The MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video was first given out in 1989, and it was one of the four original genre categories added at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. This award was last given out in 2006, as MTV did not bring it back in 2008 like it did with other genre awards. Instead, artists and videos that were previously eligible for Best Rap Video are now eligible for Best Hip-Hop Video. Will Smith, Arrested Development, Dr. Dre, and Jay-Z are tied as this award's biggest winners, each having won it twice.

Recipients

Statistics

Artists with multiple wins

1. 2 wins

2. Arrested Development

3. Dr. Dre

4. Eminem

5. Jay-Z

6. Will Smith

Artists with multiple nominations

1. 7 nominations

2. Dr. Dre

3. Eminem

4. 4 nominations

5. 50 cent

6. DMX

7. Jay-Z

8. Ludacris

9. Nas

10. 3 nominations

11. 2Pac

12. Puff Daddy

13. Snoop Dogg

14. Will Smith

15. 2 nominations

16. Arrested Development

17. Busta Rhymes

18. Coolio

19. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

20. Ice-T

21. Ja Rule

22. LL Cool J

23. Master P

24. MC Hammer

25. Missy Elliott

26. Mystikal

27. The Notorious B.I.G.

28. T.I.

29. Ying Yang Twins

Notes

References

See also

• MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rap