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 Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1990s Year Artist 1997 Sean Combs Ma$e The Notorious B.I.G. MC Lyte 1998 Ma$e Busta Rhymes Wyclef Jean Sean Combs 1999 Jay-Z Busta Rhymes JT Money Solé
2000s Year Artist 2001 Lil Romeo City High Bow Wow Outkast 2002 Nelly Fat Joe Ludacris Ja Rule 2003 50 Cent Chingy Fabolous Sean Paul 2004 Kanye West Jay Z Ludacris Twista 2005 50 Cent Ludacris T.I. The Game 2006 T.I. Dem Franchize Boyz Sean Paul Yung Joc
2010s Year Artist 2011 Eminem Drake Lil Wayne Ludacris Nicki Minaj 2012 Lil Wayne Wiz Khalifa Nicki Minaj Drake LMFAO 2013 Nicki Minaj Drake Flo Rida Pitbull Psy 2014 Eminem Drake Jay Z Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Pitbull 2015 Iggy Azalea J. Cole Drake Rae Sremmurd Nicki Minaj 2016 Drake Fetty Wap Future Wiz Khalifa Silentó 2017 Drake Desiigner Future J. Cole Rae Sremmurd 2018 Kendrick Lamar Drake Lil Uzi Vert Migos Post Malone 2019 Drake Cardi B Juice Wrld Post Malone Travis Scott
2020s Year Artist 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 2024 Drake Future Kendrick Lamar Metro Boomin Travis Scott
Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals received three or more Top Rap Artist Awards:
Wins Artist 7 Drake
The following individuals received two or more Top Rap Artist nominations: 50 Cent and Eminem won all their nominations. Nominations Artist 11 Drake 4 Ludacris Nicki Minaj Juice Wrld 3 Post Malone2 50 Cent Sean Combs DaBaby Eminem Jay Z Lil Baby Lil Wayne Wiz Khalifa Mase Sean Paul Busta Rhymes Pitbull T.I.
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