{"id":1718585,"date":"2026-02-02T01:36:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T22:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1718585"},"modified":"2026-02-02T01:36:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T22:36:53","slug":"kendrick-lamar-wins-best-rap-album-for-gnx-at-2026-grammys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1718585","title":{"rendered":"Kendrick Lamar Wins Best Rap Album for GNX at 2026 Grammys"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article main-content story\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<div class=\"AIContentWrapper-gOOlQO fHyaAp\">\n<div class=\"ArticlePageLedeBackground-JMVDp bIwRjk\">\n<header class=\"ContentHeaderWrapper-cqMZiN lbDgHU content-header article__content-header inset\">\n<div data-testid=\"ContentHeaderContainer\" class=\"ContentHeaderContainer-cMdHiZ fxttZl\">\n<div class=\"ContentHeaderHedAccreditationWrapper-WaWBW fTkfBu\">\n<div data-testid=\"ContentHeaderTitleBlockWrapper\" class=\"ContentHeaderTitleBlockWrapper-cyIGwg 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fRKSvg\">\n<div data-testid=\"BylinesWrapper\" class=\"BylinesWrapper-vmGrt cZzmZD bylines ContentHeaderBylines-cTXqro ljGzhW\"><span class=\"BylineWrapper-jRoBEm hotajz byline bylines__byline\" data-testid=\"BylineWrapper\"><span class=\"BylineNamesWrapper-jrdaOa fXeqQN\"><span data-testid=\"BylineName\" class=\"BylineName-kqTBDS dDLLkB byline__name\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE BylinePreamble-itSxDZ deqABF kRwXQa jcgMlx byline__preamble\">By <\/span>Jazz Monroe<\/span> and <span data-testid=\"BylineName\" class=\"BylineName-kqTBDS dDLLkB byline__name\">Hattie Lindert<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><time data-testid=\"ContentHeaderPublishDate\" datetime=\"2026-02-01T20:36:53-05:00\" class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE ContentHeaderPublishDate-eNTYkb deqABF kSRRkI eFanim\">February 1, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ContentHeaderLeadAsset-hVxhYG cWpFgv lead-asset ContentHeaderLeadAssetWrapper-gQBTSl HTnib 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https:\/\/media.pitchfork.com\/photos\/697ffe9be6721d24b827d21d\/4:3\/w_960,c_limit\/GettyImages-2259480893.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jYrTxZ lffKHz caption ContentHeaderLeadAssetCaption-ifsaEE cSYNPH\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionCredit-eowWKH deqABF kSRRkI gxwcqg caption__credit\">Kendrick Lamar (Photo by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-attribute-verso-pattern=\"article-body\" class=\"ArticlePageContentBackGround-dcEtzE kUtTlG article-body__content\">\n<div class=\"ArticlePageChunksContent-enJWmu ilcJfn\">\n<div data-testid=\"ArticlePageChunks\" class=\"ArticlePageChunks-fwcPjP cAlDKu\">\n<div class=\"GridWrapper-cFSKbf cxzKYj grid grid-margins grid-items-2 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hkPQhP lnoYVP grid-layout--adrail narrow wide-adrail\" 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The rapper scored the trophy ahead of competitors Clipse (<em>Let God Sort Em Out<\/em>), GloRilla (<em>Glorious<\/em>), JID (<em>God Does Like Ugly<\/em>), and Tyler, the Creator (<em>Chromakopia<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s Best Rap Album winner, for <em>Alligator Bites Never Heal<\/em>, was Doechii, who became only the third woman to take the category in its 36-year history. This marks Lamar\u2019s fourth time winning the award, having taken the prize for <em>To Pimp a Butterfly<\/em>, <em>Damn.<\/em>, and <em>Mr. Morale &amp; the Big Steppers<\/em>. Fellow nominee Tyler, the Creator has two Best Rap Album trophies to his name. Clipse, on the other hand, only had one Grammy nomination before this year\u2019s haul. That was for their feature on Justin Timberlake\u2019s \u201cLike I Love You,\u201d which, like <em>Let God Sort Em Out<\/em>, was produced by Pharrell Williams (alongside his unhappy Neptunes collaborator Chad Hugo).<\/p>\n<p>GloRilla and JID had both been seeking their first Grammys this year, after multiple nominations. Lamar went on to nab his latest Big Four win with a Record of the Year trophy for his and SZA\u2019s <em>GNX<\/em> collaboration \u201cLuther.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See the full winners list and follow along with all of Pitchfork\u2019s coverage of the 2026 Grammys.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ContentCardEmbedWrapper-kFpFGN ghlijR content-card-embed content-card-embed--side-by-side\" data-testid=\"ContentCardEmbedWrapper\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-zEXFr koTknX responsive-asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"article image\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.pitchfork.com\/photos\/69389bbb568d43d26f2a361f\/master\/w_775%2Cc_limit\/P4K25_YearEnd_BestRapAlbums_2x1.gif\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ContentCardEmbedInfo-bSBhwc IbulD\">\n<div class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE ContentCardEmbedHed-kuAbUL deqABF kxtjOE jnZCRp content-card-embed__hed\" data-testid=\"ContentCardEmbedHed\">The 32 Best Rap Albums of 2025<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p> Source URL: http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/kendrick-lamar-wins-best-rap-album-for-gnx-at-2026-grammys\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News Kendrick Lamar Wins Best Rap Album for GNX at 2026 Grammys Ahead of Clipse, GloRilla, JID, and Tyler, the Creator By Jazz Monroe and Hattie Lindert February 1, 2026 Kendrick Lamar (Photo by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Kendrick Lamar has won Best Rap Album for GNX at the 2026 Grammys. 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