Best Rap Performance
61st Annual Grammy Awards • 2019
Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2017 and Aug 30, 2018
Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake won the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance with "King's Dead"
Winners & Nominees 2019
Winner
Winner
Nominees
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King's Dead
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Bubblin
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Be Careful
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Nice For What
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Sicko Mode
Previous Winners
| Year | Winner | Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Terrence Thornton, Malice | Chains & Whips | All Nominees |
| 2025 | Kendrick Lamar | Not Like Us | All Nominees |
| 2024 | Killer Mike, André "3000" Benjamin, Future, Eryn Allen Kane | SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS | All Nominees |
| 2023 | Kendrick Lamar | The Heart Part 5 | All Nominees |
| 2022 | Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar | Family Ties | All Nominees |
| 2021 | Megan Pete, Beyoncé Knowles | Savage | All Nominees |
| 2020 | Nipsey Hussle, Rodrick Moore, Hit-Boy | Racks In The Middle | All Nominees |
| 2019 | Anderson .Paak | Bubblin | All Nominees |
| 2019 | Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future, James Blake | King's Dead | All Nominees |
| 2018 | Kendrick Lamar | HUMBLE. | All Nominees |
| 2017 | Chancelor Bennett, Lil Wayne, Tauheed Epps | No Problem | All Nominees |
| 2016 | Kendrick Lamar | Alright | All Nominees |
| 2015 | Kendrick Lamar | I | All Nominees |
| 2014 | Ben Haggerty, Ryan Lewis | Thrift Shop | All Nominees |
| 2013 | Jay Z, Kanye West | N****s In Paris | All Nominees |
| 2012 | Jay Z, Kanye West | Otis | All Nominees |
