50th Grammy Awards - Rap Field

Rap Field

Best Rap Solo Performance

• "The People" – Common featuring Dwele
• "I Get Money" – 50 Cent
• "Show Me What You Got" – Jay-Z
• "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" – T.I.
• "Stronger" – Kanye West

Best Rap Performance By a Duo/Group

• "Southside" – Common featuring Kanye West
• "Make It Rain" – Fat Joe featuring Lil Wayne
• "Party Like a Rockstar" – Shop Boyz
• "International Player's Anthem (I Choose You)" – UGK featuring OutKast
• "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)" – Kanye West, Nas, KRS-One & Rakim

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• "I Wanna Love You" – Akon featuring Snoop Dogg
• "Kiss Kiss" – Chris Brown featuring T-Pain
• "Let It Go" – Keyshia Cole featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
• "Umbrella" – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
• "Good Life" – Kanye West featuring T-Pain

Best Rap Song

• "Ayo Technology"
  • songwriters; Nate "Danja" Hills, Curtis Jackson, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake (50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)
• "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)"
  • songwriters; Clifford Harris & Byron Thomas (T.I.)
• "Can't Tell Me Nothing"
  • songwriters; Kanye West & Aldrin Davis (Kanye West)
• "Crank That (Soulja Boy)"
  • songwriter; DeAndre Way (Soulja Boy)
• "Good Life"
  • songwriters; Alrin Davis, Faheem Najm & Kanye West (Kanye West featuring T-Pain)

Best Rap Album;

• Finding Forever – Common
• Kingdom Come – Jay-Z
• Hip Hop Is Dead – Nas
• T.I. vs. T.I.P. – T.I.
• Graduation – Kanye West