The Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance was an honor presented to female recording artists at the 45th Grammy Awards in 2003 and the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004 for quality rap solo performances. The Grammy Awards, an annual ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] are presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[2]
In 1991, the Academy began to honor individual rap performances with the Best Rap Solo Performance category. In 2003, the category was split into two to recognize Female and Male Rap Solo Performances. The categories remained separated by gender until 2005 when they were combined into the genderless category originally called Best Rap Solo Performance. American artist Missy Elliott won the award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance both years it was presented.[3]
In 1991, the Academy began to honor individual rap performances with the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance category. The category name remained unchanged until 2004 when it was split into separate categories for Female and Male Rap Solo Performance. The categories remained separated by gender for one additional year. In 2005, they were merged into the genderless category originally known as Best Rap Solo Performance.[4] Female rapper MC Lyte has campaigned for the reinstatement of the female-specific category and believes that: "it destroys [hip-hop] culture to not have the perspective of a woman".[4] Bill Freimuth, Recording Academy Vice President of Awards,[5] claimed that the category was eliminated because "[there] wasn't enough competition essentially, due to the lack of the number of releases in that category".[3]Black Entertainment Television (BET) executive Stephen Hill cited a similar reason for the elimination of the female categories by the BET Hip Hop Awards and VH1's Hip Hop Honors,[4] reflecting a lack of female representation in the hip hop music scene for several years.[3] As of 2011, the category name has not changed since 2005.
Elliott won the award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance both years it was presented. Prior to the female and male categories, she received the award for Best Rap Solo Performance in 2002 for "Get Ur Freak On".[17] This marked the second time a female had received the award for Best Rap Solo Performance (Queen Latifah was presented the honor for "U.N.I.T.Y." at the 37th Grammy Awards in 1995).[18] In 2007, following the return to the genderless category, Elliot was nominated for the song "We Run This".[19]
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External links
Official site of the Grammy Awards
Missy Elliott – Work It (Promotional Video) on YouTube
August 20, 2023
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The Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance was an honor presented to female recording artists at the 45th Grammy Awards in 2003 and the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004 for quality rap solo performances The Grammy Awards an annual ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards 1 are presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to honor artistic achievement technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry without regard to album sales or chart position 2 Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo PerformanceAwarded forQuality female rap performancesCountryUnited StatesPresented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and SciencesFirst awarded2003Last awarded2004Websitegrammy comIn 1991 the Academy began to honor individual rap performances with the Best Rap Solo Performance category In 2003 the category was split into two to recognize Female and Male Rap Solo Performances The categories remained separated by gender until 2005 when they were combined into the genderless category originally called Best Rap Solo Performance American artist Missy Elliott won the award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance both years it was presented 3 Contents 1 Background 2 Recipients 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBackground EditIn 1991 the Academy began to honor individual rap performances with the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance category The category name remained unchanged until 2004 when it was split into separate categories for Female and Male Rap Solo Performance The categories remained separated by gender for one additional year In 2005 they were merged into the genderless category originally known as Best Rap Solo Performance 4 Female rapper MC Lyte has campaigned for the reinstatement of the female specific category and believes that it destroys hip hop culture to not have the perspective of a woman 4 Bill Freimuth Recording Academy Vice President of Awards 5 claimed that the category was eliminated because there wasn t enough competition essentially due to the lack of the number of releases in that category 3 Black Entertainment Television BET executive Stephen Hill cited a similar reason for the elimination of the female categories by the BET Hip Hop Awards and VH1 s Hip Hop Honors 4 reflecting a lack of female representation in the hip hop music scene for several years 3 As of 2011 the category name has not changed since 2005 Recipients EditYear Winner s Title Nominees Ref 2003 Missy Elliott Scream a k a Itchin Charli Baltimore for Diary Eve for Satisfaction Foxy Brown for Na Na Be Like Lauryn Hill for Mystery of Iniquity 6 2004 Work It Da Brat for Got It Poppin Lil Kim for Came Back For You MC Lyte for Ride Wit Me Queen Latifah for Go Head 7 Two time award winner Missy ElliottFor the 45th Grammy Awards 2003 Best Female Rap Solo Performance nominees included Charli Baltimore for Diary Missy Elliott for Scream a k a Itchin Eve for Satisfaction Foxy Brown for Na Na Be Like and Lauryn Hill for Mystery of Iniquity 8 Baltimore was shocked when she learned of her album s nomination because she thought that it did not meet eligibility requirements 9 Elliott was also nominated for Best Short Form Music Video along with Knoc turn al and Dr Dre for Knoc 10 The award was presented to Elliott at Madison Square Garden in New York City though not broadcast on television 11 Nominees for the 46th Grammy Awards included Da Brat for Got It Poppin Elliott for Work It Lil Kim for Came Back for You MC Lyte for Ride Wit Me and Queen Latifah for Go Head 12 In addition Elliott was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album for Under Construction Best Song Rap for Work It and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for Gossip Folks featuring Ludacris for a total five nominations 13 14 Lil Kim was also nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for Can t Hold Us Down with Christina Aguilera and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for Magic Stick featuring 50 Cent 15 The award was presented to Elliott for Work It whose music video was awarded Video of the Year and Best Hip Hop Video at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards 16 Elliott won the award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance both years it was presented Prior to the female and male categories she received the award for Best Rap Solo Performance in 2002 for Get Ur Freak On 17 This marked the second time a female had received the award for Best Rap Solo Performance Queen Latifah was presented the honor for U N I T Y at the 37th Grammy Awards in 1995 18 In 2007 following the return to the genderless category Elliot was nominated for the song We Run This 19 See also EditGrammy Award for Best Rap Performance Grammy Award for Best Rap Song History of hip hop music List of awards and nominations received by Missy Elliott List of music awards honoring women Misogyny in hip hop cultureReferences EditGeneral Past Winners Search National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Retrieved March 4 2010 Note User must select the Rap category as the genre under the search feature Grammy Awards Best Solo Rap Performance Rock on the Net Retrieved February 23 2011 Specific Grammy Awards at a Glance Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on March 9 2012 Retrieved January 12 2011 Overview National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Archived from the original on January 3 2011 Retrieved January 12 2011 a b c Fekadu Mesfin August 18 2010 Nicki Minaj revives female voice in rap The San Diego Union Tribune Platinum Equity Archived from the original on June 28 2011 Retrieved February 22 2011 a b c Watson Margeaux September 26 2008 BET and VH1 Present Awards Shows Without Women Entertainment Weekly Time Inc Archived from the original on October 20 2012 Retrieved February 22 2011 Flashback Bill Freimuth National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Archived from the original on April 10 2011 Retrieved February 22 2011 45th Grammy Awards Nominations Coverage DigitalHit Retrieved February 5 2021 46th Grammy Awards Nominations Coverage DigitalHit Retrieved February 5 2021 Complete list of Grammy nominees ceremony set for Feb 23 San Francisco Chronicle January 8 2003 p 3 Archived from the original on July 16 2011 Retrieved February 23 2011 D Angelo Joe February 21 2003 From Damn to Disbelief Artists React to Their Grammy Nods MTV Archived from the original on June 29 2011 Retrieved February 22 2011 Note Additional reporting by John Norris Minya Oh and Shaheem Reid MTV News 45th Annual Grammy Awards MTV Archived from the original on June 29 2011 Retrieved February 24 2011 D Angelo Joe February 24 2003 Norah Jones Sweeps Grammys Boss Wins Three Avril Shut Out MTV Archived from the original on June 29 2011 Retrieved February 22 2011 Grammy Award Winners The New York Times Archived from the original on December 11 2010 Retrieved February 23 2011 Susman Gary December 4 2003 Grammylicious Entertainment Weekly Time Inc Archived from the original on October 10 2012 Retrieved February 23 2011 Shiver Jr Jube February 9 2004 In Virginia Beach an unlikely hip hop hotbed The Boston Globe The New York Times Company Archived from the original on June 29 2011 Retrieved February 22 2011 2004 Grammy Winners MTV Archived from the original on May 2 2015 Retrieved February 24 2011 2003 MTV Video Music Awards Winners List MTV Archived from the original on September 12 2011 Retrieved February 24 2011 The 2002 Grammy winners San Francisco Chronicle February 28 2002 p 1 Archived from the original on January 17 2012 Retrieved February 24 2011 Grammy Stars Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc 114 10 83 March 9 2002 Retrieved February 24 2011 49th Annual Grammy Nominees CBS News December 7 2006 Archived from the original on January 31 2011 Retrieved February 24 2011 External links EditOfficial site of the Grammy Awards Missy Elliott Work It Promotional Video on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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