Started from the bottom, now he’s here: Drake<\/a> <\/strong>stands at the top of the rap world. It seems like Drake has it all, with numerous records, countless Billboard <\/em>Hot 100 hits, and countless Gold, Platinum, and Diamond RIAA certifications<\/a>. He even has multiple Grammy Awards<\/a>, but compared to the haul of his other accolades, Drake’s Grammy total is surprisingly small.<\/p>\n Despite being nominated for, as of 2023, 51 awards, Drake’s only taken home…four. For someone who has lived as large as Drake has, and for someone who has accomplished so much, to have a Grammy count in the single digits is uncharacteristic for him. Even Drake seems a bit miffed by this paltry amount, as he’s expressed his disappointment<\/a> with the Grammys on numerous occasions.<\/p>\n So, what did Drake win his Grammys for? And why is it likely that number won’t grow in the near future? Let’s find out.<\/p>\n Drake headed into the 2023 Grammys<\/a> with four nominations…indirectly.<\/p>\n Drake and the Grammys don’t usually see eye-to-eye. In 2014, Drake handed out the #HoodGrammys. In 2017, he didn’t submit his album, More Life, <\/em>for consideration. In 2022, he was nominated for Best Rap Album (Certified Lover Boy<\/em>) and Best Rap Performance (“Way Too Sexy”), but he withdrew his work from contention for both awards. It was a decision reportedly made by Drake and his management, and the Recording Academy honored his request, per Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n Drake’s 2022 move might have been done in solidarity with how the Grammys did his friend, The Weeknd<\/strong>, dirty the year before. The Weeknd’s After Hours <\/em>was utterly shut out of the nominations, even though his “Blinding Lights” single became the longest-charting song by a solo artist on the Billboard <\/em>Hot 100 of all time.<\/p>\n “I think we should stop allowing ourselves to be shocked every year by the disconnect between impactful music and these awards,” Drake posted to his Instagram story when The Weeknd was snubbed, “and just accept that what once was the highest form of recognition may no longer matter to the artists that exist now and the ones that come after.”<\/p>\n “The other day, I said [The Weeknd] was a lock for either Album of the Year along with countless other reasonable assumptions, and it just never goes that way,” he added. “This is a great time for someone to start something new that we can build up over time and pass on to the generations to come.”<\/p>\n Her Loss <\/em>may score some nominations in the 66th Grammy Awards, but if that’s the case, it might be done to give 21 Savage some flowers. Drake, like Miley Cyrus<\/strong> said, can buy his own.<\/p>\n In a move that will likely not help Drake’s already fraught relationship with the Grammys, the Melodic Rap Performance category was awarded during the non-televised, preshow ceremony. Future and Tems were present to accept the award. Drake was not.<\/p>\n Congrats Best Melodic Rap Performance winner – — Recording Academy \/ GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/drake-and-his-grammy-wins-ss-embed.jpg?resize=620%2C772\")
Drake’s 2023 Grammy Nominations<\/h2>\n
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Drake’s Relationship With The Grammys<\/h2>\n
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Drake’s 5 Grammy Awards<\/h2>\n
Best Melodic Rap Performance — “Wait For U” Future, featuring Drake & Tems (2023)<\/h3>\n
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