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NO ONE KNOWS AMYTHING ABOUT RAP IN THE GRAMMYS. ANACONDA WAS NOMINATED.
{{Infobox award
| name = Grammy Award for Best Rap Songs
| description = quality ] songs
| image =
| imagesize = 100px
| alt = A gold gramophone trophy with a plaque set on a table
| caption = Gilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners
| presenter = ]
| country = United States
| year = 2004
| year2 = 2014
| website =
}}

The '''Grammy Award for Best Rap Song''' is an honor presented at the ]s, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,<ref name=Grammy>{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/env-grammy_awards_info,0,5279018.htmlstory?track=center|title=Grammy Awards at a Glance|work=]|publisher=]|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref> to recording artists for quality songs in the ] genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the ] of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".<ref name=Overview>{{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/|title=Overview|accessdate=November 11, 2010|publisher=]}}</ref>

The award was first presented to ] along with ] and ] for the song "]" from the soundtrack '']'' in 2004. According to the ] description guide, the award honors the songwriter(s) of new songs (containing both music and lyrics) or songs "first achieving prominence during the period of eligibility". Songs containing prominent ] may be eligible.<ref name=DescriptionGuide>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/announcement/category-mapper/new-category/124691/124782|title=Category Mapper: Best Rap Song (S/T)|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences}}</ref>

] holds the records for the most wins and nominations in this category, having won six times out of nine nominations. He is followed by ] with three wins and six nominations. No further songwriters have won this category more than once. ] (aka Clifford Harris) holds the record for most nominations without a win with four.

"I" ISNT EVEN A RAP SONG.


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NO ONE KNOWS AMYTHING ABOUT RAP IN THE GRAMMYS. ANACONDA WAS NOMINATED.

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