The GRAMMYs
2026
Dec 1st, 2025
Best Rap Performance
Best Rap Performance
Best Rap Performance
Nominees for The GRAMMY Awards
2026
Previous Winner
Not Like Us (Kendrick Lamar)
Criteria
For new rap performances; singles/tracks only.
For new rap performances; singles/tracks only.
For new rap performances; singles/tracks only.
The nominees for The GRAMMYs Best Rap Performance 2026 are Outside (Cardi B), Chains & Whips (Clipse, Pusha T, Malice), Anxiety (Doechii), tv off (Kendrick Lamar), Darling, I (Tyler, The Creator).
Read on for more information about all the nominees and their contributors..
Best Rap Performance
Outside
Outside
Outside
Other awards in this field
R&B + Rap + Spoken Word Poetry
Other awards in this field
R&B + Rap + Spoken Word Poetry
Other awards in this field
R&B + Rap + Spoken Word Poetry
Best R&B Performance
Best R&B Performance
Best Progressive R&B Album
Best Progressive R&B Album
Best R&B Album
Best R&B Album
Best Rap Album
Best Rap Album
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Best R&B Song
Best R&B Song
Best Rap Performance
Best Rap Performance
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Best Rap Song
Best Rap Song
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
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