Best Melodic Rap Performance
2023 • 65th Annual GRAMMY® Awards
Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2021 and Aug 30, 2022
2023 Winner is Future Featuring Drake & Tems with "WAIT FOR U"
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Nomination |
Actions |
| 2026 |
Kendrick Lamar, SZA |
luther |
All Nominees
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| 2025 |
Rapsody, Erykah Badu |
3:AM |
All Nominees
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| 2024 |
Durk Banks, J. Cole |
All My Life |
All Nominees
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| 2023 |
Future, Drake, Tems |
WAIT FOR U |
All Nominees
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| 2022 |
Kanye West, The Weeknd, Dominique Armani Jones |
Hurricane |
All Nominees
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| 2021 |
Anderson .Paak |
Lockdown |
All Nominees
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| 2020 |
DJ Khaled, Nipsey Hussle, John Legend |
Higher |
All Nominees
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| 2019 |
Childish Gambino |
This Is America |
All Nominees
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| 2018 |
Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna |
LOYALTY. |
All Nominees
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| 2017 |
Drake |
Hotline Bling |
All Nominees
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| 2016 |
Kendrick Lamar, Bilal, Anna Wise, Thundercat |
These Walls |
All Nominees
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| 2015 |
Eminem, Rihanna |
The Monster |
All Nominees
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| 2014 |
Jay Z, Justin Timberlake |
Holy Grail |
All Nominees
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| 2013 |
Jay Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, Terius "The Dream" Nash |
No Church In The Wild |
All Nominees
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| 2012 |
Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi, Fergie |
All Of The Lights |
All Nominees
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| 2011 |
Jay Z, Alicia Keys |
Empire State Of Mind |
All Nominees
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| 2010 |
Jay Z, Rihanna, Kanye West |
Run This Town |
All Nominees
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| 2009 |
Estelle, Kanye West |
American Boy |
All Nominees
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| 2008 |
Rihanna, Jay Z |
Umbrella |
All Nominees
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| 2007 |
Justin Timberlake, T.I. |
My Love |
All Nominees
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| 2006 |
Jay Z, Linkin Park |
Numb/Encore |
All Nominees
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| 2005 |
Usher, Lil Jon, Ludacris |
Yeah! |
All Nominees
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| 2004 |
Jay Z |
Crazy In Love |
All Nominees
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| 2003 |
Nelly |
Dilemma |
All Nominees
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| 2002 |
Eve, Gwen Stefani |
Let Me Blow Ya Mind |
All Nominees
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