Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Artist
Rap music award
The Billboard Music Award winners for Top Rap Artist:. Distinguished people that have won the award include Drake, Kanye West, Mase, Winky D, T.I., Lil Wayne, and NLE Choppa. In 2018 the category was split into top Male and Female rap artists.
Winners and nominees (1997-present)
Year | Artist | Nominees |
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1997 | Sean Combs[1] | Ma$e[1] The Notorious B.I.G. MC Lyte |
1998 | Ma$e[2] | Busta Rhymes[2] Wyclef Jean Sean Combs |
1999 | Jay-Z[3] | Busta Rhymes[3] JT Money Solé |
2001 | Lil Romeo[4] | City High[4] Bow Wow Outkast |
2002 | Nelly[5] | Fat Joe[5] Ludacris Ja Rule |
2003 | 50 Cent[6] | Chingy[6] Fabolous Sean Paul |
2004 | Kanye West[7] | Jay Z[7] Ludacris Twista |
2005 | 50 Cent[8] | Ludacris[8] T.I. The Game |
2006 | T.I.[9] | Sean Paul[9] Yung Joc |
2011 | Eminem[10] | Drake[10] Lil Wayne Ludacris Nicki Minaj |
2012 | Lil Wayne[11] | Wiz Khalifa[11] Nicki Minaj Drake LMFAO |
2013 | Nicki Minaj[12] | Drake[12] Flo Rida Pitbull Psy |
2014 | Eminem[13] | Drake[13] Jay Z Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Pitbull |
2015 | Iggy Azalea | J. Cole Drake Rae Sremmurd Nicki Minaj |
2016 | Drake[14] | Fetty Wap[14] Future Wiz Khalifa Silentó |
2017 | Drake | Desiigner Future J. Cole Rae Sremmurd |
2018 | Drake[15] | Drake Lil Uzi Vert Migos Post Malone |
2019 | Drake | Cardi B Juice Wrld Post Malone Travis Scott |
2020 | Post Malone | DaBaby Juice Wrld Lil Nas X Roddy Ricch |
2021 | Pop Smoke | DaBaby Drake Juice Wrld Lil Baby |
2022 | Drake | Juice Wrld Lil Baby Moneybagg Yo Polo G |
2023 | Drake | 21 Savage Lil Baby Metro Boomin Travis Scott |
Most wins and nominations
The following individuals received three or more Top Rap Artist Awards:
| The following individuals received two or more Top Rap Artist nominations: 50 Cent and Eminem won all their nominations.
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References
- ^ a b "1997 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "1998 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "1999 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "2001 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "2002 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "2003 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "2004 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "2005 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "2006 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "2011 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "2012 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "2013 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "2014 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "2016 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard.com. May 22, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ "Here Are All the Winners from the 2018 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. 20 May 2018.
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