The Recording Academy unveiled the 2022 Grammy Award nominations on Tuesday morning (November 23). Par for the course, they included a variety of Hip Hop and R&B acts, including Tyler, The Creator, Drake, Nas, Kanye West and J. Cole who all received nominations in the Best Rap Album category.
Nas took home the gilded trophy in the Best Rap Album category for King’s Disease last year, beating out Jay Electronica, D Smoke, Royce Da 5’9, Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist.
Meanwhile, DMX received a posthumous nomination in the Best Rap Song category for “Bath Salts” featuring JAY-Z and Nas from Exodus, which was completed not long after his April death. Saweetie, Baby Keem, Kanye West and J. Cole round out the category.
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As for Best Rap Performance, Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar grabbed a nod for “Family Ties,” Cardi B for “Up,” J. Cole, 21 Savage and Morray for “My Life,” Drake, Future and Young Thug for “Way 2 Sexy” and Megan Thee Stallion for “Thot Shit.”
Lil Nas X also appears to be a Grammy favorite this year — he was nominated for five Grammys in the Record of the Year, Best Melodic Rap Performance, Album of the Year and Video of the Year categories.
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards takes place on January 31, 2022. Prior to the telecast, the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony will be held at the Microsoft Theater at 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on GRAMMY.com and the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel.
Best Rap Album
J. Cole – The Off-Season
Drake – Certified Lover Boy
Nas – King’s Disease II
Tyler, The Creator – CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
Kanye West – Donda
Best Rap Song
DMX f. JAY-Z & Nas – “Bath Salts”
Saweetie f. Doja Cat “Best Friend”
Baby Keem f. Kendrick Lamar – “Family Ties”
Kanye West f. JAY-Z – “Jail”
J. Cole f. 21 Savage & Morray – “My Life”
Best Rap Performance
Baby Keem f. Kendrick Lamar – “Family Ties”
Cardi B – “Up”
J. Cole f. 21 Savage & Morray – “My Life”
Drake f. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Megan Thee Stallion – “Thot Shit”
Best Melodic Rap Performance
J. Cole f. Lil Baby – “Pride Is The Devil”
Doja Cat – “Need To Know”
Lil Nas X f. Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby”
Tyler, The Creator f. NBA YoungBoy & Ty Dolla $ign – “WUSYANAME”
Kanye West f. The Weeknd & Lil Baby
Album of the Year
Doja Cat – Planet Her
Lil Nas X – MONTERO
Kanye West – Donda
H.E.R. – Back Of My Mind
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Justin Bieber – Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – Love For Sale
Jon Batiste – We Are
Song of the Year
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits”
Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile – “A Beautiful Noise”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Doja Cat f. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open”
H.E.R. – “Fight For You”
Justin Bieber f. Daniel Caesar & Giveon – “Peaches”
Brandi Carlile – “Right On Time”
Olivia Rodrigo – “driver’s license”
Record of the Year
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open”
ABBA – “I Still Have Faith In You”
Jon Batiste – “Freedom”
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – “I Get A Kick Out Of You”
Justin Bieber f. Daniel Caesar & Giveon – “Peaches”
Brandi Carlile – “Right On Time”
Doja Cat f. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Olivia Rodrigo – “drivers license”
Best New Artist
Arooj Aftab
Jimmie Allen
Arlo Parks
Baby Keem
FINNEAS
Glass Animals
Japanese Breakfast
The Kid LAROI
Olivia Rodrigo
Saweetie
Best R&B Album
Snoh Aalegra – Temporary Highs In The Violet Skies
Jon Batiste – We Are
Leon Bridges – Gold-Diggers Sound
H.E.R. – Back Of My Mind
Jazmine Sullivan – Heaux Tales
Best R&B Song
H.E.R. – “Damage”
SZA – “Good Days”
Giveon – “Heartbreak Anniversary”
Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open”
Jazmine Sullivan – “Pick Up Your Feelings”
Best R&B Performance
Snoh Aalegra – “Lost You”
Justin Bieber f. Daniel Caesar & Giveon – “Peaches”
H.E.R. – “Damage”
Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open”
Jazmine Sullivan – “Pick Up Your Feelings”
Best Progressive R&B Album
Eric Bellinger – New Light
Cory Henry – Something To Say
Hiatus Kaiyote – Mood Valiant
Lucky Daye – Table For Two
Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington – Dinner Party: Dessert
Masego – Studying Abroad: Extended Stay
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Jon Batiste – “I Need You”
BJ The Chicago Kid, PJ Morton & Kenyon Dixon f. Charlie Bereal – “Bring It On Home To Me”
Leon Bridges f. Robert Glasper – “Born Again”
H.E.R. – “Fight For You”
Lucky Daye f. Yebba – “How Much Can A Heart Take”
Best Music Video
AC/DC – “Shot In The Dark”
Jon Batiste – “Freedom”
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – “I Get A Kick Out Of You”
Justin Bieber f. Daniel Caesar & Giveon – “Peaches”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Good 4 U”
Best rap album, it’s a tough one for Nas this time around
Not really, it is either Nas or Tyler. I love Nas to death but that Tyler’s album is vicious.
I couldn’t agree more. I wouldn’t be mad if it went to either one of them.
What?! How could they leave out Slix Wizzy and Lil Beever? Slim Pacino had the verse of the year EASILY and he gets totally overlooked!! Plop Fizzy and Yung Chico deffo had the best rap song of the year. Grammies don’t know ish! Spaz Tha Wondakid also criminally overlooked.
Oh look, the Grammy nominations are out again. Time to read comments from “real hip hop” heads complaining about why their favorite underground rapper that no one gives a shit about wasn’t nominated.
What actually is “Best Melodic Rap Performance”?
King Disease II is better than those other albums but Kanye or Drake will probably win.
sad reality
The fact Jail (the Jay-Z version) is up for best song shows the bias of the Grammys. That was one of Jay’s verses EVER and there were several better songs on the album. Also Drakes album wasn’t good stop riding his tip
just not the kanye nas and jay-z show.
KD2 should win for Best Rap Album
couldnt agree more
Uhhh…Tech N9ne not on here…nope.
The Rock stole the whole show with that short verse he did, everyone forgot about that weed plate of an album.
“Off the grid” smokes all these other songs yet they nominate jail (which was good but come on). I love Nas but if he wins again it will be a shame, his album was ok. Not as good as kd1 and not better than some of his contemporaries. Oh well, grammys are corrupt anyway so it doesnt really matter.
i was disappointed in harry fraud missing out last year. you know how it goes just the usual suspects will it ever be different i want to see those newcomers coming up the grammys is the place to do it.