Every Grammys Best Melodic Rap Performance winner

9 ceremonies, 2017–2025. 9 different winners.

Best Melodic Rap Performance was first awarded in 2017, so it does not run the full 2000–2025 window.

It was previously known as Best Rap/Sung Performance.

It widened beyond collaborations to take in solo recordings, and gained the current name in 2021.

It took over from Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.

One band per year, because no winner has gone back-to-back in the years on record. Colored by label; scroll sideways for the full run.

Drake'17

Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna'18

Childish Gambino'19

DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend'20

Anderson .Paak'21

Kanye West featuring The Weeknd and Lil Baby'22

Future featuring Drake and Tems'23

Lil Durk featuring J. Cole'24

Rapsody featuring Erykah Badu'25

Wins by label

Universal222%
G.O.O.D.111%
Independent111%
Jamla111%
mcDJ111%
Only the Family111%
Other222%

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2017–2025.

Most nominated, never won

Doja Cat2 noms
Latto2 noms

Most losses

Doja Cat2L · 0W
Latto2L · 0W

The full list

Year	Winner	Label
2025	Rapsody featuring Erykah Badu (3:AM) beat 4 others Jordan Adetunji featuring Kehlani (Kehlani) Beyoncé, Linda Martell and Shaboozey (Spaghettii) Future, Metro Boomin and The Weeknd (We Still Don't Trust You) Latto (Big Mama)	Jamla/Roc Nation
2024	Lil Durk featuring J. Cole (All My Life) beat 4 others Burna Boy featuring 21 Savage (Sittin' on Top of the World) Doja Cat (Attention) Drake and 21 Savage (Spin Bout U) SZA (Low)	Only the Family/Alamo
2023	Future featuring Drake and Tems (Wait for U) beat 4 others DJ Khaled featuring Future and SZA (Beautiful) Jack Harlow (First Class) Kendrick Lamar featuring Blxst and Amanda Reifer (Die Hard) Latto (Big Energy (Live))	Epic/Freebandz
2022	Kanye West featuring The Weeknd and Lil Baby (Hurricane) beat 4 others J. Cole featuring Lil Baby (Pride Is the Devil) Doja Cat (Need to Know) Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow (Industry Baby) Tyler, the Creator featuring Youngboy Never Broke Again and Ty Dolla $ign (WusYaName)	G.O.O.D./Def Jam
2021	Anderson .Paak (Lockdown) beat 4 others DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch (Rockstar) Drake featuring Lil Durk (Laugh Now Cry Later) Roddy Ricch (The Box) Travis Scott (Highest in the Room)	Aftermath/12 Tone
2020	DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend (Higher) beat 4 others Lil Baby and Gunna (Drip Too Hard) Lil Nas X (Panini) Mustard featuring Roddy Ricch (Ballin') Young Thug featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott (The London)	We the Best/Epic
2019	Childish Gambino (This Is America) beat 4 others Christina Aguilera featuring GoldLink (Like I Do) 6LACK featuring J. Cole (Pretty Little Fears) Kendrick Lamar and SZA (All the Stars) Post Malone featuring 21 Savage (Rockstar)	mcDJ/RCA
2018	Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna (Loyalty) beat 4 others 6lack (Prblms) GoldLink featuring Brent Faiyaz and Shy Glizzy (Crew) Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé (Family Feud) SZA featuring Travis Scott (Love Galore)	Top Dawg/Aftermath
2017	Drake (Hotline Bling) beat 4 others Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar (Freedom) DRAM featuring Lil Yachty (Broccoli) Kanye West featuring Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin and The-Dream (Ultralight Beam) Kanye West featuring Rihanna (Famous)	Cash Money/Young Money

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