BEST RAP ALBUM
Snoop Dogg - "Ego Trippin"
Jay-Z - "American Gangster"
LL Cool J - "Exit 13"
Lil Wayne - "Tha Carter III"
Lupe Fiasco - "The Cool"
Nas - "Nas"
Nelly - "Brass Knuckles"
The Roots - "Rising Down"
T.I. - "Paper Trail"
Young Jeezy - "The Recession"

BEST RAP SONG

BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Common - "I Want You"
Snoop Dogg "Sensual Seduction"
Missy Elliott "Ching-A-Ling"
Lupe Fiasco - "Hip Hop Saved My Life"
Jay-Z "Blue Magic"
Jay-Z - "I Know"
Jay-Z "Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)…"
Lil Wayne - "A Milli"
Lil Wayne - "Lollipop"
LL Cool J - "Rockin’ With The G.O.A.T."
Nelly - "Stepped On My J's"
Nelly "Wadsyaname"
Busta Rhymes - "Don't Touch Me (Throw Da Water On Em)"
T.I. - "No Matter What"

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
Snoop Dogg f/Too $hort & Mistah FAB - "Life Of The Party"
G-Unit "I Like The Way She Do It"
G-Unit - "Ryder, Pt. 2"
Nelly f/ Fergie "Party People"
The Roots "Get Busy"
The Roots "Rising Up"
Three 6 Mafia - Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body)"
Young Jeezy f/ Kamye West - "Put On"

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
Cassie f/ Lil Wayne - "Official Girl"
Estelle f/ Kanye West "American Boy"
Lupe Fiasco f/ Matthews Santos - "Superstar"
Flo Rida f/ T-Pain "Low"
The Game f/ Keyshia Cole "Game's Pain"
Lil Mama f/ Chris Brown & T-Pain "Shawty Get Loose"
Nas f/ Keri Hilson - "Hero"
Busta Rhymes f/ Linkin Park "We Made It"
Usher f/ Young Jeezy - "Love In This Club"

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This is a work in progress.

Please place your predix in this thread.

Best Rap Album
Lil Wayne- Tha Carter III
Jay-Z- American Gangster
Lupe Fiasco- Cool
Plies- Definition of Real
Nas- N.I.*.*.E.R.

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Usher feat. Young Jeezy- "Love in this Club"
Estelle feat. Kanye West- "American Boy"
Flo Rida feat. T-Pain- "Low"
Plies feat. Ne-Yo- "Bust it Baby Part 2"
Lil Wayne feat. Static Major- "Lollipop"
Lil Wayne feat. T-Pain- "Got Money"
The Game feat. Keyshia Cole- "Game's Pain"
Nas feat. Keri Hilson- "Hero"
Ciara feat. Ludacris- "High Price"
Mariah Carey feat. T-Pain- "Migrate"
Rick Ross feat. T-Pain- "The Boss"
Ray J feat. Yung Berg- "Sexy Can I"

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Best Rap Solo Performance
T.I."No Matter What"
Lil Wayne"A Milli"
Jay-Z"Blue Magic"

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Nelly/Fergie"Party People"


Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Usher/Young Jeezy"Love In This Club"
Usher/Beyonce/Lil Wayne"Love In This Club 2"
Plies/Ne-Yo"Bust It Baby"
Lil Wayne/Static Major"Lollipop"
Flo Rida/T-Pain"Low"
Rick Ross/T-Pain"The Boss"
Nelly/Ashanti/Akon"Body On Me"
The Game/Keyshia Cole"Game's Pain"
Ray J/Yung Berg"Sexy Can I"

Best Rap Song
Lil Wayne"Lollipop"
Soulja Boy"Yahhhh"
Nelly"Party People"
T.I."No Matter What"
Jay-Z"Blue Magic"

Best Rap Album
Nelly"Brass Knuckles"
Lil Wayne"Tha Carter 3"
Jay-Z"American Gangster"
Nas"******"
Lupe Fiasco"The Cool"
Plies"Definiton Of Real"
Snoop Dogg
Rick Ross

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I have no clue who's getting into Best Rap Performance by A Duo/Group.

I'll say Lil Wayne & Jay-Z- "Mr. Carter" is a sure bet if it gets submitted.

Lil' Wayne's "Lollipop" will probably be submitted to Best Rap Solo Peformance, where it can easily win (a la "Gold Digger" in 2005).

Gucci, I was thinking that. But I was so against that "Gold Digger" win in that category. It should have been submitted to Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, where it should have won.

I wouldn't be surprised if Lil Wayne's record label goes that route.

Rap Solo Performance: Jay-Z, "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)"

Rap Album:
Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne
American Gangster - Jay-Z
The Cool - Lupe Fiasco
Untitled (formally known as N*****) - Nas
Paper Trail - T.I.

Rap Song:
"Roc Boys (And the Winner Is...)"
"Lollipop"
"No Matter What"
"Superstar"
"Game's Pain"

Rap Solo Performance:
"Roc Boys (And the Winner Is...)" - Jay-Z
"A Milli" - Lil Wayne
"No Matter What" - T.I.
"Be A N***** Too" - Nas
"Paris, Tokyo" - Lupe Fiasco

Rap Performance By A Duo or Group:
"Mr. Carter" - Lil Wayne featuring Jay-Z
"Party People" - Nelly featuring Fergie
"Hello Brooklyn 2.0" - Jay-Z featuring Lil Wayne
"Put On" - Young Jeezy featuring Kanye West
"Lookin Boy" - Hot Stylz featuring Yung Joc

Rap/Sung Collaboration:
"Love in This Club" - Usher featuring Young Jeezy
"Low" - Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
"Lollipop" - Lil Wayne featuring Static Major
"Superstar" - Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos
"Sexy Can I" - Ray J & Yung Berg

(Sidenote: The record company could move "Lollipop" into either Rap Solo or Rap Duo as well...its anyones guess as to where it will land)

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Originally posted by musicluva123:
I have no clue who's getting into Best Rap Performance by A Duo/Group.

I'll say Lil Wayne & Jay-Z- "Mr. Carter" is a sure bet if it gets submitted.

The Roots released an album earlier. I wouldn't be surprised if they snagged a nom here for one of their tracks.

I also wouldn't put them out of Rap Album either seeing as it got very good critical acclaim, though rap album is more about popularity than quality.

July EARLY Predix:

BEST RAP ALBUM
Lil' Wyane, Tha Carter III
Jay-Z, American Gangster
Snoop Dogg, Ego Trippin'
Lupe Fiasco, The Cool
Nas, Ni**er
Maybe.....
The Roots, Rising Down

BEST RAP SONG
"Lollipop" (Lil' Wayne f/Static Major)
"Low" (Flo Rida)
"Superstar" (Lupe Fiasco f/Matthew Santos)
"Roc Boys" (Jay-Z)
"No Matter What" - (T.I.)
Maybe.....
"Sensual Seduction" (Snoop Dogg)

BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE
"Roc Boys" - Jay-Z
"No Matter What" - T.I.
"A Milli" - Lil' Wayne
"Ching-a-Ling" - Missy Elliott
"Hip-Hop Saved My Life" - Lupe Fiasco
Maybe....
"Be A N***** Too" - Nas

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
"The Boss" - Rick Ross feat. T-Pain
"Mr. Carter" - Lil Wayne featuring Jay-Z
"Party People" - Nelly feat. Fergie
"Put On" - Young Jeezy featuring Kanye West

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
"Lollipop" - Lil' Wayne feat. Static Major
"Low" - Flo Rida & T-Pain
"Superstar" - Lupe Fiasco & Matthew Santos
"Love In This Club" - Usher & Young Jeezy
"Sexy Can I" - Ray J feat. Yung Berg
Maybe....
"Shawty Get Loose" - Lil' Mama feat. Chris Brown & T-Pain

If Nas does release a good album, then I will be rooting for him. I'm a Lil Wayne fan, but I think Nas is overdue for a Grammy Award. Lil Wayne will probably take home another award. I want to see both go home with at least one a piece.

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I'd like to see Lil' Wayne release another successful, simply because I know it's inevitable that he gets a ton of Grammy nominations, and to get them for a song like "Lollipop" would be ridiculous. Fun and entertaining? Yes. Grammy-worthy? Not exactly.

BEST RAP ALBUM
Snoop Dogg - "Ego Trippin"
Jay-Z - "American Gangster"
Lil Wayne - "Tha Carter III"
Lupe Fiasco - "The Cool"
Nas - "Nas"
Nelly - "Brass Knuckles"
The Roots - "Rising Down"
T.I. - "Paper Trail"

Any other Rap albums worth mentioning?

Young Jeezy? LL Cool J?

quote:

Originally posted by Guru:
BEST RAP ALBUM
Snoop Dogg - "Ego Trippin"
Jay-Z - "American Gangster"
Lil Wayne - "Tha Carter III"
Lupe Fiasco - "The Cool"
Nas - "Nas"
Nelly - "Brass Knuckles"
The Roots - "Rising Down"
T.I. - "Paper Trail"

Any other Rap albums worth mentioning?

Young Jeezy? LL Cool J?

Plies- Definition of Real
N.E.R.D.- Seeing Noise

"A Milli" is blowing up. I expect that track to be Lil Wayne's Rap Solo nod.

"Lollipop" will be nominated (and win) Rap/Sung collaboration.

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"A Milli" is blowing up. I expect that track to be Lil Wayne's Rap Solo nod.

"Lollipop" will be nominated (and win) Rap/Sung collaboration.

I dont think"Lollipop" will win over "Love In This Club".Usher is more of a Grammy Favorite than Lil Wayne.I also think that Weezy will dow what Kanye did in 2006 with Goldigger.Submit "Lollipop" to Rap Solo Performance where he has a better chance at winning!

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION


http://www.vibe.com/news/music/2008/07/big_boi_featurin...methings_gotta_give/



Big Boi feat. Mary J. Blige: "Something's Gotta Give"

If its a hit usher wanye better watch out

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quote:

Originally posted by Classof2006:

quote:

Originally posted by DoubleD:
"A Milli" is blowing up. I expect that track to be Lil Wayne's Rap Solo nod.

"Lollipop" will be nominated (and win) Rap/Sung collaboration.

I dont think"Lollipop" will win over "Love In This Club".Usher is more of a Grammy Favorite than Lil Wayne.I also think that Weezy will dow what Kanye did in 2006 with Goldigger.Submit "Lollipop" to Rap Solo Performance where he has a better chance at winning!

True...Usher is a Grammy favorite. But I have feeling that Lil Wayne might pull a Grammy sweep in this category. I mean, he is the most popular rapper out right now. And his album is really good. I think that he might win some awards just because of his hype and stuff, but overall he deserves some wins. And I think that he might actually pull a sweep.

Nas' album will be out tomorrow. It's actually a great album, and IMO, it's better than Lil Wayne's album, which is also a solid album.

Will Nas or Lil Wayne be the frontrunner? I think Lil Wayne will have better overall sales, but more Hip Hop gurus are praising Nas' CD.

I do see Lil Wayne winning Best Rap Performance by A Duo/Group for "Mr. Carter" with Jay-Z. IMO, that is the only frontrunner in that category. I think Nas may finally win a Grammy this year.

Has anyone heard Nas' album? Is it just me?

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