Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
  * Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)...
   Jay-Z
   Track from: American Gangster
   [Roc-A-Fella]
  * A Milli
   Lil Wayne
   Track from: Tha Carter III
   [Cash Money/Universal Motown]  * Paris, Tokyo
   Lupe Fiasco
   Track from: The Cool
   [1st & 15th/Atlantic]
  * N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master)
   Nas
   Track from: Untitled
   [Def Jam]
  * Sexual Eruption
   Snoop Dogg
   Track from: Ego Trippin
   [Geffen]
Category 32
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)
  * Royal Flush
   Big Boi Featuring Raekwon And Andre 3000
   [LaFace]
  * Swagga Like Us
   Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
   [Roc-A-Fella/Grand Hustle/Atlantic]  * Mr. Carter
   Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z
   Track from: Tha Carter III
   [Cash Money/Universal Motown]
  * Wish You Would
   Ludacris Featuring T.I.
   [DTP]
  * Put On
   Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West
   [Def Jam]
Category 33
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
  * American Boy
   Estelle Featuring Kanye West
   Track from: Shine
   [Homeschool/Atlantic]
  * Low
   Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
   Track from: Mail On Sunday
   [Poe Boy/Atlantic]
  * Green Light
   John Legend & Andre 3000
   [Columbia/G.O.O.D. Music]
  * Got Money
   Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain
   Track from: Tha Carter III
   [Cash Money/Universal Motown]  * Superstar
   Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos
   Track from: The Cool
   [1st & 15th/Atlantic]
Category 34
Best Rap Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
  * Lollipop
   D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major)
   Track from: Tha Carter III
   [Cash Money/Universal Motown; Publishers: Young Money Publishing/Warner-Chappell Music, Herbalicious Music/Blackfountain Music/EMI-April Music, JimiPub Music/EMI Blackwood, Three Nails and A Crown Publishing Roynet Music]
  * Low
   T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain)
   Track from: Mail On Sunday
   [Poe Boy/Atlantic; Publishers: E-Class Publishing/Top Quality Publishing/NappyPub Music/Zomba Songs]
  * Sexual Eruption
   Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg)
   Track from: Ego Trippin
   [Geffen; Publishers: My Own Chit Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music, Shawty Redd Songs/EMI April Music, Pimpin Tha Pen]
  * Superstar
   Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos)
   Track from: The Cool
   [1st & 15th/Atlantic; Publishers: Hey Lu Chill Music (Heavy As Heaven/Universal Music), 1st & 15th Publishing (Mr. Lopez Music/Universal Music Publishing)]
  * Swagga Like Us
   D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz & P. Simonon, songwriters) (Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)
   [Roc-A-Fella/Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Crown Club Pub./Warner-Tamerlane/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood/Carter Boys Music/EMI April/Young Money Pub./Warner-Tamerlane/Hollertronix/Domino Publishing/Universal Z Tunes/Univ. Polygram Int'l] Category 35
Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
  * American Gangster
   Jay-Z
   [Roc-A-Fella]
  * Tha Carter III
   Lil Wayne
   [Cash Money/Universal Motown]
  * The Cool
   Lupe Fiasco
   [1st & 15th/Atlantic]
  * Nas
   Nas
   [Def Jam]
  * Paper Trail
   T.I.
   [Grand Hustle/Atlantic] ...
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