Grammy Nominations: Mos Def, Robert Glasper, Maxwell & More!

Posted on December 3rd, 2009 by missfrolab.
Categories: Art, Design, Frolaborators, Mos Def, Music.

Mos Def’s single “Casa Bey” & album “The Ecstatic” were nominated in the Best Rap Performance & Best Rap Album categories for the 52nd Grammy Awards that will take place Jan. 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Robert Glasper was nominated in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category for his song All Matter with Bilal. Overall, Beyoncé received 10 nods, Taylor Swift eight, and Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and Kanye West receive six each.

Also noteworthy, graphic designer and contemporary artist Shepard Fairey was selected as the Official Grammy Artist to create the  artwork for the awards!

A few selected categories listed below:

Best Rap Solo Performance

(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Drake – Best I Ever Had

Eminem – Beautiful

Jay-Z – D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)

Kid Cudi – Day ‘N’ Nite

Mos Def – Casa Bey

Best Rap Album

(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Common- Universal Mind Control

Eminem  – Relapse

Flo Rida – R.O.O.T.S.

Mos Def – The Ecstatic

Q-Tip – The Renaissance

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

The Foreign Exchange – Daykeeper
/ Track from: Leave It All Behind

Robert Glasper & Bilal – All Matter
/ Track from: Double Booked

India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore – Pearls
/ Track from: Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics

Eric Roberson, Ben O’Neill & Michelle Thompson – A Tale Of Two
/  Track from: Music Fan First

Tonex – Blend
/ Track from: Unspoken

See all the full list of Grammy Nominees here.

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