Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Artist
The Billboard Music Award winners for Top Rap Artist:. Distinguished people that have won the award include Drake, Kanye West, Mase, Eminem, T.I., and Lil Wayne. In 2018 the category was split into top Male and Female rap artists.
Winners and nominees (1997-present)[]
| Year | Artist | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Sean Combs[1] | Mase[1] The Notorious B.I.G. MC Lyte |
| 1998 | Mase[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[14] | J. Cole[14] Drake Nicki Minaj Rae Sremmurd |
| 2016 | Drake[15] | Fetty Wap[15] Future Wiz Khalifa Silentó |
| 2017 | Drake | Desiigner Future J. Cole Rae Sremmurd |
| 2018 | Kendrick Lamar[16] | 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 |
Most wins and nominations[]
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The following individuals received three or more Top Rap Artist Awards:
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The following individuals received two or more Top Rap Artist nominations: 50 Cent and Eminem won all their nominations.
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References[]
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- ^ 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 "2015 Billboard Music Awards". Variety. May 17, 2015. 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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