CHECK OUT THE 2011 GRAMMY NOMINEES FOR R&B AND RAP...

The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards are set to air Sunday, February 13th. Pop the Trunk to check out the list of nominees in the R&B and Rap categories... Oh-- and please...share your thoughts!


Via grammy.com:

Song of the Year
Love the Way You Lie – Eminem f. Rihanna
Fuck You – Cee-Lo Green
The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
Beg, Steal or Borrow – Ray LaMontagne
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Record of the Year
Love the Way You Lie – Eminem f. Rihanna
Nothin’ on You – B.o.B f. Bruno Mars
Empire State of Mind – Jay-Z ff Alicia Keys
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
F*ck You – Cee-Lo Green
Album of the Year
Recovery – Eminem
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
Best Rap Song
Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
On To The Next One — Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
Not Afraid – Eminem
Nothin’ On You – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
Best Rap Album
The Adventures of Bobby Ray – B.o.B
Thank Me Later – Drake
Recovery – Eminem
The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z
How I Got Over – The Roots
Best Rap Solo Performance
Over – Drake
Not Afraid – Eminem
How Low – Ludacris
I’m Back – T.I.
POWER – Kanye West

Best New Artist
Drake
Esperanza Spalding
Justin Bieber
Florence + the Machine
Mumford & Sons
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Shutterbugg – Big Boi f. Cutty
Fancy – Drake f. T.I. & Swizz Beatz
On to the Next One – Jay-Z f. Swizz Beatz
My Chick Bad – Ludacris f. Nicki Minaj
Lose My Mind – Young Jeezy f. Plies
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Nothin’ on You – B.o.B f. Bruno Mars
Deuces – Chris Brown f. Tyga & Kevin McCall
Love the Way You Lie – Eminem f. Rihanna
Empire State of Mind – Jay-Z f. Alicia Keys
Wake Up! Everybody – John Legend & The Roots f. Melanie Fiona & Common
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Airplanes II — B.o.B f. Eminem & Hayley Williams
Imagine — Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
If It Wasn’t For Bad — Elton John & Leon Russell
Telephone — Lady Gaga & Beyonce
California Gurls — Katy Perry f. Snoop Dogg
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
Take My Time – Chris Brown & Tank
Love – Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
You’ve Got A Friend – Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
Shine – John Legend & The Roots
Soldier of Love – Sade
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Graffiti – Chris Brown
Untitled – R. Kelly
Transition – Ryan Leslie
The ArchAndroid – Janelle Monáe
Raymond v. Raymond – Usher

Interesting!