Monday, February 2, 2026 - Kendrick Lamar, the famous American rapper, has made history at the 2026 Grammy Awards, becoming the most-awarded rapper ever with 27 wins, surpassing Jay-Z’s previous record of 25.
The 38-year-old clinched five awards at the 2026 Grammy
Awards, which took place at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday
night.
He won Best Rap Album for GNX at the start of the
ceremony, before receiving another award for Record of the Year for
"Luther," featuring SZA.
He also won Best Rap Performance for "Chains &
Whips," which he is featured on with Clipse, Pusha T & Malice and
Pharrell Williams; Best Melodic Rap Performance for "Luther"; and
Best Rap Song for "tv off."
“It is hip-hop as usual, man. I’m not good at talking
about myself, but I express it through the music. It’s an honor to be
here,” Lamar said while accepting the rap album award. “Hip-hop
is going to always be right here. We are going to be in these suits looking
good, having our folks with us. We are going to be having the culture with us.”
He also praised his fellow nominees: "It's
Tyler [the Creator], Clipse. These are my brothers to be in this category.
What's up Push man, Malice man. Every time I tell you this, hip hop is gonna
always be right here. We gonna be in these suits. We gonna be looking good. We
gonna be having our folks with us. We gonna be having the culture with
us."
Lamar concluded, "So I appreciate y'all, God is
the glory. Love y'all."
He also became the first rapper to win record of the year
twice and the first male artist and rapper to win the prize consecutively.
Heading into Sunday night’s awards ceremony, Lamar was the
most-nominated artist, with nine nominations in most of the major categories,
followed by Lady Gaga and producers Cirkut and Jack Antonoff with seven each.
Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas, and Sabrina Carpenter earned six apiece.
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