Jay-Z has officially become the most Grammy-nominated musical artist in history.

The 51-year-old hitmaker received the distinction on Thursday,

when it was announced that he had been put up for three separate awards at the forthcoming 64th annual ceremony.

The performer was previously tied with the legendary producer Quincy Jones,

who matched the rapper’s 80 nominations up until this year.

High praise: Jay-Z has officially become the most Grammy-nominated musical artist in history; he is seen at the 55th Grammys ceremony in 2013

Trailing Jay-Z is former Beatle Paul McCartney, who has been nominated for a Grammy Award 81 times to date.

The bassist was previously tied with the rapper’s wife, Beyonce, for second place.

The performer’s first Grammy nominations came in 1999, when he was put up for the awards for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.

The Brooklyn native ultimately won the first of the three for his work on his third studio album, Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life.

Starting off strong: The performer’s first Grammy nominations came in 1999, when he was put up for the awards for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group; he is seen in October

Jay-Z notably did not attend the ceremony that year out of disgust regarding the snubbing of fellow New York-based rapper DMX.

The performer went on to win 23 total Grammy Awards over the next few decades.

The hitmaker’s distinctions have been given out as a result of his work as a rapper, writer and producer.

The media personality’s most successful years have been in 2009, 2010 and 2012, when he took home three awards during each year’s ceremony.

Raking them in: The performer went on to win 23 total Grammy Awards over the next few decades; he is seen at the 56th Grammys in 2014

His most nominations in a single year came in 2017 following the release of his 13th studio album, entitled 4:44.

Although many expected Jay-Z to receive many of the awards for which he was nominated, he did not take any home after the ceremony.

The performer’s most recent win occurred during last year’s Grammys, where he took home the award for Best Rap Song for his work on a remixed version of Megan Thee Stallion’s track, Savage.

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Successful: His most nominations in a single year came in 2017 following the release of his 13th studio album, entitled 4:44; he is seen last month

The songwriter alluded to his contention with the annual ceremony on the 2018 track Apes***, in which he expressed that the institution was not attuned to the preferences of modern fans.

He rapped: ‘Tell the Grammy’s f*** that oh for eight s***/Have you ever seen a crowd goin’ apes***?’

Jay-Z and Beyonce were both nominated for the award for Best Music Video after the track’s release, although they lost to Childish Gambino for his work on This Is America’s visuals.

Coming up short: Jay-Z and Beyonce were both nominated for the award for Best Music Video after the track’s release, although they lost to Childish Gambino for his work on This Is America’s visuals; they are seen during the 59th Grammys in 2017