One of the biggest four awards handed out every year at the GRAMMYs, the prestigious Record of the Year trophy has mostly eluded rappers over the ceremony’s 67-year history.

A losing streak broken in 2019 when Childish Gambino captured the award for his chart-topping hit ‘This Is America,’ no emcee has laid hands on the coveted golden gramophone since.

Well, that is until the 2025 iteration of the show.

The sole Rap song in the category, Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us‘ defeated megahits ‘Texas Hold ‘Em‘ (Beyonce), ‘360‘ (Charli XCX), ‘Birds of a Feather‘ (Billie Eilish), ‘Fortnight‘ (Taylor Swift), ‘Now and Then‘ (The Beatles), ‘Good Luck, Babe‘ (Chappell Roan), and ‘Espresso‘ (Sabrina Carpenter).

His fourth win of the night, the Record of the Year victory uniquely makes Kendrick only the second rapper in the category’s history to triumph.

He followed by also winning Song of the Year – defeating Shaboozey, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift and Post Malone, Chappell Roan, and Sabrina Carpenter in the process.

Thanks to his newest trophies, the ‘Not Like Us’ performer can boast a whopping 22 GRAMMYs to his credit.

Among all emcees, Lamar sits in the runner-up place on the all-time winners list – only behind tied leaders JAY-Z and Kanye West who have 24 each.

Click here to see the full night’s list of winners.

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