Schoolboy deserves that grammy, and it burns me cuz I’m still gonna watch the Grammys and watch iggy get that win, even though schoolboy sold waay more

    I went to that niggas concert in DC, people really fuck with this nigga, people passing out, reciting every lyric

    What defines great hip hop to these people? I don’t understand how they judge it.

  49. Greenbergs says:

    ed sheeran can suck my fucking dick…i seriously don’t see anything that resembles talent in the fucking guy..its insanity i know lil ass kids that could sing ten times better than him..foh

  50. Eric Davis says:

    First things first I’m the realist….she gon win

    1. Greenbergs says:

      captain obvious over here..

  51. mikeT says:

    It’s funny because iggy would have never been nominated if it wasn’t for Em paving the way. F her.

    1. jj says:

      how is that funny tho??

  52. polopolo1 says:

    next years grammys is gonna be an interesting trip, we get a kendrick, wale,drake,j cole, and hopefully an ab soul album

    1. DeadNigga says:

      Kanye dropping next year and you know if he does he will win easily.

  53. DeadNigga says:

    Best Rap Album
    Eminem – Em wins everything.

    Best Rap song
    Kendrick Lamar I – he is going to get it because of last year snub.

    Best Rap
    Eminem Rap God

    Best Urban Contemporary Album
    Beyonce – she shock everyone dropping out the nowhere and she got sub for album of the year nod

    Best R&B Performance
    Drunk in Love

  54. DeadNigga says:

    This year I’ll prolly go to the awards dappered down
    Watch Iggy win a Grammy as I try to crack a smile

  55. Jeina says:

    The rap category is only televised if Eminem or Jay-Z are winning it’s not that hard to understand SMH…

  56. LuckyP says:

    niggas really act like YG’s album moved the culture. BUT, i will admit ifs more deserving than several of those mentioned in the category

  57. ZoomZoomDad-Otis says:

    ANIMAL AMBITION SHOULD BE ON THE LIST. FUCK THE GRAMMYS FOR REAL.

  58. ayohellno says:

    awful selection of nominee’s this year…next year is the grammy’s to look forward to imo.

  59. they give that shit to kendrick but fuck the grammys they always snub niggas

  60. jaja420 says:

    Gambino should win best album but I know he won’t….*Sigh* and the winner is Iggy Azalea “The New Trash”

  61. blaqjak9019 says:

    The winners… Quote me:

    Best Rap/Sung Collabo:

    eminem x rihanna (most mass appeal) This will win because, out of all the other songs mentioned ( some of which shouldn’t even be in this category), this song is probably the only one the voters are even familiar with (95% usually the case when it comes to these self-proclaimed ‘credible’ award shows and the hip-hop/rap/”Urban” category). Win by default.

    Best Rap Album:

    You can tell how out of touch the Grammy’s are. Knowing the this award ceremony is essentially a popularity contest, seeing Common nominated puts so many questions marks over my head. Nonetheless, the winners is a toss up between The New Classic- Iggy Azalea and The Marshall Mathers LP 2- Eminem (because…WHITE)…. Scales may tilt in Iggy’s favor, being that she’s a new artist and has made a lot of noise in the Pop world.

    Best Rap Song:

    Toss Up between “Anaconda” and “0-100”. I would like Kendrick to snag it tho.

    Best Rap Performance:

    I’m not sure how best rap song and best rap performance differ, but as far as live performance, after seeing his needs to go to Kendrick Lamar perform “i” on SNL, he deserves this hands down. But I don’t think they mean Live Performance (as they would probably specify the “live” part). This award will most likely go to Eminem for “Rap God”

    Best Urban Contemporary Album:

    Lol not even going to bother with this one or ‘Best R&B Performance’

    I see people are made there is no YG or Pusha. This shouldn’t surprise you. But I think everyone should take these award shows a little less seriously, a little less “End-all-be-all”. Mainstream award shows live on the margin of Mainstream music..that means most Pop, i.e. Billboard Top 40. Everything outside of that is being voted on with little to no knowledge of the actual artists, songs, climate or culture of that genre, i.e. Hip-Hop. Y’all can’t take this shit to heart. This shit is for the consumers to watch a spectacle, their favorite artists receive awards for their favorite songs, if you’re a 12 y.o. white girl that is. Please know that these awards are no legitimate validation (or recognition for that matter) for your craft. Jay-Z and Beyonce have a lot of sippy cups for Blue!!! the Accolades are nice but it’s less for the actual recipients and more for the consumers.

  62. Dope says:

    When you have Kanye West – Bound 2 on your list for the ”Best Rap Song” that’s when you know your award is a joke.

  63. Cruz00005 says:

    No Cocaine Piñata by Freddie Gibbs???

  64. christian427 says:

    Why are shit from 2013 getting nominated for the 2015 grammys it makes no sense. This proves that the committee is bias

  65. RedX says:

    If Gambino’s album wins that means the Grammy “commitee” (or whatever that bullshit is) was high or something. Gambino’s album was clearly the best, most well written album on this list. I’d be ok with Common, Em, or Q winning tho. If Iggy wins, it shows what our earth shad come to. She is a racist, homophobic bitch who can’t freestlye for her life (SHE USED PARTS OF A NEW SONG) I mean I can freestyle better than her and I sound like shit.

  66. Josh says:

    Only if j. Cole’s album came out earlier because he deserves to win the best rap album.

  67. Jairus says:

    Wereeee The fuck is J cole

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