Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance

Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance
Awarded forQuality female rap performances
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded2003
Last awarded2004
Websitegrammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance was an honor presented to female recording artists at the 45th Grammy Awards in 2003 and the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004 for quality rap solo performances. The Grammy Awards, an annual ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] are presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences 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".[2]

In 1991, the Academy began to honor individual rap performances with the Best Rap Solo Performance category. In 2003, the category was split into two to recognize Female and Male Rap Solo Performances. The categories remained separated by gender until 2005 when they were combined into the genderless category originally called Best Rap Solo Performance. American artist Missy Elliott won the award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance both years it was presented.[3]

  1. ^ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  2. ^ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  3. ^ Fekadu, Mesfin (August 18, 2010). "Nicki Minaj revives female voice in rap". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Platinum Equity. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.