It's been 20 years since a rap album won AOTY
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1991
MC Hammer - Please Hammer Don't Hurt Em
1997
The Fugees - The Score
1999
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
2001
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
2002
Outkast - Stankonia
2003
Eminem - The Eminem Show
Nelly - Nellyville
2004
Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Missy Elliott - Under Construction
2005
Kanye West - The College Dropout
2006
Kanye West - Late Registration
2008
Kanye West - Graduation
2009
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
2011
Eminem - Recovery
2014
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - The Heist
2016
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly
2017
Drake - Views
2018
Kendrick Lamar - Damn
Jay-Z - 4:44
2019
Post Malone - Beerbongs & Bentleys
Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
Drake - Scorpion
2020
Lil Nas X (?) - 7
2021
Post Malone (?) - Hollywood's Bleeding
Donda - Kanye West
2022
Lil Nas X (?) - Montero
Doja Cat (?) - Planet Her
2023
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
2 for 29 in 33 years depending on how you categorize certain albums
MC Hammer - Please Hammer Don't Hurt Em
1997
The Fugees - The Score
1999
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
2001
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
2002
Outkast - Stankonia
2003
Eminem - The Eminem Show
Nelly - Nellyville
2004
Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Missy Elliott - Under Construction
2005
Kanye West - The College Dropout
2006
Kanye West - Late Registration
2008
Kanye West - Graduation
2009
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
2011
Eminem - Recovery
2014
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - The Heist
2016
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly
2017
Drake - Views
2018
Kendrick Lamar - Damn
Jay-Z - 4:44
2019
Post Malone - Beerbongs & Bentleys
Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
Drake - Scorpion
2020
Lil Nas X (?) - 7
2021
Post Malone (?) - Hollywood's Bleeding
Donda - Kanye West
2022
Lil Nas X (?) - Montero
Doja Cat (?) - Planet Her
2023
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
2 for 29 in 33 years depending on how you categorize certain albums
Metal Face
Superstar
the grammys so prestigious 
It's kind of easy to understand when you understand that most of these rap people, young people and on don't use their rights to vote.
Stupid people like Budden complain every year, didn't know hat he could vote for the past 20 years as a member of the recording academy.
For the general categories it would be the typical old head musician, an old dad rock, jazz, old school rnb producer/engineer type of person
And those two had the best cross-over sound for a non-hiphop head.
But if people like say Joe Budden who get fukked for their publishing all their life and know nothing about the business they work in, start giving a fukk about it... then maybe a rap album will win on merit of it being the best rap album. But that's probably too late seeing the trajectory of this thing. Or maybe the generation changes generates an organic transition to where old people that give a fukk about stuff like the Recording Academy also understand and appreciate hiphop.
Stupid people like Budden complain every year, didn't know hat he could vote for the past 20 years as a member of the recording academy.
For the general categories it would be the typical old head musician, an old dad rock, jazz, old school rnb producer/engineer type of person
And those two had the best cross-over sound for a non-hiphop head.
But if people like say Joe Budden who get fukked for their publishing all their life and know nothing about the business they work in, start giving a fukk about it... then maybe a rap album will win on merit of it being the best rap album. But that's probably too late seeing the trajectory of this thing. Or maybe the generation changes generates an organic transition to where old people that give a fukk about stuff like the Recording Academy also understand and appreciate hiphop.
How the fukk was MBDTF not nominated
King Harlem
Superstar
Shout out to Hammer. In my opinion, Raps first superstar. Wish he would've got more love during Hip Hop 50.
Just to confirm - you listed all the best winning Grammy rap albums, and bolded the ones that won whole year all category best album Grammy of the year correct?
If so, good compiling
Every artist in the us, perhaps world. Especially when when they winWho cares about a Grammy?
It’s the only non-profit award from musicians to musicians. That’s how Canadian indie rock band could beat Kanye in 2010, or how some black jazz artist could beat Bieber etc. Could never happen in commercial awards.
But like I said above, not enough people vote or you’d have more such “upsets”.
The way some of you place importance in the Grammys will never not amaze me 
They're not even Oscar levels of credibility. They've a been complete laughing stock for basically their entire existence even among white establishment music circles.
But we're supposed to care about what they have to say about hip hop
They're not even Oscar levels of credibility. They've a been complete laughing stock for basically their entire existence even among white establishment music circles.
But we're supposed to care about what they have to say about hip hop
Tribal Outkast
Veteran
They care bro. No matter how much they lie to you. Look at Killer MikeWho cares about a Grammy?
Who cares about a Grammy?
He paid a lot for that suit
