Recipients
| Year | Performing artist(s) | Nationality | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 1996 | Naughty by Nature | United States | Poverty's Paradise !Poverty's Paradise |
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| 1997 | Fugees | United States | The Score !The Score |
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| 1998 | Puff Daddy and the Family | United States | No Way Out !No Way Out |
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| 1999 | Jay-Z | United States | Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life !Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life |
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| 2000 | Eminem | United States | The Slim Shady LP !The Slim Shady LP |
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| 2001 | Eminem | United States | The Marshall Mathers LP !The Marshall Mathers LP |
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| 2002 | Outkast | United States | Stankonia !Stankonia |
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| 2003 | Eminem | United States | The Eminem Show !The Eminem Show |
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| 2004 | Outkast | United States | Speakerboxxx/The Love Below !Speakerboxxx/The Love Below |
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| 2005 | West, KanyeKanye West | United States | The College Dropout !The College Dropout |
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| 2006 | West, KanyeKanye West | United States | Late Registration !Late Registration |
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| 2007 | Ludacris | United States | Release Therapy !Release Therapy |
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| 2008 | West, KanyeKanye West | United States | Graduation !Graduation |
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| 2009 | Lil Wayne | United States | Tha Carter III !Tha Carter III |
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| 2010 | Eminem | United States | Relapse !Relapse |
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| 2011 | Eminem | United States | Recovery !Recovery |
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| 2012 | Kanye West | United States | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy !My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy |
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^ Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
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