The 2008 Grammy nominations are out and Jay Z leads the way in Hip-Hop with 8 nominations, followed by Kendrick Lamar with 7 nominations. Both Jay Z and Kendrick Lamar are in the category for album of the year along with Childish Gambino.
Cardi B has two nominations, Migos have two nominations, and Lil Uzi Vert is up for best new artist as well a best performance for his appearance on “Bad And Boujee” with Migos. Here’s the full list of Hip-Hop/Rap representatives.
2018 Grammy Awards
Record of the Year
(This award goes to the Artist, the producer(s), recording engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.)
“Redbone,” Childish Gambino, Ludwig Goransson, producer; Donald Glover, Ludwig Goransson, Riley Mackin & Ruben Rivera, engineers/mixers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
“Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber, Josh Gudwin, Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres, producers; Josh Gudwin & Jaycen Joshua, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
“The Story of O.J.,” JAY-Z & No I.D., producers; Jimmy Douglas & Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
“Humble,” Kendrick Lamar, Mike Will Made-It, producer; Derek “MixedByAli” Ali, James Hunt & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
“24K Magic,” Bruno Mars, Shampoo Press & Curl, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
Album of the Year
(Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with at least 33% playing time of the album, if other than Artist.)
Awaken, My Love!, Childish Gambino, Ludwig Goransson, producer; Bryan Carrigan, Donald Glover, Ludwig Goransson, Riley Mackin & Ruben Rivera, engineers/mixers; Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
4:44, JAY-Z, JAY-Z & No I.D., producers; Jimmy Douglas & Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton, engineers/mixers; Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
DAMN., Kendrick Lamar, DJ Dahi, Sounwave & Anthony Tiffith, producers; Derek “MixedByAli” Ali, James Hunt & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; K. Duckworth, D. Natche, M. Spears & A. Tiffith, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
Melodrama, Lorde, Jack Antonoff & Lorde, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff & Ella Yelich-O’Connor, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
24K Magic, Bruno Mars, Shampoo Press & Curl, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
“Despacito,” Ramón Ayala, Justin Bieber, Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton, songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber)
“4:44,” Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (JAY-Z)
“Issues,” Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters (Julia Michaels)
“1-800-273-8255,” Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury & Khalid Robinson, songwriters (Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid)
“That’s What I Like,” Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
Best New Artist
Khalid
Lil Uzi Vert
Julia Michaels
SZA
Best Urban Contemporary Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded contemporary vocal tracks derivative of R&B.)
Free 6LACK, 6LACK
“Awaken, My Love!,” Childish Gambino
American Teen, , Khalid
Ctrl, SZA
Starboy, The Weeknd
Best R&B Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new R&B recordings.)
Freudian, Daniel Caesar
Let Love Rule, Ledisi
24K Magic, Bruno Mars
Gumbo, PJ Morton
Feel The Real, Musiq Soulchild
Best Rap Performance (For a rap performance, singles or tracks only.)
“Bounce Back,” Big Sean
“Bodak Yellow,” Cardi B
“4:44,” JAY-Z
“Humble,” Kendrick Lamar
“Bad and Boujee,” Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert
Best Rap/Sung Performance
(For a solo or collaborative performance containing both elements of R&B melodies and rap.)
“PRBLMS,” 6LACK
“Crew,” Goldlink Featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy
“Family Feud,” JAY-Z Featuring Beyoncé
“Loyalty,” Kendrick Lamar Featuring Rihanna
“Love Galore,” SZA Featuring Travis Scott
Best Rap Song
(A song must contain music and lyrics and must be either a new song or a song first achieving prominence during the eligibility year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))
“Bodak Yellow,” Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe, Washpoppin & J White, songwriters (Cardi B)
“Chase Me,” Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Hector Delgado, Jaime Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer, songwriters (Danger Mouse Featuring Run The Jewels & Big Boi)
“Humble.,” K. Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
“Sassy,” E. Gabouer & M. Evans, songwriters (Rapsody)
“The Story Of O.J.,” Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (JAY-Z)
Best Rap Album
4:44, JAY-Z
DAMN., Kendrick Lamar
Culture, Migos
Laila’s Wisdom, Rapsody
Flower Boy, Tyler, The Creator
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Laugh And Move On” – The Baylor Project
“Redbone” – Childish Gambino
“What I’m Feelin’” – Anthony Hamilton Featuring The Hamiltones
“All The Way” – Ledisi
“Still” – Mali Music
Best Dance Recording
“Bambro Koyo Ganda” – Bonobo feat. Innov Gnawa
“Cola” – Camelphat & Elderbrook
“Andromeda” – Gorillaz feat. DRAM
“Tonite” – LCD Soundsystem
“Line Of Sight” – Odesza feat. WYNNE & Mansionair
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Calvin Harris
Greg Kurstin
Blake Mills
No I.D.
The Stereotypes
Best Music Video
“Up All Night” – Beck
“Makeba” – Jain
“The Story Of O.J.” – JAY-Z
“Humble.” – Kendrick Lamar
“1-800-273-8255” – Logic feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid
