Kanye West
Wins
24
Nominations
76
Category
Biography
"My greatest award is what I'm about to do. I'm always thinking about the future."
- Born Kanye Omari West on June 8, 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia
- Kanye West made a breakthrough with his No. 2 album, The College Dropout, in 2004. His follow-up 2005 album, the chart-topping Late Registration, earned him his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit with "Gold Digger."
- West earned his first career GRAMMYs for 2004 for Best Rap Album (The College Dropout), Best Rap Song ("Jesus Walks") and Best R&B Song ("You Don't Know My Name"). He made his GRAMMY stage debut at the 47th GRAMMYs, performing "Jesus Walks."
- With 21 GRAMMYs, West is one of the top GRAMMY winners in history, and is tied with Jay Z as the highest-decorated hip-hop artist.
- West spoke to students in Blue Island, Illinois, about careers in the music industry during a GRAMMY U SoundChecks installment in 2004.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Kanye West
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Best Rap Song
Carnival. Jordan Terrell Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, The Legendary Traxster, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West, Mark Williams
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Best Rap Song
Jail. Dwayne Abernathy Jr., Warryn Campbell, Jay Z, Raul Cubina, Mike Dean, Charles Njapa, Sean Solymar, Kanye West, Mark Williams
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Hurricane. Kanye West, The Weeknd, Dominique Armani Jones
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Best Rap Album
Donda. Kanye West
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Album Of The Year
Montero. Montero Lamar Hill
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Album Of The Year
Donda. Kanye West
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Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Jesus Is King. Kanye West
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Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical. Kanye West
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Best Rap Song
Famous. Chancelor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Swizz Beatz, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Havoc Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West, Cydel Young, Malik Yusef Jones
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Best Rap Performance
Pop Style. Drake, The Throne
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Album Of The Year
Views. Drake
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Ultralight Beam. Kanye West, Chancelor Bennett, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin, Terius "The Dream" Nash
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Best Rap Performance
That Part. Schoolboy Q, Kanye West
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Famous. Kanye West, Rihanna
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Best Rap Song
Ultralight Beam. Chancelor Bennett, Swizz Beatz, Mike Dean, Kirk Franklin, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Jerome Potter, Kelly Price, Nico "Donnie Trumpet" Segal, Derek Watkins, Kanye West, Cydel Young, Malik Yusef Jones
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Best Rap Album
The Life Of Pablo. Kanye West
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
One Man Can Change The World. Big Sean, Kanye West, John Legend
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Best Rap Song
All Day. Ernest Brown, Tyler Bryant, P Diddy, Mike Dean, Rennard East, Noah Goldstein, Malik Yusef Jones, Karim Kharbouch, Allan Kingdom, Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney, Victor Mensah, Charles Njapa, Ché Pope, Patrick Reynolds, Allen Ritter, Kanye West, Mario Winans, Cydel Young
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Album Of The Year
Beauty Behind The Madness. The Weeknd
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Best Rap Performance
All Day. Kanye West, Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom, Paul McCartney
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Bound 2. Kanye West, Charlie Wilson
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Best Rap Song
New Slaves. Christopher Breaux, Ben Bronfman, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Louis A. Johnson, Malik Yusef Jones, Sham Joseph, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, Travis Scott, Che Smith, Kanye West, Cydel Young
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Best Rap Album
Yeezus. Kanye West
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Best Rap Performance
N****s In Paris. Jay Z, Kanye West
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
No Church In The Wild. Jay Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, Terius "The Dream" Nash
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Best Music Video
No Church In The Wild. Jay Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, Terius "The Dream" Nash
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Best Rap Song
Mercy. Big Sean, Mike Dean, Tauheed Epps, Willie Hansbro, Malik Yusef Jones, Anthony Khan, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton, Herbert Turner, Kanye West
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Best Rap Performance
Mercy. Kanye West, Big Sean, Terrence Thornton, Tauheed Epps
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Best Rap Song
N****s In Paris. Jay Z, Mike Dean, Hit-Boy, Kanye West
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Song Of The Year
All Of The Lights. Jeff Bhasker, Fergie, Malik Yusef Jones, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Warren Trotter, Kanye West
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Best Rap Song
All Of The Lights. Jeff Bhasker, Fergie, Malik Yusef Jones, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Warren Trotter, Kanye West
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Best Rap Album
Watch The Throne. Jay Z, Kanye West
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Best Rap Performance
Otis. Jay Z, Kanye West
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Best Rap Song
Otis. Jay Z, Kanye West
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Best Rap Album
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Kanye West
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
All Of The Lights. Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi, Fergie
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Rap Solo Performance
Power. Kanye West
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Ego. Kanye West
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Knock You Down. Keri Hilson, Kanye West, Ne-Yo
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Run This Town. Jay Z, Rihanna, Kanye West
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Rap Duo/Group Performance
Make Her Say. Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Common
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Rap Duo/Group Performance
Amazing. Kanye West, Young Jeezy
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Best Rap Song
Run This Town. Jeff Bhasker, Jay Z, Rihanna, Kanye West, No I.D.
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Song Of The Year
American Boy. will.i.am, Keith Harris, John Legend, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, Estelle, Kanye West
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
American Boy. Estelle, Kanye West
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Album Of The Year
Tha Carter III. Lil Wayne
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Rap Duo/Group Performance
Swagga Like Us. Jay Z, T.I., Kanye West, Lil Wayne
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Rap Duo/Group Performance
Put On. Young Jeezy, Kanye West
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Best Rap Song
Swagga Like Us. Jeff Bhasker, Jay Z, Lil Wayne, Patrick Reynolds, T.I., Kanye West
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Rap Duo/Group Performance
Southside. Common, Kanye West
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Best Rap Song
Can't Tell Me Nothing. Aldrin Davis, Kanye West
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Album Of The Year
Graduation. Kanye West
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Rap Solo Performance
Stronger. Kanye West
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Rap Duo/Group Performance
Better Than I've Ever Been. Kanye West, Nas
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Good Life. Kanye West, T-Pain
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Best Rap Song
Good Life. Aldrin Davis, Mike Dean, T-Pain, Kanye West
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Best Rap Album
Graduation. Kanye West
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Album Of The Year
The Emancipation Of Mimi. Mariah Carey
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
They Say. Common, Kanye West, John Legend
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Best Rap Song
Diamonds From Sierra Leone. DeVon Harris, Kanye West
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Best R&B Song
Unbreakable. Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly, Kanye West
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Record Of The Year
Gold Digger. Kanye West
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Album Of The Year
Late Registration. Kanye West
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Best Rap Album
Late Registration. Kanye West
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Rap Solo Performance
Gold Digger. Kanye West
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Album Of The Year
The Diary Of Alicia Keys. Alicia Keys
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Song Of The Year
Jesus Walks. Miri Ben Ari, Che Smith, Kanye West
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Slow Jamz. Twista, Kanye West, Jamie Foxx
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Best Rap Song
Jesus Walks. Miri Ben Ari, Che Smith, Kanye West
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Best New Artist
. Kanye West
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Album Of The Year
The College Dropout. Kanye West
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Best R&B Song
You Don't Know My Name. Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly, Kanye West
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Rap Solo Performance
Through The Wire. Kanye West
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
All Falls Down. Kanye West, Syleena Johnson
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Best Rap Album
The College Dropout. Kanye West
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