The Recording Academy released the list of 2022 GRAMMYs Awards nominees. Among 86 people, the list includes many Hip-Hop artists. Below are the people within the industry nominated for this year’s awards.
The List Of 2022 Hip-Hop GRAMMYs Nominees
Best Rap Performance
Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties
Cardi B – Up
J. Cole, 21 Savage & Morray – My Life
Drake, Future, Young Thug – Way Too Sexy
Megan Thee Stallion – Thot Shit
Best Melodic Rap Performance
J. Cole, Lil Baby – Pride Is the Devil
Doja Cat – Need to Know
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – Industry Baby
Tyler, the Creator Featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Ty Dolla $ign – WusYaName
Kanye West, The Weekend, Lil Baby – Hurricane
Best Rap Song
DMX, Jay-Z, Nas – Bath Salts
Saweetie, Doja Cat – best Friend
Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties
Kanye West, Jay-Z – Jail
J. Cole, 21 Savage & Morray – My Life
Best Rap Album
J. Cole – The Off-Season
Drake – Certified Lover Boy
Nas – King’s Disease II
Tyler, the Creator – Call Me If You Get Lost
Kanye West – Donda
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Mac Miller – Swimming In Circles
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Hit-Boy
Best Music Video
Lil Nas X – Montero (Call Me by Your Name)
Changes In The Recording Academy
The Academy announced this year’s nominations after some changes took place. They announced the end of secret voting for Big Four categories’ nominees and established new nominations like Música Urbana Album and Global Music Performance. The organization expanded their voting pull, adding such artists as J25, who is the first Indigenous woman to judge the GRAMMYs.
R.Kelly: Still A GRAMMY Nominee?
Recently, the Academy also faced controversy. It ended up with the institution letting R.Kelly keep his GRAMMY wins. The CEO of the Recording Academy stated:
“Right now, I think it’s something that is going to take a little bit more consideration before we can really dictate or decide. My initial feeling is we’re probably not a business that we want to be in of taking people’s awards back after they’ve been given.”
Written by Nikita Serdiuk