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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
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 Hunter Gaudet
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

References

  1. ^ a b "1997 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "1998 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "1999 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "2001 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "2002 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "2003 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  7. ^ a b "2004 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  8. ^ a b "2005 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  9. ^ a b "2006 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  10. ^ a b "2011 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  11. ^ a b "2012 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  12. ^ a b "2013 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  13. ^ a b "2014 Billboard Music Awards". awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  14. ^ a b "2016 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard.com. May 22, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  15. ^ "Here Are All the Winners from the 2018 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. 20 May 2018.
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