Best Rap Song
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – “Run This Town” **WINNER**
Drake – “Best I Ever Had”
Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Nite”
T.I. & Justin Timberlake – “Dead And Gone”
Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)”
Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent – “Crack A Bottle” **WINNER**
Beastie Boys & Nas – “Too Many Rappers”
Fabolous & Jay-Z – “Money Goes, Honey Stay”
Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common – “Make Her Say”
Kanye West & Young Jeezy – “Amazing”
Best Rap Album
Eminem – Relapse **WINNER**
Common – Universal Mind Control
Flo Rida – R.O.O.T.S.
Mos Def – The Ecstatic
Q-Tip – The Renaissance
Best Rap Solo Performance
Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” **WINNER**
Drake – “Best I Ever Had”
Eminem – “Beautiful”
Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Nite”
Mos Def – “Casa Bey”
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore – “Pearls” **WINNER**
The Foreign Exchange feat. Muhsinah – “Daykeeper”
Robert Glasper & Bilal – “All Matter”
Eric Roberson, Ben O’Neill & Michelle Thompson – “A Tale Of Two”
Tonex – “Blend”
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Beyoncé & Kanye West – “Ego”
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo – “Knock You Down”
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – “Run This Town”
The Lonely Island & T-Pain – “I’m On A Boat”
T.I. & Justin Timberlake – “Dead And Gone”
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