The Night Kendrick Passed Jay-Z: Top Photos

Kendrick Lamar passes Jay-Z with 27 Grammys to become the most decorated rapper in history.

Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter Foundation Carnival 2011.
Jay-Z, whose 25 Grammys and 89 career nominations (second only to Beyoncé's 99) made him hip-hop's all-time Grammy leader — until Kendrick walked to the stage for the fifth time that night. © Joella Marano from Manhattan, NY, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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