The Hip-Hop Chronicles

These are all the Grammy nominees in the categories that you really care about. If I missed a category you might like, hit up Grammy.com

Best Rap Album
Common – Universal Mind Control
Eminem – Relapse
Flo Rida – R.O.O.T.S.
Mos Def – The Ecstatic
Q-Tip – The Renaissance

Best Rap Solo Performance
Drake – “Best I Ever Had”
Eminem – “Beautiful”
Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”
Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Nite”
Mos Def – “Casa Bey”

Best Rap Song
Drake – “Best I Ever Had”
Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Nite”
T.I. & Justin Timberlake – “Dead And Gone”
Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)”
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – “Run This Town”

Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group
Beastie Boys & Nas – “Too Many Rappers”
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent – “Crack A Bottle”
Fabolous & Jay-Z – “Money Goes, Honey Stay”
Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common – “Make Her Say”
Kanye West & Young Jeezy – “Amazing”

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Beyoncé & Kanye West – “Ego”
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo – “Knock You Down”
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – “Run This Town”
The Lonely Island & T-Pain – “I’m On A Boat”
T.I. & Justin Timberlake – “Dead And Gone”

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Beyoncé - "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Melanie Fiona - "It Kills Me"
Lalah Hathaway - "That Was Then"
Ledisi - "Goin' Thru Changes"
Jazmine Sullivan - "Lions, Tigers & Bears"


Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Anthony Hamilton - "The Point Of It All"
Maxwell - "Pretty Wings"
Musiq Soulchild - "Sobeautiful"
Pleasure P - "Under"
Charlie Wilson - "There Goes My Baby"


Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain - "Blame It"
India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild - "Chocolate High"
Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige - "Ifuleave"
Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters - "Higher Ground"
Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby - "Love Has Finally Come At Last"


Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Beyoncé - "At Last"
Anthony Hamilton - "Soul Music"
Boney James & Quinn - "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
Ann Nesby - "Sow Love"
Calvin Richardson - "Woman Gotta Have It"


Best Urban/Alternative Performance
The Foreign Exchange - "Daykeeper"
Robert Glasper & Bilal - "All Matter"
India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore - "Pearls"
Eric Roberson, Ben O'Neill & Michelle Thompson - "A Tale Of Two"
Tonex - "Blend"


Best R&B Song
James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker, songwriters (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain) - "Blame It"
Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan) - "Lions, Tigers & Bears"
Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell) - "Pretty Wings"
Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé) - "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New & K. Stephens, songwriters (Pleasure P) - "Under"


Best R&B Album
Anthony Hamilton - "The Point Of It All"
India.Arie - "Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics"
Ledisi - "Turn Me Loose"
Maxwell - "Blacksummers' Night"
Charlie Wilson - "Uncle Charlie"