<Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Recipients </Th> <Th> Work </Th> <Th> Nominees </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Naughty by Nature </Td> <Td> Poverty 's Paradise ! Poverty 's Paradise </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 2Pac -- Me Against the World </Li> <Li> Bone Thugs - n - Harmony -- E. 1999 Eternal </Li> <Li> Ol ' Dirty Bastard -- Return to the 36 Chambers : The Dirty Version </Li> <Li> Skee - Lo -- I Wish </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1997 </Th> <Td> Fugees Fugees , producers </Td> <Td> The Score ! The Score </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 2Pac -- All Eyez On Me </Li> <Li> A Tribe Called Quest -- Beats , Rhymes and Life </Li> <Li> Coolio -- Gangsta 's Paradise </Li> <Li> LL Cool J -- Mr. Smith </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1998 </Th> <Td> Puff Daddy and the Family Puff Daddy And The Family & Stevie J. producers </Td> <Td> No Way Out ! No Way Out </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Missy Elliott -- Supa Dupa Fly </Li> <Li> Wyclef Jean -- Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival </Li> <Li> The Notorious B.I.G. -- Life After Death </Li> <Li> Wu - Tang Clan -- Wu - Tang Forever </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1999 </Th> <Td> Jay - Z Joe Quinde , engineer / mixer </Td> <Td> Vol. 2 ... Hard Knock Life ! Vol. 2 ... Hard Knock Life </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> A Tribe Called Quest -- The Love Movement </Li> <Li> Big Punisher -- Capital Punishment </Li> <Li> Jermaine Dupri -- Life in 1472 </Li> <Li> Mase -- Harlem World </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2000 </Th> <Td> Eminem Eminem , Jeff Bass & Marky Bass , producers Mr. B , engineer / mixer </Td> <Td> The Slim Shady LP ! The Slim Shady LP </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Busta Rhymes -- E.L.E. ( Extinction Level Event ) : The Final World Front songer / DAE_W30david abdelmohsen </Li> <Li> Missy Elliott -- Da Real World </Li> <Li> Nas -- I Am ... </Li> <Li> The Roots -- Things Fall Apart </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2001 </Th> <Td> Eminem Dr. Dre & Richard Huredia , engineers / mixers </Td> <Td> The Marshall Mathers LP ! The Marshall Mathers LP </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> DMX -- ... And Then There Was X </Li> <Li> Dr. Dre -- 2001 </Li> <Li> Jay - Z -- Vol. 3 ... Life and Times of S. Carter </Li> <Li> Nelly -- Country Grammar </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2002 </Th> <Td> Outkast David Sheats , producer John Frye , engineer </Td> <Td> Stankonia ! Stankonia </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Eve -- Scorpion </Li> <Li> Ja Rule -- Pain Is Love </Li> <Li> Jay - Z -- The Blueprint </Li> <Li> Ludacris -- Back for the First Time </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2003 </Th> <Td> Eminem Steve King , engineer / mixer </Td> <Td> The Eminem Show ! The Eminem Show </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Ludacris -- Word of Mouf </Li> <Li> Mystikal -- Tarantula </Li> <Li> Nelly -- Nellyville </Li> <Li> Petey Pablo -- Diary of a Sinner : 1st Entry </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Outkast John Frye , engineer / mixer </Td> <Td> Speakerboxxx / The Love Below ! Speakerboxxx / The Love Below </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 50 Cent -- Get Rich or Die Tryin ' </Li> <Li> Missy Elliott -- Under Construction </Li> <Li> Jay - Z -- The Blueprint 2 : The Gift & the Curse </Li> <Li> The Roots -- Phrenology </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2005 </Th> <Td> West , Kanye Kanye West Manny Marroquin , engineer / mixer </Td> <Td> The College Dropout ! The College Dropout </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Beastie Boys -- To the 5 Boroughs </Li> <Li> Jay - Z -- The Black Album </Li> <Li> LL Cool J -- The DEFinition </Li> <Li> Nelly -- Suit </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2006 </Th> <Td> West , Kanye Kanye West Jon Brion , producer Andrew Dawson , Anthony Kilhoffer & Tom Biller , engineers Mike Dean , engineer / mixer </Td> <Td> Late Registration ! Late Registration </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 50 Cent -- The Massacre </Li> <Li> Common -- Be </Li> <Li> Missy Elliott -- The Cookbook </Li> <Li> Eminem -- Encore </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2007 </Th> <Td> Ludacris Joshua Monroy & Phil Tan , engineers / mixers </Td> <Td> Release Therapy ! Release Therapy </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Lupe Fiasco -- Lupe Fiasco 's Food & Liquor </Li> <Li> Pharrell --
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Recipients </Th> <Th> Work </Th> <Th> Nominees </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Naughty by Nature </Td> <Td> Poverty 's Paradise ! Poverty 's Paradise </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 2Pac -- Me Against the World </Li> <Li> Bone Thugs - n - Harmony -- E. 1999 Eternal </Li> <Li> Ol ' Dirty Bastard -- Return to the 36 Chambers : The Dirty Version </Li> <Li> Skee - Lo -- I Wish </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1997 </Th> <Td> Fugees Fugees , producers </Td> <Td> The Score ! The Score </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 2Pac -- All Eyez On Me </Li> <Li> A Tribe Called Quest -- Beats , Rhymes and Life </Li> <Li> Coolio -- Gangsta 's Paradise </Li> <Li> LL Cool J -- Mr. Smith </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1998 </Th> <Td> Puff Daddy and the Family Puff Daddy And The Family & Stevie J. producers </Td> <Td> No Way Out ! No Way Out </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Missy Elliott -- Supa Dupa Fly </Li> <Li> Wyclef Jean -- Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival </Li> <Li> The Notorious B.I.G. -- Life After Death </Li> <Li> Wu - Tang Clan -- Wu - Tang Forever </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1999 </Th> <Td> Jay - Z Joe Quinde , engineer / mixer </Td> <Td> Vol. 2 ... Hard Knock Life ! Vol. 2 ... Hard Knock Life </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> A Tribe Called Quest -- The Love Movement </Li> <Li> Big Punisher -- Capital Punishment </Li> <Li> Jermaine Dupri -- Life in 1472 </Li> <Li> Mase -- Harlem World </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2000 </Th> <Td> Eminem Eminem , Jeff Bass & Marky Bass , producers Mr. B , engineer / mixer </Td> <Td> The Slim Shady LP ! The Slim Shady LP </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Busta Rhymes -- E.L.E. ( Extinction Level Event ) : The Final World Front songer / DAE_W30david abdelmohsen </Li> <Li> Missy Elliott -- Da Real World </Li> <Li> Nas -- I Am ... </Li> <Li> The Roots -- Things Fall Apart </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2001 </Th> <Td> Eminem Dr. Dre & Richard Huredia , engineers / mixers </Td> <Td> The Marshall Mathers LP ! The Marshall Mathers LP </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> DMX -- ... And Then There Was X </Li> <Li> Dr. Dre -- 2001 </Li> <Li> Jay - Z -- Vol. 3 ... Life and Times of S. Carter </Li> <Li> Nelly -- Country Grammar </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2002 </Th> <Td> Outkast David Sheats , producer John Frye , engineer </Td> <Td> Stankonia ! Stankonia </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Eve -- Scorpion </Li> <Li> Ja Rule -- Pain Is Love </Li> <Li> Jay - Z -- The Blueprint </Li> <Li> Ludacris -- Back for the First Time </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2003 </Th> <Td> Eminem Steve King , engineer / mixer </Td> <Td> The Eminem Show ! The Eminem Show </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Ludacris -- Word of Mouf </Li> <Li> Mystikal -- Tarantula </Li> <Li> Nelly -- Nellyville </Li> <Li> Petey Pablo -- Diary of a Sinner : 1st Entry </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Outkast John Frye , engineer / mixer </Td> <Td> Speakerboxxx / The Love Below ! Speakerboxxx / The Love Below </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 50 Cent -- Get Rich or Die Tryin ' </Li> <Li> Missy Elliott -- Under Construction </Li> <Li> Jay - Z -- The Blueprint 2 : The Gift & the Curse </Li> <Li> The Roots -- Phrenology </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2005 </Th> <Td> West , Kanye Kanye West Manny Marroquin , engineer / mixer </Td> <Td> The College Dropout ! The College Dropout </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Beastie Boys -- To the 5 Boroughs </Li> <Li> Jay - Z -- The Black Album </Li> <Li> LL Cool J -- The DEFinition </Li> <Li> Nelly -- Suit </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2006 </Th> <Td> West , Kanye Kanye West Jon Brion , producer Andrew Dawson , Anthony Kilhoffer & Tom Biller , engineers Mike Dean , engineer / mixer </Td> <Td> Late Registration ! Late Registration </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 50 Cent -- The Massacre </Li> <Li> Common -- Be </Li> <Li> Missy Elliott -- The Cookbook </Li> <Li> Eminem -- Encore </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2007 </Th> <Td> Ludacris Joshua Monroy & Phil Tan , engineers / mixers </Td> <Td> Release Therapy ! Release Therapy </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Lupe Fiasco -- Lupe Fiasco 's Food & Liquor </Li> <Li> Pharrell --
who won the grammy for best rap album in 2001
who won the grammy for best rap album in 2001
Eminem
Eminem