Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
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The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group was a former Grammy category that honored outstanding collaborative rap recordings by two or more artists.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Context triple: [Common, awardReceived, Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group]
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A.
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding songwriting achievement in the R&B genre.
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B.
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance was a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding solo male vocal performances in the R&B genre.
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C.
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media is a music industry honor recognizing outstanding original songs composed specifically for films, television, video games, or other visual media.
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D.
Grammy Award
The Grammy Award is a prestigious music industry honor presented annually by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievements in the recording arts.
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E.
Soul Train Music Award
The Soul Train Music Award is an American music honor presented annually to celebrate outstanding achievements in R&B, soul, and related genres, particularly highlighting Black artists and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Target entity description: The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group was a former Grammy category that honored outstanding collaborative rap recordings by two or more artists.
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A.
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding songwriting achievement in the R&B genre.
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B.
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance was a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding solo male vocal performances in the R&B genre.
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C.
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media is a music industry honor recognizing outstanding original songs composed specifically for films, television, video games, or other visual media.
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D.
Grammy Award
The Grammy Award is a prestigious music industry honor presented annually by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievements in the recording arts.
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E.
Soul Train Music Award
The Soul Train Music Award is an American music honor presented annually to celebrate outstanding achievements in R&B, soul, and related genres, particularly highlighting Black artists and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grammy Award category
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music award ⓘ |
| awardCategoryType | performance ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
artistic achievement in rap performance by a duo or group
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overall excellence in rap performance by a duo or group ⓘ technical proficiency in rap performance by a duo or group ⓘ |
| awardFor | rap performance by a duo or group ⓘ |
| awardLevel | international ⓘ |
| categoryStatus | retired ⓘ |
| ceremonyLocationTypical |
Los Angeles
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New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discontinued | 2011 ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriteria |
collaborative rap recordings
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recordings by two or more rap artists ⓘ |
| field |
hip hop music
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rap music ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1991 ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop
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rap ⓘ |
| hasAwardedWorkType |
single
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song ⓘ track ⓘ |
| hasSuperGenre | popular music ⓘ |
| inception | 1991 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastAwarded | 2011 ⓘ |
| notableChange | category eliminated as part of 2012 Grammy restructuring ⓘ |
| organizer |
Recording Academy
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surface form:
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
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| partOf |
Grammy Award
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surface form:
Grammy Awards
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| presentedBy |
Recording Academy
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surface form:
The Recording Academy
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| reasonForDiscontinuation | Grammy rap categories consolidation in 2012 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voting by members of The Recording Academy ⓘ |
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Subject: Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Description of subject: The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group was a former Grammy category that honored outstanding collaborative rap recordings by two or more artists.
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