BET Award for Best Male Hip Hop Artist

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BET Awards for Best Male Hip Hop Artist
CountryUnited States
Presented byBET Awards
First awarded2001
Currently held by (2021)
Most awards
Most nominationsDrake (12)
Websitehttp://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards.html

The BET Award for Best Male Hip Hop Artist is an award given to honor the outstanding achievements of male artists in hip hop every year. The winner is determined based on sales and overall quality of content released within the eligibility period. Kendrick Lamar and Drake are tied as the all-time winners in this category with four wins each. The latter has the most nominations with twelve.

Winners and nominees[]

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s[]

Year Artist Ref
2001
Jay-Z [1]
Ja Rule
Mystikal
Nelly
Snoop Dogg
2002
Ja Rule [2]
Busta Rhymes
Jay-Z
Ludacris
Nas
2003
50 Cent [3]
Birdman
Eminem
Jay-Z
Nelly
Snoop Dogg
2004
Jay-Z [4]
50 Cent
Chingy
Ludacris
Kanye West
2005
Kanye West [5]
50 Cent
Jay-Z
Ludacris
Snoop Dogg
T.I.
2006
T.I. [6]
50 Cent
Common
Busta Rhymes
Kanye West
2007
T.I. [7]
Diddy
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Ludacris
2008
Kanye West [8]
Common
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Snoop Dogg
2009
Lil Wayne [9]
Kanye West
Rick Ross
T.I.
Young Jeezy

2010s[]

Year Artist Ref
2010
Drake [10]
B.o.B
Fabolous
Jay-Z
Ludacris
2011
Kanye West [11]
B.o.B
Drake
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
2012
Drake [12]
Big Sean
J. Cole
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Young Jeezy
2013
Kendrick Lamar [13]
2 Chainz
ASAP Rocky
Drake
Future
2014
Drake [14]
Future
J. Cole
Jay-Z
Kendrick Lamar
2015
Kendrick Lamar [15]
Big Sean
Common
Drake
J. Cole
Wale
2016
Drake [16]
Fetty Wap
Future
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Kanye West
2017
Kendrick Lamar [17]
Chance the Rapper
Drake
Future
J. Cole
Big Sean
2018
Kendrick Lamar [18]
DJ Khaled
Drake
Jay-Z
J. Cole
2019
Nipsey Hussle [19]
21 Savage
Drake
J. Cole
Meek Mill
Travis Scott

2020s[]

Year Artist Ref
2020
DaBaby [20]
Drake
Future
Lil Baby
Roddy Ricch
Travis Scott
2021
Lil Baby [21]
Drake
J. Cole
Jack Harlow
Pop Smoke

Multiple wins and nominations[]

Wins[]

Nominations[]

See also[]

References[]

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  3. ^ "2003 BET Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
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  5. ^ "2005 BET Awards Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  6. ^ "2006 BET Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  7. ^ "2007 BET Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  8. ^ "2008 BET Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  9. ^ "2009 BET Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
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  11. ^ "2011 BET Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  12. ^ "2012 BET Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  13. ^ Andy Swift. "BET Awards Nominees 2013 – Full List Of Hip-Hop Nominations". Hollywood Life. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  14. ^ Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. "BET Award 2014 Nominations Announced". nokiatheatrelalive.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  15. ^ "Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj Lead BET Awards Nominations". Rap-Up. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  16. ^ Konerman, Jennifer (May 20, 2016). "Drake Leads BET Awards with 9 Nominations". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  17. ^ "Beyoncé and Bruno Mars Top 2017 BET Awards Nominees Slate". Billboard. May 15, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  18. ^ "DJ Khaled Leads 2018 BET Awards Nominations: See the Full List". Billboard. May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  19. ^ "Winners | BET Awards 2021". BET.
  20. ^ "2020 BET Awards". Nominees. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  21. ^ "2021 BET Awards". Nominees. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
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