This year, R&B and rap were recognized in a big way at the 2014 Grammys. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis really took over the genre for the awards. In addition to just taking home multiple trophies, they made a huge impression during their performance when Queen Latifah joined them to officiate the marriages 33 couples and Madonna joined in. When asked what Latifah thinks about the winners in the Best New Artist category, she told Los Angeles Times: "Macklemore & Lewis are hugely successful with Grammy after Grammy for making good music and for talking about things that matter to people."
Check out the full list of winners from the Rap and R&B genres below, and let us know what you think in the comments section.
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE:
- Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz - WINNER
- Started From The Bottom - Drake
- Berzerk - Eminem
- Tom Ford - Jay Z
- Swimming Pools (Drank) - Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Song
- Thift Shop - Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz) - WINNER
- "F***in' Problems" - Tauheed Epps, Aubrey Graham, Kendrick Lamar, Rakim Mayers & Noah Shebib, songwriters (ASAP Rocky Featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)
- "Holy Grail" - Shawn Carter, Terius Nash, J. Harmon, Timothy Mosley, Justin Timberlake & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl & Krist Novoselic, songwriters) (Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake)
- "New Slaves" - Christopher Breaux, Ben Bronfman, Mike Dean, Louis Johnson, Malik Jones, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, Che Smith, Kanye West & Cydell Young, songwriters (Anna Adamis & Gabor Presser, songwriters) (Kanye West)
- "Started From The Bottom" - W. Coleman, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Bruno Sanfilippo, songwriter) (Drake)
Best Rap Album
- The Heist - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - WINNER
- Nothing Was The Same - Drake
- Magna Carta...Holy Grail - Jay Z
- Good Kid, M.A.A.D City - Kendrick Lamar
- Yeezus - Kanye West
Best Rap/Sung collaboration
- "Holy Grail" - Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake - WINNER
- "Power Trip" - J. Cole Featuring Miguel
- "Part II (On The Run)" - Jay Z Featuring Beyoncé
- "Now Or Never" - Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige
- "Remember You" - Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd
Best R&B Performance
- "Something" - Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway - WINNER
- "Love And War" - Tamar Braxton
- "Best Of Me" - Anthony Hamilton
- "Nakamarra" - Hiatus Kaiyote Featuring Q-Tip
- "How Many Drinks?" - Miguel Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- "Please Come Home" - Gary Clark Jr. - WINNER
- "Get It Right" - Fantasia
- "Quiet Fire" - Maysa
- "Hey Laura" - Gregory Porter
- "Yesterday" - Ryan Shaw
Best R&B Song
- "Pusher Love Girl" - James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake) - WINNER
- "Best Of Me" - Anthony Hamilton & Jairus Mozee, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
- "Love And War" - Tamar Braxton, Darhyl Camper, Jr., LaShawn Daniels & Makeba Riddick, songwriters (Tamar Braxton)
- "Only One" - PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring Stevie Wonder)
- "Without Me" - Fantasia Barrino, Missy Elliott, Al Sherrod Lambert, Harmony Samuels & Kyle Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia Featuring Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliot)
Best R&B Album
- Girl On Fire - Alicia Keys - WINNER
- R&B Divas - Faith Evans
- Love In The Future - John Legend
- Better - Chrisette Michele
- Three Kings - TGT
Best New Artist
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - WINNER
- Kendrick Lamar
- James Blake
- Kacey Musgraves
- Ed Sheeran
