{"id":269598,"date":"2026-02-02T02:45:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/269598\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T02:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:45:14","slug":"kendrick-lamar-breaks-grammys-record-as-most-awarded-rapper-beats-jay-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/269598\/","title":{"rendered":"Kendrick Lamar Breaks Grammys Record as Most-Awarded Rapper, Beats Jay-Z"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/kendrick-lamar\/\" id=\"auto-tag_kendrick-lamar\" data-tag=\"kendrick-lamar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kendrick Lamar<\/a> is officially the most-awarded hip-hop artist in <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/grammys\/\" id=\"auto-tag_grammys\" data-tag=\"grammys\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grammys<\/a> history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe \u201cNot Like Us\u201d rapper took home the awards for best rap album for \u201cGNX,\u201d best rap song for \u201cTV Off,\u201d melodic rap performance for \u201cLuther\u201d and rap performance for being featured in Clipse\u2019s \u201cChains &amp; Whips,\u201d bringing his total to 26. He surpassed previous record holder Jay-Z, who has 25 Grammys to his name, and Kanye West, who was in second place with 24 trophies. Lamar can still raise that count, with categories like song of the year, record of the year and album of the year yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAccepting the award for best rap album, Lamar said, \u201cIt is hip-hop as usual, man. I\u2019m not good at talking about myself, but I express it through the music. It\u2019s an honor to be here. \u2026 Hip-hop is going to always be right here. We are going to be in these suits looking good, having our folks with us. We are going to be having the culture with us. So I appreciate y\u2019all. God is to glory. Love y\u2019all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLamar went into the night with 22 Grammy wins and 57 nominations. He was nominated for nine Grammys this year, including for album of the year, song of the year and record of the year. He was the third-most awarded rapper prior to Sunday\u2019s 68th annual fete, and he won three awards before the live telecast on CBS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLast year, Lamar\u2019s hit single \u201cNot Like Us\u201d \u2014 a diss track targeted at Drake \u2014 swept its categories, winning five Grammys alone. He has won the award for best rap album three times, for 2016\u2019s \u201cTo Pimp a Butterfly,\u201d 2018\u2019s \u201cDAMN.\u201d and 2023\u2019s \u201cMr. Morale &amp; the Big Steppers.\u201d His 2012 breakthrough, \u201cgood kid, m.A.A.d city,\u201d famously lost to Macklemore &amp; Ryan Lewis\u2019 \u201cThe Heist,\u201d which drew sharp backlash and a text from Macklemore that admitted, \u201cYou got robbed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kendrick Lamar is officially the most-awarded hip-hop artist in Grammys history. 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