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
The Grammys should just stop even trying….those lists are garbage
Wow, what a horrible 12 months its been.
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.
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
Not in rap
The Grammys are awful. This look like the committee put a bunch of names in a hat and took turns picking them out.
Where’s YG???? Smh foul
Damn shame yo
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.
Pusha also.
Pusha and YG have had the most plays since they dropped.
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?
THAT’S WHAT JOURNALISM IS, YOU DUMB FUCK. WHEN’S THE LAST TIME YOU SAW A MOVIE THAT TALKED ABOUT THE OSCARS?
that analogy makes absolutely no sense….
YOU RIGHT
YG TOLD THE TRUTH TOO MUCH
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
Wtf the subject matter on school boy q shit is just super relatable right??? Stfu with these paragraphs
Chill out though have an inlligent debate or hold your feeble mind
Straight up
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
ok you win I will have you mom deactivate my account
Right after I pull out!
Lmao I know I win bumass nigga
1: Grammy’s don’t respect hip hop @ all, you’re asking a lot.
2. YG wack
Wiz Khalifa taking showers with his photographer and yg is whack???
That’s what’s known as a straw man argument, you might want to try again.
I know but you saying Blacc hollywood over My Krazy Life?
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
Looks like J Cole’s Fire Squad song might come to life. I guess I’ll crack a smile.
THE FEMALE ELVIS WILL TRIUMPH!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
Officer Ricky lost
That Blacc Hollywood is on the same level as Iggys shit tho.. Disgraceful!! (We DemBoyz bumps tho)
Gambino has to win best rap album
WHAT IS A “IGGY AZALEA”?
A Culture Vulture.
An Azalea is a flower.
An Iggy Azalea is compost from which it grows.
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.
First week sales for The New Classic – Iggy Azalea – 52,000
You right.
IGGY IS GONNA WIN EVERYTHING. WHITE PRIVILEGE
Nah, she may win Record Of Year. She’s not beating Marshall
or Donald
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.
3005 x Community is pretty mass, is it not?
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.
…the grammys are a joke.
Wheres JEEZY seen it all?
He released it past the August cutoff date.
Oh yea
But Kendrick’s “I” song was released in September sooooo…….yeah #consistency
No Mastermind? Dafuq!
Lol
Gambino has as much a chance as kdot had last year. .. No hope.
How is Mastermind not nominated? Eminem better win.
Lol
no! iggy might win!? this is not good.
Why wasn’t Drake’s Nothing Was The Same and YG’s My Krazy Life not nominated for rap album?
2013
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!!!
kendrick might win something for I
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…
NWTS was 2013 mate.
Eminem a album came out in 2013 too tho.. I remember I copped both in November when they came out
Eminem and Gambinos album came out after the 2013 cut off date so it was nominated this year
RAPRADAR READERS HAVIN TROUBLE WITH MATH
WHAT A SURPRISE
Drake came out in September, before the cut off. He was nominated last year
NWTS came out before the 2013 cut off date so it was nominated for best rap album last year and lost to Wacklemore
Wacklmore? So you really are that two year old in the pic… lol pft
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.
“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.
I want Iggy to win just to see yall hate
Finally an honest man haha
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.
So your saying cause she’s white she shouldn’t win?
Not at all. I didn’t mention race.
She shouldn’t win cause she can’t rap and her music sucks.
Eminems white too idiot, he didn’t have a problem with him winning. Gtfo.
Only album I really played from that is the Childish Gambino. So hoping he wins.
Drake to get three nominations and not have an album out, shows how far ahead he is.
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.
Bruh Drake is that guy bruh it is okay to hate him but don’t act like he can’t rap or not talented.
In all honesty if Em, Com, or Schoolboy Q win I won’t be mad in any capacity.
YEA WELL WE KNOW COMMON AIN’T GON WIN A DAMN THING, AND Q TERRIFIES WHITE PEOPLE TOO MUCH
I’m honestly just surprised Common even fell on their radar at all.
Comm has like 6 grammy noms in his career
and 1 win i think
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
THEY GOT THE RAP GAME FUCKED UP!
THEY ALWAYS HAVE – EXCEPT THE YEAR THEY GAVE TIP BEST RAP ALBUM – NAS AINT WON 1 YET!!
At least Lecrae’s representing. Anybody here listened to his Anomaly album?
dope album
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.
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
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
Besides Q,
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????
where young jeezy seen it all one the best all year #fuckgrammys
How the fuck is Mastermind not on there? smdh Fuck the grammys for real
Lmao
go Lecrae
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
Haha
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
That’s to bad these awards will not be presented on stage.
Going to the Grammys for hip hop is like going to McDonald’s for the wine menu.
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
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!
We all know that white people are going to give it to this stank Australian bitch for best rap album.
g unit
ITS GOOD YO SEE HIP HOP START TO TAKE AN INTEREST IN SOCIAL ISSUES AGAIN
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
First things first I’m the realist….she gon win
captain obvious over here..
It’s funny because iggy would have never been nominated if it wasn’t for Em paving the way. F her.
how is that funny tho??
next years grammys is gonna be an interesting trip, we get a kendrick, wale,drake,j cole, and hopefully an ab soul album
Kanye dropping next year and you know if he does he will win easily.
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
This year I’ll prolly go to the awards dappered down
Watch Iggy win a Grammy as I try to crack a smile
The rap category is only televised if Eminem or Jay-Z are winning it’s not that hard to understand SMH…
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
no hatin’
ANIMAL AMBITION SHOULD BE ON THE LIST. FUCK THE GRAMMYS FOR REAL.
awful selection of nominee’s this year…next year is the grammy’s to look forward to imo.
they give that shit to kendrick but fuck the grammys they always snub niggas
Gambino should win best album but I know he won’t….*Sigh* and the winner is Iggy Azalea “The New Trash”
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.
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.
No Cocaine Piñata by Freddie Gibbs???
Why are shit from 2013 getting nominated for the 2015 grammys it makes no sense. This proves that the committee is bias
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.
Only if j. Cole’s album came out earlier because he deserves to win the best rap album.
Wereeee The fuck is J cole