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.
Winners and nominees
! Year
! Musician
! Other 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
|Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
|-
Most wins and nominations
The following individuals received two 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 "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 "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.