Jay-Z
Jay-Z is one of the world's best-selling music artists. He has received 21 Grammy Awards, tied with Kanye West for the most by a rapper. He also holds the record for the most number-one albums by a solo artist on the "Billboard" 200, and has recorded four number-one singles on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The same publication ranked him as the biggest artist of the 2000s, while "Rolling Stone" named him one of the 100 greatest artists of all time. He is the first rapper to be honored at the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017 and to receive the ""Salute to Industry Icons Award"" at the 60th Grammy Awards.
Racism in Grammy Awards
Since the inception of the Grammys in 1957, ten black artists have won the Album of the Year Award. From 1990-2006, 8 of the winners and 26 nominees were non-white including 6 black winners. From 2007-2017, there were 17 non-white artists nominated for Album of the Year, with the only winner being Herbie Hancock in 2008, whose album was a collection of Joni Mitchell folk covers. In 2018 and 2019, 9 of the 13 nominees were non-white including 8 black nominees.