Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group was awarded between 1991 and 2011, alongside the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. Previously a single award was presented for Best Rap Performance.

The award was discontinued in 2012. All solo and duo/group rap performances have since been shifted to the revived Best Rap Performance category.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for music released from October a year and a half prior to September the previous year.

Recipients

Year^[I]	Performing artist(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.
1991	Quincy Jones, Big Daddy Kane, Ice-T, Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel & Quincy Jones III	"Back on the Block"	Digital Underground — "The Humpty Dance" DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince — And in This Corner... Public Enemy — Fear of a Black Planet West Coast Rap All-Stars — "We're All in the Same Gang"	^[1]
1992	DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince	"Summertime"	Heavy D & the Boyz — "Now That We Found Love" Naughty by Nature — "O.P.P." Public Enemy — Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black Salt-N-Pepa — "Let's Talk About Sex"	^[2]
1993	Arrested Development	"Tennessee"	Beastie Boys — Check Your Head House of Pain — "Jump Around" Kris Kross — "Jump" Public Enemy — Greatest Misses	^[3]
1994	Digable Planets	"Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)"	Arrested Development — "Revolution" Cypress Hill — "Insane in the Brain" Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg — "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" Naughty by Nature — "Hip Hop Hooray"	^[4]
1995	Salt-N-Pepa	"None of Your Business"	Arrested Development — "Ease My Mind" Cypress Hill — "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" Heavy D & the Boyz — "Nuttin' But Love" Warren G & Nate Dogg — "Regulate"	^[5]
1996	Method Man & Mary J. Blige	"I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By"	Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "1st of tha Month" Cypress Hill — "Throw Your Set in the Air" Naughty by Nature — "Feel Me Flow" Tha Dogg Pound — "What Would You Do"	^[6]
1997	Bone Thugs-n-Harmony	"Tha Crossroads"	2Pac, Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman — "California Love" 2Pac & K-Ci & JoJo — "How Do U Want It" A Tribe Called Quest — "1nce Again" Salt-N-Pepa — "Champagne"	^[7]
1998	Puff Daddy, Faith Evans & 112	"I'll Be Missing You"	Lil' Kim, Da Brat, Missy Elliott, Angie Martinez & Left Eye — "Not Tonight" Puff Daddy & Mase — "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" The Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy & Mase — "Mo Money Mo Problems" Wyclef Jean, Celia Cruz & Jeni Fujita — "Guantanamera"	^[8]
1999	Beastie Boys	"Intergalactic"	Jermaine Dupri & Jay-Z — "Money Ain't a Thang" Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz — "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" Outkast — "Rosa Parks" Pras, Mýa & Ol' Dirty Bastard — "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"	^[9]
2000	The Roots & Erykah Badu	"You Got Me"	Busta Rhymes & Janet Jackson — "What's It Gonna Be?!" Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg — "Still D.R.E." Eminem & Dr. Dre — "Guilty Conscience" Puff Daddy & R. Kelly — "Satisfy You"	^[10]
2001	Dr. Dre & Eminem	"Forgot About Dre"	Beastie Boys — "Alive" De La Soul & Redman — "Oooh." Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt & Nate Dogg — "The Next Episode" Jay-Z & UGK — "Big Pimpin'"	^[11]
2002	Outkast	"Ms. Jackson"	Gorillaz — "Clint Eastwood" Ja Rule, Lil' Mo & Vita — "Put It on Me" Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek & Static Major — "Change the Game" P. Diddy, Black Rob & Mark Curry — "Bad Boy for Life"	^[12]
2003	Outkast & Killer Mike	"The Whole World"	AZ & Nas — "The Essence" Big Tymers — "Still Fly" Busta Rhymes, P. Diddy & Pharrell — "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" Cam'ron & Juelz Santana — "Oh Boy"	^[13]
2004	Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee	"Shake Ya Tailfeather"	Missy Elliott & Ludacris — "Gossip Folks" Lil' Kim & 50 Cent — "Magic Stick" Juelz Santana & Cam'ron — "Dipset (Santana's Town)" Young Gunz — "Can't Stop, Won't Stop"	^[14]
2005	The Black Eyed Peas	"Let's Get It Started"	Beastie Boys — "Ch-Check It Out" The Roots — "Don't Say Nuthin" Snoop Dogg & Pharrell — "Drop It Like It's Hot" Terror Squad — "Lean Back"	^[15]
2006	The Black Eyed Peas	"Don't Phunk with My Heart"	Common & The Last Poets — "The Corner" Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent — "Encore" The Game & 50 Cent — "Hate It or Love It" Ying Yang Twins — "Wait (The Whisper Song)"	^[16]
2007	Chamillionaire & Krayzie Bone	"Ridin'"	Field Mob, Ludacris & Jamie Foxx — "Georgia" Nelly, Paul Wall & Ali & Gipp — "Grillz" Outkast — "Mighty O" The Roots — "Don't Feel Right"	^[17]
2008	Common & Kanye West	"Southside"	Fat Joe & Lil Wayne — "Make It Rain" Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One — "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)" Shop Boyz — "Party Like a Rockstar" UGK & Outkast — "International Players Anthem (I Choose You)"	^[18]
2009	Jay-Z, T.I., Kanye West & Lil Wayne	"Swagga Like Us"	Big Boi, André 3000 & Raekwon — "Royal Flush" Lil Wayne & Jay-Z — "Mr. Carter" Ludacris & T.I. — "Wish You Would" Young Jeezy & Kanye West — "Put On"	^[19]
2010	Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent	"Crack a Bottle"	Beastie Boys & Nas — "Too Many Rappers" Fabolous & Jay-Z — "Money Goes, Honey Stay" Kanye West & Young Jeezy — "Amazing" Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common — "Make Her Say"	^[20]
2011	Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz	"On to the Next One"	Big Boi & Cutty — "Shutterbugg" Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz — "Fancy" Ludacris & Nicki Minaj — "My Chick Bad" Young Jeezy & Plies — "Lose My Mind"	^[21]

Category facts

• Most wins in this category:

The Black Eyed Peas, Kanye West, OutKast, P. Diddy, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Eminem and Krayzie Bone - 2 wins

• Most Nominations in this category:
  • 1. Dr. Dre - 8 nominations
  • 2. P. Diddy, Jay-Z, Big Boi - 7 nominations
  • 3. Kanye West, Andre 3000 - 6 nominations
  • 4. OutKast, Beastie Boys - 5 nominations
  • 5. Ludacris, Eminem, Snoop Dogg - 4 nominations
  • 6. Naughty By Nature, Young Jeezy, Cypress Hill - 3 nominations

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