Lil Durk Wins First Grammy Award For “All My Life” Featuring J. Cole

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The Chicago rap star breaks his 0-3 streak.

Lil Durk has added his name to the long list of rappers to win a Grammy Award. The Almost Healed album creator picked up his first win at the 66th annual ceremony on Sunday (February 4).

“All My Life” featuring J. Cole won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance. Lil Durk’s single beat “Sittin’ on Top of the World” by Burna Boy, “Attention” by Doja Cat, “Spin Bout U” by Drake & 21 Savage and “Low” by SZA.

Previously, Durk received three nominations. His appearance on Drake’s “Laugh Now Cry Later” scored him nods for 2021’s Best Rap Song and Best Melodic Rap Performance. The Chicago native also earned an Album Of The Year nomination for his work on Kanye West’s Donda in 2022.

With “All My Life” winning Best Melodic Rap Performance this year, J. Cole now has two Grammy Awards. The Dreamville Records co-founder won his first Grammy in 2020 as a guest feature on 21 Savage’s “a lot” single. That collaboration was named Best Rap Song.

“All My Life” became Lil Durk’s biggest commercial hit as a lead artist. The Dr. Luke-produced track peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In addition, “All My Life” spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart.

The Recording Industry Association of America certified “All My Life” as 2x-platinum in November 2023. Durk’s song collected over 289 million Spotify streams. The Steve Cannon-directed official music video amassed more than 168 million views on YouTube.