Not Grammy 51, this is the list of awards that makes Lil Wayne worthy of being named the best rapper of all time

Grammy 51: rap ascends to the throne

The prestigious music award Grammy occasionally flirts with rap, but with the nominations for this year’s 51st awards (taking place on February 8), the love affair seems to have deepened. ..

“It’s great to see that Lil Wayne is the darling of Grammy this year – said editor-in-chief of music magazine Vibe (USA) Danyel Smith – It is an acknowledgment of his great talent and influence on the world. music”.

This year’s rap nominations are very different from the attitudes two decades ago, when the Grammys first recognized rap by honoring crossover artists such as Will Smith and Vanilla Ice, while many more respectable artists were ignored. This even led to artists such as hip-hop group Public Enemy (ranked 44th on Rolling Stones magazine’s list of the 100 greatest artists of all time) to boycott the award.

But then things gradually changed when rap became more mainstream. Lauryn Hill’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill won album of the year (1998), Hey Ya from the double album Speakerboxxx/The love below by hip-hop duo Outkast won Best Urban/Alternative Performance in 2003.

Finally, Lil Wayne is among the artists who have won the most awards (four awards), second only to the ingenious combination of the youthful energy of Alison Krauss and the supreme experience of Robert Plant – this duo wins overall. plus five prizes. Best rap album for Tha Carter III, best rap song for Lollipop, best solo rap performance for A Milli and best rap performance by a duo or group for Swagga Like Us with T.I, Jay Z and Kanye West.