05 Nov 2008 -
Nominees for the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in the rap/hip-hop categories
The road to the 53rd Grammy Awards is paved with hip-hop gold, as Eminem leads the field with 10 nominations. Eminem already has 11 Grammy wins to his name, but he's never bagged the prestigious Album of the Year.
That could change on February 13, 2011.
Who else made the final cut? Who got snubbed? Here's the list of nominations in hip-hop categories.
Album of the Year
* Recovery – Eminem * Need You Now – Lady Antebellum * The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga * Teenage Dream – Katy Perry * The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
Record of the Year
* “Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem & Rihanna * “Nothin’ on You” – B.o.B (feat. Bruno Mars) * “Empire State of Mind” – Jay-Z (feat. Alicia Keys) * “Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum * “F**k You” – Cee Lo Green
Song of the Year
* “Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem (feat. Rihanna) * “F**k You”- Cee Lo Green * “The House That Built Me” – Miranda Lambert * “Beg, Steal, or Borrow” – Ray LaMontagne * “Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum
Best New Artist
* Drake * Esperanza Spalding
* Justin Bieber
* Florence + the Machine
* Mumford & Sons
Best Rap Solo Performance
* “Over” – Drake
* “Not Afraid” – Eminem
* “How Low” – Ludacris
* “I’m Back” – T.I.
* “POWER” – Kanye West
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
* “Shutterbugg” – Big Boi (feat. Cutty) * “Fancy” – Drake (feat. T.I. & Swizz Beatz) * “On to the Next One” – Jay-Z (feat. Swizz Beatz) * “My Chick Bad” – Ludacris (feat. Nicki Minaj) * “Lose My Mind” – Young Jeezy (feat. Plies)
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
* “Nothin’ on You” – B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars * “Deuces” – Chris Brown, Tyga (feat. Kevin McCall) * “Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem (feat. Rihanna) * “Empire State of Mind” – Jay-Z (feat. Alicia Keys) * “Wake Up! Everybody” – John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common
Best Rap Song
* “Empire State Of Mind” – Jay-Z (feat. Alicia Keys) * “Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem (feat. Rihanna) * “Not Afraid” – Eminem * “Nothin’ on You” – B.o.B (feat. Bruno Mars) * “On to the Next One” — Jay-Z (feat. Swizz Beatz)
Best Rap Album
* The Adventures of Bobby Ray – B.o.B * Thank Me Later – Drake * Recovery – Eminem * The Blueprint III – Jay-Z * How I Got Over – The Roots The 53rd annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
source : http://rap.about.com/od/grammyawards/a/2011-Grammy-Awards-Hip-Hop.htm
The road to the 53rd Grammy Awards is paved with hip-hop gold, as Eminem leads the field with 10 nominations. Eminem already has 11 Grammy wins to his name, but he's never bagged the prestigious Album of the Year.
That could change on February 13, 2011.
Who else made the final cut? Who got snubbed? Here's the list of nominations in hip-hop categories.
Album of the Year
* Recovery – Eminem * Need You Now – Lady Antebellum * The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga * Teenage Dream – Katy Perry * The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
Record of the Year
* “Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem & Rihanna * “Nothin’ on You” – B.o.B (feat. Bruno Mars) * “Empire State of Mind” – Jay-Z (feat. Alicia Keys) * “Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum * “F**k You” – Cee Lo Green
Song of the Year
* “Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem (feat. Rihanna) * “F**k You”- Cee Lo Green * “The House That Built Me” – Miranda Lambert * “Beg, Steal, or Borrow” – Ray LaMontagne * “Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum
Best New Artist
* Drake * Esperanza Spalding
* Justin Bieber
* Florence + the Machine
* Mumford & Sons
Best Rap Solo Performance
* “Over” – Drake
* “Not Afraid” – Eminem
* “How Low” – Ludacris
* “I’m Back” – T.I.
* “POWER” – Kanye West
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
* “Shutterbugg” – Big Boi (feat. Cutty) * “Fancy” – Drake (feat. T.I. & Swizz Beatz) * “On to the Next One” – Jay-Z (feat. Swizz Beatz) * “My Chick Bad” – Ludacris (feat. Nicki Minaj) * “Lose My Mind” – Young Jeezy (feat. Plies)
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
* “Nothin’ on You” – B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars * “Deuces” – Chris Brown, Tyga (feat. Kevin McCall) * “Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem (feat. Rihanna) * “Empire State of Mind” – Jay-Z (feat. Alicia Keys) * “Wake Up! Everybody” – John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common
Best Rap Song
* “Empire State Of Mind” – Jay-Z (feat. Alicia Keys) * “Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem (feat. Rihanna) * “Not Afraid” – Eminem * “Nothin’ on You” – B.o.B (feat. Bruno Mars) * “On to the Next One” — Jay-Z (feat. Swizz Beatz)
Best Rap Album
* The Adventures of Bobby Ray – B.o.B * Thank Me Later – Drake * Recovery – Eminem * The Blueprint III – Jay-Z * How I Got Over – The Roots The 53rd annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
source : http://rap.about.com/od/grammyawards/a/2011-Grammy-Awards-Hip-Hop.htm