{"id":1606,"date":"2026-02-02T05:22:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T05:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/?p=1606"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:05:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:05:26","slug":"kendrick-lamar-is-now-the-most-grammy-awarded-rapper-in-history-breaking-jay-zs-all-time-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/kendrick-lamar-is-now-the-most-grammy-awarded-rapper-in-history-breaking-jay-zs-all-time-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Kendrick Lamar Is Now the Most GRAMMY-Awarded Rapper in History, Breaking JAY-Z\u2019s All-Time Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kendrick Lamar may have entered the 2026 GRAMMYs as the night\u2019s as the artist with the most nominations, but before its mid-way point he had already become the ceremony\u2019s most-decorated rapper of all time. At the show\u2019s onset, Lamar was a 22-time GRAMMY winner \u00a0already making him one of the most-awarded rappers in the 68-year history of the award show.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of the pre-show, however, Kendrick captured Best Rap Performance (for \u2018<strong>Chains &amp; Whips<\/strong>\u2018 with <strong>Clipse<\/strong>), Best Melodic Rap Performance (for \u2018<strong>Luther<\/strong>\u2018 with <strong>SZA<\/strong>), and Best Rap Song (for <strong>\u2018TV Off\u2019<\/strong>) trophies a trio of victories that tied him with <strong>JAY-Z<\/strong> for most all-time wins among emcees (25 each).<\/p>\n<div id=\"primis10TGJ\" data-refreshrate=\"0\">With the capture of the Best Rap Album category for his \u2018<strong>GNX<\/strong>\u2018 project during the main ceremony, however, he surpassed JAY\u2019s longtime record to become the sole owner of the title.<\/div>\n<div id=\"primis10TGJ\" data-refreshrate=\"0\">At writing, Lamar\u2019s career GRAMMY count sits at 27 \u00a0making him the most-decorated Black male musical performer since the show\u2019s inception in 1959.<\/div>\n<div id=\"primis10TGJ\" data-refreshrate=\"0\">Leaving JAY and <strong>Stevie Wonder<\/strong> in his rearview, only <strong>Beyonce<\/strong> (35) can boast more wins among performers.\u00a0 Among all acts including producers, composers, and more, Kendrick trails <strong>Beyonce<\/strong> (35), <strong>Sir Georg Solti<\/strong> (31), <strong>Quincy Jones<\/strong> (28), and <strong>Chick Corea<\/strong> (28).<\/div>\n<div data-refreshrate=\"0\"><\/div>\n<div data-refreshrate=\"0\">see full list of winners here &#8211; \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/winners-list-68th-annual-grammy-awards\/\">https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/winners-list-68th-annual-grammy-awards\/<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kendrick Lamar may have entered the 2026 GRAMMYs as the night\u2019s as the artist with the most nominations, but before its mid-way point he had already become the ceremony\u2019s most-decorated rapper of all time. 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