Grammy Award For Best Rap Solo Performance - 1990s

1990s

• 1991 – MC Hammer for "U Can't Touch This"
  • Queen Latifah – "All Hail the Queen"
  • Big Daddy Kane – "I Get The Job Done"
  • Vanilla Ice – "Ice Ice Baby"
  • Monie Love – "Monie in the Middle"

• 1992 – LL Cool J for "Mama Said Knock You Out"
  • MC Hammer – "Here Comes The Hammer"
  • Monie Love – "It's a Shame (My Sister)"
  • Ice-T – "New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)"

• 1993 – Sir Mix-a-Lot for "Baby Got Back"
  • MC Hammer – "Addams Groove"
  • Queen Latifah – "Latifah's Had It Up 2 Here"
  • LL Cool J – "Strictly Business"
  • Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch – "You Gotta Believe"

• 1994 – Dr. Dre for "Let Me Ride"
  • Paperboy – "Ditty"
  • Sir Mix-A-Lot – "Just da Pimpin' in Me"
  • MC Lyte – "Ruffneck"
  • LL Cool J – "Stand By Your Man"

• 1995 – Queen Latifah for "U.N.I.T.Y."
  • Coolio – "Fantastic Voyage"
  • Craig Mack – "Flava in Ya Ear"
  • Snoop Doggy Dogg – "Gin and Juice"
  • Warren G – "This D.J."

• 1996 – Coolio for "Gangsta's Paradise"
  • Notorious B.I.G. – "Big Poppa"
  • 2Pac – "Dear Mama"
  • Skee-Lo – "I Wish"
  • Busta Rhymes – "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check"

• 1997 – LL Cool J for "Hey Lover"
  • Coolio – "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)"
  • Nas – "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)"
  • Heavy D – Rock with You

• 1998 – Will Smith for "Men in Black"
  • Busta Rhymes – "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"
  • LL Cool J – "Ain't Nobody"
  • Missy – "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"
  • Notorious B.I.G. – "Hypnotize"

• 1999 – Will Smith for "Gettin' Jiggy wit It"
  • Busta Rhymes – "Dangerous"
  • Wyclef Jean – "Gone till November"
  • Jay-Z – "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"
  • Lauryn Hill – "Lost Ones"