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1999 - Jay-Z - Vol 2..Hard Knock Life

Grammy Awards Best Rap Album Winners

From Henry Adaso, About.com

"Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)," with its Annie-sampled chorus, marked the beginning of Jay-Z's mainstream domination and helped move 5 million units of Vol 2...Hard Knock Life. Jay didn't attend the Academy Awards in 1999, but he was still awarded "Best Rap Album" ahead of Big Pun and A Tribe Called Quest.

Other Nominees:
  • Big Pun - Capital Punishment
  • Jermaine Dupri - Life in 1472 Soundtrack
  • Mase - Harlem World
  • A Tribe Called Quest - The Love Movement
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