Best Rap Performance

Winner:

"Super Bass"
Nicki Minaj

Other nominees:

"How to Love"
Lil Wayne

"Niggas in Paris"
Jay-Z and Kanye West

"Work Out"
J. Cole

"Black and Yellow"
Wiz Khalifa

"Monster"
Kanye West, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver and Nicki Minaj