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Feb 23, 2015 · So without further ado, here are the six rappers who have won an Oscar in their day, and two whose hard work was honored by the Academy but who weren't individually handed the statue. Luis...
- 8 Times Hip-Hop Showed Out at the Academy Awards - XXL - XXL Mag
But last night's big win for John Legend and Common is not...
- 8 Times Hip-Hop Showed Out at the Academy Awards - XXL - XXL Mag
Dec 5, 2023 · Here, we will examine all the times rappers have taken home an Academy Award, starting with Eminem’s 2003 win for ‘Lose Yourself’ from 8 Mile. Marshall Mathers also starred in the film, directed by Curtis Hanson, as a budding rapper known as B-Rabbit, trying to make it in Detroit.
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- Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga may not have won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in A Star Is Born (2018), but she did walk away with Best Original Song in 2019 for the film's big number, "Shallow."
- Adele. Adele scooped up her first Oscar for Best Original Song in 2013 for "Skyfall," the song from the 2012 James Bond movie of the same name. It was the first theme song from the Bond franchise to win an Oscar.
- Barbra Streisand. In 1969, Streisand tied — an extremely rare occurrence at the Oscars — with the late Katharine Hepburn for Best Actress for her role in Funny Girl (1968).
- Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan won Best Original Song in 2001 for "Things Have Changed" from the dramedy Wonder Boys (2000). The singer, who was touring Australia during the broadcast, performed the song (and later accepted the award) via satellite.
Pioneers of the Memphis rap scene, Three Six Mafia enjoyed critical and commercial success from the mid 90s through the 2000s. In 2006, the group won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for their song "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from the movie Hustle & Flow.
Rapper Eminem's song "Lose Yourself", which won the award in 2003, was the only nominated song not performed at the ceremony that year. Eminem later gave a surprise performance of the song at the Oscars in 2020 .
Dec 2, 2023 · Only one hip hop group has ever won an Oscar, and it's not the one you might be thinking of. They join rappers like Common and Eminem who have won Oscars...
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Feb 23, 2015 · But last night's big win for John Legend and Common is not the only time a rapper has been in attendance at Hollywood's highest honor. Take a look at the brief history hip-hop has made at the...
