# Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group was awarded between 1991 and 2011, alongside the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. Previously a single award was presented for Best Rap Performance.
The award was discontinued in 2012. All solo and duo/group rap performances have since been shifted to the revived Best Rap Performance category.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for music released from October a year and a half prior to September the previous year.

## Recipients

| Year | Performing artist(s) | Work | Nominees |
| 1991 | Quincy Jones, Big Daddy Kane, Ice-T, Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel & Quincy Jones III | "Back on the Block" | Digital Underground — "The Humpty Dance" DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince — And in This Corner... Public Enemy — Fear of a Black Planet West Coast Rap All-Stars — "We're All in the Same Gang" |
| 1992 | DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | "Summertime" | Heavy D & the Boyz — "Now That We Found Love" Naughty by Nature — "O.P.P." Public Enemy — Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black Salt-N-Pepa — "Let's Talk About Sex" |
| 1993 | Arrested Development | "Tennessee" | Beastie Boys — Check Your Head House of Pain — "Jump Around" Kris Kross — "Jump" Public Enemy — Greatest Misses |
| 1994 | Digable Planets | "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" | Arrested Development — "Revolution" Cypress Hill — "Insane in the Brain" Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg — "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" Naughty by Nature — "Hip Hop Hooray" |
| 1995 | Salt-N-Pepa | "None of Your Business" | Arrested Development — "Ease My Mind" Cypress Hill — "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" Heavy D & the Boyz — "Nuttin' But Love" Warren G & Nate Dogg — "Regulate" |
| 1996 | Method Man & Mary J. Blige | "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "1st of tha Month" Cypress Hill — "Throw Your Set in the Air" Naughty by Nature — "Feel Me Flow" Tha Dogg Pound — "What Would You Do" |
| 1997 | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | "Tha Crossroads" | 2Pac, Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman — "California Love" 2Pac & K-Ci & JoJo — "How Do U Want It" A Tribe Called Quest — "1nce Again" Salt-N-Pepa — "Champagne" |
| 1998 | Puff Daddy, Faith Evans & 112 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Lil' Kim, Da Brat, Missy Elliott, Angie Martinez & Left Eye — "Not Tonight" Puff Daddy & Mase — "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" The Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy & Mase — "Mo Money Mo Problems" Wyclef Jean, Celia Cruz & Jeni Fujita — "Guantanamera" |
| 1999 | Beastie Boys | "Intergalactic" | Jermaine Dupri & Jay-Z — "Money Ain't a Thang" Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz — "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" Outkast — "Rosa Parks" Pras, Mýa & Ol' Dirty Bastard — "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" |
| 2000 | The Roots & Erykah Badu | "You Got Me" | Busta Rhymes & Janet Jackson — "What's It Gonna Be?!" Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg — "Still D.R.E." Eminem & Dr. Dre — "Guilty Conscience" Puff Daddy & R. Kelly — "Satisfy You" |
| 2001 | Dr. Dre & Eminem | "Forgot About Dre" | Beastie Boys — "Alive" De La Soul & Redman — "Oooh." Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt & Nate Dogg — "The Next Episode" Jay-Z & UGK — "Big Pimpin'" |
| 2002 | Outkast | "Ms. Jackson" | Gorillaz — "Clint Eastwood" Ja Rule, Lil' Mo & Vita — "Put It on Me" Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek & Static Major — "Change the Game" P. Diddy, Black Rob & Mark Curry — "Bad Boy for Life" |
| 2003 | Outkast & Killer Mike | "The Whole World" | AZ & Nas — "The Essence" Big Tymers — "Still Fly" Busta Rhymes, P. Diddy & Pharrell — "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" Cam'ron & Juelz Santana — "Oh Boy" |
| 2004 | Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee | "Shake Ya Tailfeather" | Missy Elliott & Ludacris — "Gossip Folks" Lil' Kim & 50 Cent — "Magic Stick" Juelz Santana & Cam'ron — "Dipset (Santana's Town)" Young Gunz — "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" |
| 2005 | The Black Eyed Peas | "Let's Get It Started" | Beastie Boys — "Ch-Check It Out" The Roots — "Don't Say Nuthin" Snoop Dogg & Pharrell — "Drop It Like It's Hot" Terror Squad — "Lean Back" |
| 2006 | The Black Eyed Peas | "Don't Phunk with My Heart" | Common & The Last Poets — "The Corner" Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent — "Encore" The Game & 50 Cent — "Hate It or Love It" Ying Yang Twins — "Wait (The Whisper Song)" |
| 2007 | Chamillionaire & Krayzie Bone | "Ridin'" | Field Mob, Ludacris & Jamie Foxx — "Georgia" Nelly, Paul Wall & Ali & Gipp — "Grillz" Outkast — "Mighty O" The Roots — "Don't Feel Right" |
| 2008 | Common & Kanye West | "Southside" | Fat Joe & Lil Wayne — "Make It Rain" Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One — "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)" Shop Boyz — "Party Like a Rockstar" UGK & Outkast — "International Players Anthem (I Choose You)" |
| 2009 | Jay-Z, T.I., Kanye West & Lil Wayne | "Swagga Like Us" | Big Boi, André 3000 & Raekwon — "Royal Flush" Lil Wayne & Jay-Z — "Mr. Carter" Ludacris & T.I. — "Wish You Would" Young Jeezy & Kanye West — "Put On" |
| 2010 | Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent | "Crack a Bottle" | Beastie Boys & Nas — "Too Many Rappers" Fabolous & Jay-Z — "Money Goes, Honey Stay" Kanye West & Young Jeezy — "Amazing" Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common — "Make Her Say" |
| 2011 | Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz | "On to the Next One" | Big Boi & Cutty — "Shutterbugg" Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz — "Fancy" Ludacris & Nicki Minaj — "My Chick Bad" Young Jeezy & Plies — "Lose My Mind" |

## Category facts

* Most wins in this category:
The Black Eyed Peas, Kanye West, OutKast, P. Diddy, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Eminem and Krayzie Bone - 2 wins
* Most Nominations in this category:
** 1. Dr. Dre - 8 nominations
** 2. P. Diddy, Jay-Z, Big Boi - 7 nominations
** 3. Kanye West, Andre 3000 - 6 nominations
** 4. OutKast, Beastie Boys - 5 nominations
** 5. Ludacris, Eminem, Snoop Dogg - 4 nominations
** 6. Naughty By Nature, Young Jeezy, Cypress Hill, T.I. - 3 nominations