Every Grammys Best Rap/Sung Collaboration winner

15 ceremonies, 2002–2016. 15 different winners.

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration was first awarded in 2002, so it does not run the full 2000–2025 window.

It was awarded for the last time in 2016.

From 2017 the Grammys awarded Best Melodic Rap Performance instead.

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.

Eve featuring Gwen Stefani'02

Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland'03

Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z'04

Usher featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon'05

Linkin Park and Jay-Z'06

Justin Timberlake featuring T.I.'07

Rihanna featuring Jay-Z'08

Estelle featuring Kanye West'09

Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West'10

Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys'11

Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie'12

Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean and The-Dream'13

Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake'14

Eminem featuring Rihanna'15

Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat'16

Wins by label

Roc-A-Fella427%
Sony320%
Universal320%
Roc Nation213%
Ruff Ryders17%
TDE17%
Other17%

The full list

Year	Winner	Label
2016	Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat (These Walls) beat 4 others Big Sean featuring Kanye West and John Legend (One Man Can Change the World) Common and John Legend (Glory) Jidenna featuring Roman GianArthur (Classic Man) Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown (Only)	TDE/Aftermath
2015	Eminem featuring Rihanna (The Monster) beat 4 others Common featuring Jhené Aiko (Blak Majik) ILoveMakonnen featuring Drake (Tuesday) Schoolboy Q featuring BJ the Chicago Kid (Studio) Kanye West featuring Charlie Wilson (Bound 2)	Aftermath/Shady
2014	Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake (Holy Grail) beat 4 others J. Cole and Miguel (Power Trip) Jay-Z and Beyoncé (Part II (On the Run)) Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige (Now or Never) Wiz Khalifa and The Weeknd (Remember You)	Roc-A-Fella/Roc Nation
2013	Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean and The-Dream (No Church in the Wild) beat 4 others Flo Rida and Sia (Wild Ones) John Legend and Ludacris (Tonight (Best You Ever Had)) Nas and Amy Winehouse (Cherry Wine) Rihanna and Jay-Z (Talk That Talk)	Roc-A-Fella/Roc Nation
2012	Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie (All of the Lights) beat 5 others Beyoncé and André 3000 (Party) DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne (I'm On One) Dr. Dre, Eminem and Skylar Grey (I Need a Doctor) Rihanna and Drake (What's My Name?) Kelly Rowland and Lil Wayne (Motivation)	Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
2011	Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys (Empire State of Mind) beat 4 others B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars (Nothin' on You) Chris Brown featuring Tyga and Kevin McCall (Deuces) Eminem featuring Rihanna (Love the Way You Lie) John Legend featuring The Roots, Melanie Fiona and Common (Wake Up Everybody)	Roc Nation/Atlantic
2010	Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West (Run This Town) beat 4 others Beyoncé featuring Kanye West (Ego) Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo (Knock You Down) The Lonely Island featuring T-Pain (I'm on a Boat) T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake (Dead and Gone)	Roc Nation/Atlantic
2009	Estelle featuring Kanye West (American Boy) beat 4 others Flo Rida featuring T-Pain (Low) John Legend featuring André 3000 (Green Light) Lil Wayne featuring T-Pain (Got Money) Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos (Superstar)	Atlantic/HomeSchool
2008	Rihanna featuring Jay-Z (Umbrella) beat 4 others Chris Brown featuring T-Pain (Kiss Kiss) Akon featuring Snoop Dogg (I Wanna Love You) Keyshia Cole featuring Lil' Kim and Missy Elliott (Let It Go) Kanye West featuring T-Pain (Good Life)	Def Jam/SRP
2007	Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. (My Love) beat 4 others Akon featuring Eminem (Smack That) Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z (Déjà Vu) Eminem featuring Nate Dogg (Shake That) Jamie Foxx featuring Ludacris (Unpredictable)	Jive
2006	Linkin Park and Jay-Z (Numb/Encore) beat 4 others Gwen Stefani featuring Eve (Rich Girl) Destiny's Child featuring T.I. and Lil Wayne (Soldier) Common featuring John Legend and Kanye West (They Say) Ciara featuring Missy Elliott (1, 2 Step)	Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
2005	Usher featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon (Yeah!) beat 4 others Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson (All Falls Down) Christina Milian featuring Fabolous (Dip It Low) Jadakiss featuring Anthony Hamilton (Why) Twista featuring Jamie Foxx and Kanye West (Slow Jamz)	Arista
2004	Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z (Crazy in Love) beat 4 others The Black Eyed Peas featuring Justin Timberlake (Where Is the Love?) LL Cool J featuring Marc Dorsey (Luv U Better) Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell and Uncle Charlie Wilson (Beautiful) Pharrell featuring Jay-Z (Frontin')	Columbia
2003	Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland (Dilemma) beat 4 others Fat Joe featuring Ashanti (What's Luv?) Ja Rule featuring Ashanti (Always on Time) Nappy Roots featuring Anthony Hamilton (Po' Folks) Justin Timberlake featuring Clipse (Like I Love You)	Universal/Columbia
2002	Eve featuring Gwen Stefani (Let Me Blow Ya Mind) beat 4 others Ja Rule featuring Case (Livin' It Up) Jagged Edge featuring Nelly (Where the Party At) Ludacris featuring Nate Dogg (Area Codes) Mystic featuring Planet Asia (W)	Ruff Ryders/Interscope

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