Wikipedia / MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop
Wikipedia / MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop is an award given out at the annual MTV Video Music Awards. The category was first presented at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. The award, was originally intended for hip hop songs that incorporated both R&B and rap elements, separate from rap music videos (which were instead honored by Best Rap Video), citing rap-singing artists such as TLC and Lauryn Hill as examples. This explains the recognition of songs such as "Thong Song" and "I'm Real (Remix)".
The award was not given out in 2007, as the VMAs were revamped and most original categories were eliminated, however, Best Hip Hop Video was reinstated in 2008. By then, though, the rules had relatively changed, as R&B and rap videos also became eligible for nominations in this category since the awards for Best Rap Video and Best R&B Video were not brought back. From the 2017 edition onwards, the word "Video" was removed from the names of all genre categories, leaving this award with its current name: Best Hip-Hop.
As of 2025, Nicki Minaj holds the record for most wins in this category, with five, followed by Drake and Eminem, both having received three awards. Drake also holds the record for most nominations, with sixteen times.
Recipients
1990s
Year | Winner(s) | Video | Nominees |
2000s
Year | Winner(s) | Video | Nominees |
"Work It" | |||
"Hey Ya!" | |||
"My Humps" | |||
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"Lollipop" | |||
2010s
Year | Winner(s) | Video | Nominees |
"HYFR" | |||
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis | |||
"Anaconda" | |||
"Humble" | |||
"Chun-Li" | |||
"Money" |
2020s
Year | Winner(s) | Video | Nominees |
"Savage" | |||
"Houdini" | |||
"Anxiety" | |||
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Statistics
Artists with multiple wins
5 wins
3 wins
2 wins
Artists with multiple nominations
16 nominations
10 nominations
9 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations
See also
Notes
References