Kanye West leads the Grammy nominations with eight nods.West is up for album of the year and best rap album honors for his third disc “Graduation” as well as for best rap solo performance (“Stronger”), best rap song (“Can’t Tell Me Nothin’” and “Good Life”), best rap collaboration (“Good Life”) and best rap performance by a duo or group (“Better Than I’ve Ever Been” with Nas, Rakim and KRS-One and “Southside” with fellow Common).
Next year’s Grammys will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 10.
