All the rap nominations at the 2025 Grammy Awards

All the rap nominations at the 2025 Grammy Awards

All the nominations for the 2025 Grammys have been announced, which will be held on February 2 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. To be nominated, the albums and songs must have been released between 16 September 2023 and 30 August 2024. New to this edition is the introduction of three new categories: Best African Music Performance; Best Pop Dance Recording; Best Alternative Jazz Album.

Let’s see all the nominations regarding rap:

Let’s start with Kendrick Lamar, who with Not Like Us won 5 nominations in the categories:

Song of the year

Best Rap Song

Best rap performance

Best Music Video

Record of the year.

Best Rap Song:

Asteroids – Rhapsody and Hit-Boy

Carnival – *$ (Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign), Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti

Like That – Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar

Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar

Yeah Glo! – GloRilla

Best Rap Albums:

Might Delete Later – J. Cole

The Auditorium, Vol. 1 – Common & Pete Rock Alligator Bites Never Heal – Doechii

The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) – Eminem

We Don’t Trust You – Future & Metro Boomin

Best Rap Performance:

Enough (Miami) – Cardi B

When The Sun Shines Again – Common, Pete Rock & Posdnuos

NISSAN ALTIMA – Doechii

Houdini – Eminem

Like That – Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar

Yeah Glo! – GloRilla

Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar

Best Melodic Rap Performance:

KEHLANI – Jordan Adetunji Featuring Kehlani

SPAGHETTI – Beyoncé, Linda Martell &

Shaboozey

We Still Don’t Trust You – Future & Metro

Boomin Featuring The Weeknd

Big Mama – Milk

3:AM – Rapsody and Erykah Badu

Album of the Year:

New Blue Sun – André 3000

COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé

Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter

BRAT – Charli xcx

Djesse Vol. 4 – Jacob Collier

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Billie Eilish

The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan

THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT – Taylor Swift

Record of the Year:

Now And Then – The Beatles

TEXAS HOLD ‘EM – Beyoncé

Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter

360 – Charli xcx

BIRDS OF A FEATHER – Billie Ellish

Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar

Good Luck, Babe! – Chappell Roan Fortnight – Taylor Swift and Post Malone

Song of the Year:

A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey

BIRDS OF A FEATHER – Billie Eilish

Die With A Smile – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

Fortnight – Taylor Swift and Post Malone

Good Luck, Babe! – Chappell Roan Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar

Please Please Please – Sabrina Carpenter

TEXAS HOLD ‘EM – Beyoncé

Best Music Video:

A$AP Rocky – “Tailor Swif”

Charli XCX – “360”

Eminem – “Houdini”

Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”

Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight”