Last
year, Eminem
positioned in high with 10 Grammy nominations including Album of the Year for
Recovery, and Best Rap Song for “Love the Way You Lie”.
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| Kanye West Positioned Top By Nominating For 7 Grammy Awards |
This
year, Kanye West positioned in high with 7 Grammy nominations after
releasing both his 5th solo album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and his
Watch the Throne collaboration with Jay-Z. For this reason, the Chicago rapper/producer
was already a favorite to win big in 2012.
Find out the additional hip-hop/R&B
nominations below:
Best Rap Album
>>> Jay-Z and
Kanye West - "Watch the Throne"
>>> Lil Wayne
- "Tha Carter IV"
>>> Lupe Fiasco - "Lasers"
>>> Nicki Minaj
- "Pink Friday"
>>> Kanye West
- "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
>>> Beyoncé and Andre 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"
>>> Kanye West,
Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie - "All
Of The Lights"
Best R&B Album
>>> Chris Brown
- "F.A.M.E."
>>> El DeBarge
- "Second Chance"
>>> R. Kelly
- "Love Letter"
>>> Ledisi
- "Pieces of Me"
>>> Kelly Price - "Kelly"
Best Rap Performance
>>> Chris Brown,
Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes - "Look
at Me Now"
>>> Jay-Z and
Kanye West - "Otis"
>>> Lupe Fiasco
- "The Show Goes On"
>>> Nicki Minaj
and Drake - "Moment 4 Life"
>>> Wiz Khalifa
- "Black And Yellow"
Best Traditional R&B Performance
>>> Eric Benet
- "Sometimes I Cry"
>>> Cee Lo Green
and Melanie Fiona - "Fool for
You"
>>> R. Kelly
- "Radio Message"
>>> Raphael Saadiq
- "Good Man"
>>> Betty Wright
and the Roots - "Surrender"
